Wayward Watching

What does artistic freedom mean for a filmmaker today?

Two paths for the independent film.

On Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.

On movies and rain. 

Tár holds back too much to work as a commentary on cancel culture, and isn't elusive enough to succeed as a work of art. 

Are we losing our capacity for cinematic enchantment? 

Will there ever be a filmmaker more adamant about emulating the literary canon?

Over seven decades, the right to forget has seemingly become intrinsic to Indian nationhood.

“I like when you watch something,” Isaac once told Rolling Stone, “and you get the sense it’s something you’re not supposed to be seeing.”