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The Music Room (1958)
Through the haunting elegance of The Music Room’s floating camerawork, Satyajit Ray settles an auspicious haze and stirring musical transcendence over the downfall of a proud noble, casting him within a mythic fable of envy, ego, and the Indian aristocracy’s self-inflicted ruin.
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Orphan (2025)
The tragedy of innocence persevering through historical turmoil underpins the vulnerable heart of Orphan, as through László Nemes’ intimate, subjective camerawork, one young boy grapples with the dissonance between an imagined father and reality in postwar Budapest.
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The 500 Best Films of All Time
The greatest films of all time, from the early days of silent cinema to 21st century masterpieces.
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Project Hail Mary (2026)
Through a high-stakes mission and an unorthodox companionship formed in the depths of outer space, Project Hail Mary strikes a remarkable tonal balance, as Phil Lord and Chris Miller realise the emotional scope of epic and personal narrative stakes through inventive visual designs.
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The Smashing Machine (2025)
Far from mythologising Mark Kerr’s contributions to mixed martial arts, Benny Safdie treats his body as both an instrument and casualty of the sport’s formation in The Smashing Machine, illustrating its personal cost in intensely tactile, psychological terms.
