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Aparajito (1956)
The middle part of Satyajit Ray’s coming-of-age trilogy lingers precariously between innocence and responsibility as Apu approaches adolescence, and through Aparajito’s passage between pastoral and city life, grapples with the irrevocable losses that make each small step towards maturity possible.
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KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
The kinetic choreography which fuses dance and combat in KPop Demon Hunters certainly impresses, yet music transcends spectacle in this vibrant, neon-soaked world of idols turned warriors, liberating performers and fans alike from those inner voices that gnaw at self-worth.
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The Best Films of the 1970s
The greatest films of the 1970s, from the American New Wave to Europe’s existential surrealism.
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The Secret Agent (2025)
Kleber Mendonça Filho sets a vast stage for the tense political drama of The Secret Agent, tracing one dissident’s attempts to outmanoeuvre Brazil’s military dictatorship in the 1970s, and studying historic expressions of grief and resistance distorted by its cruel, bureaucratic censorship.
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Resurrection (2025)
Bi Gan’s metamodern autopsy of cinema may be elusive in its dreamlike passage through time, yet in becoming one of the medium’s most transcendent accomplishments in recent years, Resurrection enacts the intersection of art and reality as a transient, bittersweet exchange.
