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On Gods’ Time in Johann Lurf’s “Forever…Forever”
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Forever…Forever (2026)
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Norm Macdonald Plays Himself
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (2026)
“Hey, congratulations, George! That’s awesome. You got cured of AIDS!”
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An Eerie Mundane: FIDMarseille 2026
Route Algéricaine (2026)
Every July, as tourists descend on the picturesque beaches and seaside towns of France’s Côte d’Azur, a different kind of gathering takes place in the cinemas of the Riviera’s westernmost city. Long heralded for ch...
David Greaves on “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” and the Afterlife of a Party
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Mike Leigh’s “Tender Loving Care” Tests the Limits of Looking
Tender Loving Care (2026)
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After six decades of peering into the thatches of England’s working class, British filmmaker Mike Leigh has delivered what he maintains will be his last film. With Tender Loving Care (2026), Leigh,...
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Content Director, Filmmaker Magazine
Deputy Editor, Filmmaker Magazine
Anthony Kaufman is a film programmer, film journalist, and film teacher.
Film critic (MUBI Notebook, Filmmaker, The Film Stage, Reverse Shot...), editor (Senses of Cinema), fisherman.
I'm a writer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Work has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Vulture, and elsewhere. Films at NoBudge. Look out for 'The Big Game' in 2026.
Movies, writing & more
Jordan Cronk is a film critic and the founder of the Acropolis Cinema screening series. He’s a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and a program advisor for the Directors’ Fortnight section at Cannes.
I write about movies and host the podcast The Last Thing I Saw. Author of THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI (September 16, 2025). Bylines: New York Times, Sight & Sound, Filmmaker, W Magazine, Screen Slate. Editor-in-chief of Film Comment back in the day.
Brazilian writer and critic in New York
Freelance writer. Air Bud admirer. Favourite cheese: Gouda.
Brandon Harris is the author of Making Rent in Bed-Stuy (2017), director of Redlegs (2012) and A Fresh Hell (2027). Harris has worked as a studio executive (Amazon), producer (If I Go Will They Miss Me) & programmer (Indie Memphis).
Yasmina Price is a New York–based writer and film programmer. She is devoted to visual culture from the African continent & diaspora, anticolonial cinema, and the experimental work of women filmmakers.
A regional alliance strengthening independent film exhibition in NYC through audience development, research and more.
Film Critic x Programmer x Curator
Dessane Lopez Cassell is a New York-based critic and curator. Her work spans the intersections of film and visual art, with a focus on artist’s moving image, documentary, and experimental film.
Aspiring retired critic.
Charles Carrall is a critic living in Sydney, Australia. He is also the Program Manager at Sydney Film Festival.
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