Essay

Essay

No Concessions!

An excerpt from cartoonist Nathan Gelgud’s latest satirical serial.

Essay

The Woman in the Window

On Fritz Lang’s slippery noir about the power of images and dreams in the American police state.

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Virgina

On the rediscovery of a lost film tackling the complexities and pleasures of gender expression in the Balkans.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Music Sets You Free

An excerpt from the prodigious musician’s remarkable, newly translated autobiography.

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Anja Breien

On the late Norwegian filmmaker, master chronicler of feminine ennui.

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Lady in the Water

On the death of the critic in M. Night  Shyamalan’s watery fairy tale.

Der Fan

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Der Fan

Eckhart Schmidt’s chilling cult fable and the all-consuming side of pop fandom.