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Emilia Pérez (2024)
Jacques Audiard is no hack, and there is some merit to the outlandish ambition of this pulpy, musical melodrama about a cartel kingpin’s transition, yet its constant misfires keep Emilia Pérez from ever settling on a coherent direction.
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The 100 Best Shot Films of All Time
The greatest cinematography of film history, from moving cameras to meticulous mise-en-scène.
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A Complete Unknown (2024)
The unity of art and politics was not exactly a new concept in the 1960s, but Bob Dylan’s refreshing brand of celebrity that is both radically outspoken and mysteriously private inspires awe in A Complete Unknown, soulfully capturing the countercultural icon’s elusive, inscrutable essence.
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The 50 Best Film Editors of All Time
The greatest film editors of cinema history, from abstract montagists to continuity perfectionists.
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The Brutalist (2024)
As we traverse Brady Corbet’s epic saga of a Hungarian-Jewish architect forging a new life, his ties to both America and his homeland intertwine, yielding complex artistic fusions born of bitter nostalgia, soured dreams, and deep-seated cultural trauma.

