formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Passing away in April of last year, Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi left behind a surreal, fascinating body of work. While he was most known for his Criterion-approved horror-comedy Hausu aka House, he was also working right up until the very … Continued
Yes, sure, all the new films are exciting and sure to dominate discourse from here to January, but every year (i.e. when a pandemic doesn’t kneecap them) the Cannes Film Festival provides an equal-if-not-greater service: Cannes Classics, their mix of … Continued
The first film I saw when Metrograph opened a few years back was a first-time viewing of Tsai Ming-liang’s Goodbye, Dragon Inn on 35mm, so it’s a bittersweet full circle experience as the new restoration of the film will be … Continued
New Cinema Club Relaunches with Egalitarian Focus It was long before the worst of times that short-form filmmaking constituted a battle whose success rate we might call Sisyphean; or, quoting New Cinema Club co-founder Tymon Brown, “No one sees these … Continued
One week ago, the theatrical experience tied to the art form we love drastically changed–but hopefully not for good. As communities across the world attempt to evade the spread of coronavirus, the United States was hit hard as theaters in … Continued
No one would accuse New Yorkers of being starved for options when it comes to going to the movies. From cultural institutions like Film Society of Lincoln Center, BAMcinématek, Museum of the Moving Image, and Film Forum, to indie theatres … Continued