Christian Petzold’s newest is a beguiling fairytale, replete with the director’s multifaceted interests.

Patrick Preziosi is a freelance critic from Brooklyn, NY. He’s written about film, music and literature for photogénie, Ultra Dogme, Metrograph Edition, Little White Lies, America Magazine, and Screen Slate.
Christian Petzold’s newest is a beguiling fairytale, replete with the director’s multifaceted interests.
Philippe Garrel’s career-long command of heartache and romantic pitfalls continues.
Tsai Ming-liang eases back into narrative filmmaking with a formally audacious and tender feature.
Cristi Puiu evokes the turn of the 20th century for a chamber piece of opaque intent and heavy conversation.
David McLean spins his autobiography with a good sense of fun and a heap of self-satisfaction.
Michael Almereyda’s biopic of the mystery-shrouded inventor revels in the anachronistic appeal of cinema
The Ross Brothers carefully construct an artificial environment, and let alcohol govern the flow
Writer-comedian Pete Davidson is given the signature Apatow treatment and the jokes occur more organically than ever
Josh Trank returns and hedges his bets on a signature Tom Hardy performance
Albert Serra pushes cinematic limits, but the results fall short of aspired subversion