Being the son of the great Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi and the protege of the late master director Abbas Kiarostami can’t help but cast a shadow, but if this digressive and slyly weighty debut is any indication, Panah Panahi will have no trouble making his own voice heard. A family of four drives through […]
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Ten favorites from the Cannes Film Festival 2021
This year’s selection included everything from a highly anticipated rock opera to compelling documentaries to an award-winning film featuring a character who lactates motor oil.
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Movie Tuesday: Art imitating life
Five films in which directors look at themselves via autobiographical stand-ins
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In 3 Faces, Iranian director Jafar Panahi turns the camera inward
How much can artists control the world around them?
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Banned from filmmaking, Jafar Panahi makes a secret drama
The Iranian renegade is back in the driver’s seat for Taxi
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The Hunting Ground exposes rape on campus, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Manuscripts Don’t Burn takes us inside the Iranian police state
Mohammad Rasoulof directed the uncompromising Iranian drama Manuscripts Don’t Burn—which may be his last.
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Final thoughts on this year’s Chicago International Film Festival
Ten favorites from the festival lineup, plus stray thoughts on a few other features
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At Berkeley at CIFF: Some got lost, others left early
On seeing Frederick Wiseman’s latest long-form documentary with an audience
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Yilmaz Güney: spirit of vengeance
A consideration of the films of Yilmaz Güney as works of protest