What is the greatest film of all time? While we’ll never have a single consensus pick, over the decades, the default answer has become Citizen Kane. The film has a reputation that’s as oversized as that of its main character, its iconic status overshadowi... See more
Whenever I engage with a war film, I find myself thinking of the quote from French New Wave director François Truffaut: “I don’t think I’ve seen an antiwar film. Every film about war ends up being pro war.” War is a common subject in film — the grand scal... See more
When the Belcourt announced it was going to show Sátántangó, I was immediately excited. Directed by Béla Tarr — the Hungarian master of slow cinema — the film has become a white whale for many cinephiles for one big reason: the gargantuan runtime. Over th... See more
If there’s one film that encapsulates the purest form of visual storytelling, Koyaanisqatsi may be it. While its official genre may be documentary, director Godfrey Reggio’s masterwork certainly won’t be like any doc you’ve seen before. Many have called t... See more
The Silent Hill franchise is horror-game royalty. Exploring an abandoned town consumed by fog is creepy enough, but combine that with iconically frightening monster designs and Akira Yamaoka’s hypnotic yet unsettling soundtrack, and you’ve got some of the... See more
