‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ Review 2026: Radu Jude’s Meta-Adaptation
Loosely adapted from Octave Mirbeau’s Decadent novel, and transformed farcically as only filmmaker Radu Jude can, “The Diary of a Chambermaid” is yet...
True, Emotionally Powerful Anti-War Film
For his feature debut, American director Reed Van Dyk adapts Dexter Filkins’ New Yorker article, “Atonement After Iraq” published in 2012. This intimate...
Hirokazu Koreeda Riffs on Spielberg’s A.I.
A master sentimentalist like Hirokazu Koreeda riffing on a movie as soul-obliterating as Steven Spielberg’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” sounds like a surefire recipe...
Slow Cinema Returns in New Lisandro Alonso
In some respects, “La Libertad Doble” is a classic sequel that restages the first installment’s greatest hits before introducing new characters and raising...
Forever Your Maternal Animal Review: Valentina Maurel’s Rousing Drama
Past lives and phantasms cue a sophisticated journey into self for three Costa Rican women seemingly adrift, in one way or another, in...
Spheres by Default | Foreign Affairs
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last January, analysts have debated whether he is pursuing a sphere of influence strategy—an approach by...
Crash Out with Stephen King’s ‘Maximum Overdrive’ (1986) — Anniversary
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark honors fringe cinema in the streaming age with midnight movies from any moment in film history.First, the BAIT: a weird genre pick, and why...
‘Outlander’ Stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan React to the Finale
Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan have played Claire and Jamie Fraser for over a decade of their lives. The two got emotional as...
A Tough and Sober Portrait of Child Sex Abuse
Marie Kreutzer’s “Gentle Monster” opens with virtuoso musician Lucy Weiss (Léa Seydoux) sitting at the piano in her Munich apartment and plunking out...
What the Trump-Xi Summit Won’t Solve
The conclusion of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping marks the culmination of a turbulent moment in...
