First Love’s Slow Seduction
Spare, yet strangely ornate, Swiss film First Love sings of a decadence that evokes the richly embroidered tales of Russian literature.
European cinema
‘Girl With a Suitcase’ Charms With Its Magnetic Performances
Despite what appears to be a probing examination of the socioeconomics of the European class system, Girl With a Suitcase‘s pleasures are simple.
‘Playing With Fire’ Will Burn the Uninitiated
Alain Robbe-Grillet’s Playing With Fire marks a curious effort when considered in the scope of cancel culture today, yet it compels nonetheless
Chantal Akerman’s Evolutions and Revolutions
From kitchen epics to road odysseys, these nine Chantal Akerman films chart the evolutions and revolutions of one of modern cinema’s most important auteurs.
The Laboring Body in Dardenne’s Brothers’ ‘Two Days, One Night’
Although one might hesitate to call Two Days, One Night a propaganda film for labor, it nonetheless expresses concern for those who labor by exploring under precarious working conditions.