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Austin Film Festival 2019: (Trans)national Justice​

Austin Film Festival 2019: (Trans)national Justice​

New films by Terrence Malick, Miranda Nation, and Trey Edward Shults stand out amongst a diverse crop of films at Austin's annual "screenwriter's festival".

Disclosure, Dasein, and the Divine in Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

Disclosure, Dasein, and the Divine in Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

For Heidegger, "challenge" is a pejorative verb. But for Terrence Malick, "challenge" is a progressive verb. Malick's cinema is challenging, and we need that challenge.

The Flipside #3: Knight of Cups

The Flipside #3: Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups gorgeously captures Los Angeles, but has famed director Terrence Malick fallen too far down the rabbit hole?
‘Song to Song’ Revels in the Chaos of the Austin Music Scene

‘Song to Song’ Revels in the Chaos of the Austin Music Scene

With layered character development to accompany his typically arresting visuals, auteur Terrence Malick may have finally found a palatable balance between his visual and narrative poeticism.
Terrence Malick’s American Genesis: ‘The New World’

Terrence Malick’s American Genesis: ‘The New World’

Terrence Malick's esoteric take on the Pocahontas legend, New World, is a feat of cinematic philosophy.

Watch the Trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ (video)

Watch the Trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ (video)

Legendary auteur Terrence Malick is following up his 2012 picture To the Wonder with an equally philosophical followup, the Los Angeles tone poem Knight of Cups.
The 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2015

The 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2015

Over the next 12 months, we will be bombarded with all manner of proposed cinematic spectacle. Here are the 20 films we are most looking forward to.

‘To the Wonder’: New World Redux

Terrence Malick’s Disturbing and Darkly Funny ‘Badlands’

In Defense of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’

The 100 Essential Directors Part 6: Ernst Lubitsch to Vincente Minnelli

Where Will We Live? Terrence Malick’s Fugitive Edens