July 2012
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The Smuggler
The legacy and continuing relevance of the French critic Serge Daney
by Jordan Mintzer posted July 17, 2012
January 2012
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Her Own Devices
The quiet mystery and harsh poetry of Valérie Massadian's Nana
by Robert Koehler posted January 12, 2012
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A Nude by Garrel
That Summer, the representation of beauty, and the law of love
by Eugenio Renzi posted January 10, 2012
December 2011
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The World According to God
The strange truths of Jean-Luc Godard's Histoire(s) du cinéma
by Michael Atkinson posted December 12, 2011
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Beyond Diabolical
The multiple sides of Henri-Georges Clouzot
by David Cairns posted December 8, 2011
November 2011
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The Limits of Tolerance
Desire and commerce in the cinema of Bertrand Bonello
by Michael Sicinski posted November 30, 2011
June 2011
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Film Socialisme Annotated
A guided tour through Jean-Luc Godard's most allusive film
by David Phelps posted June 7, 2011
May 2011
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Unchained Melodies
Claire Denis, Tindersticks, and the musical muse in cinema
by Max Goldberg posted May 26, 2011
April 2011
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The Time to Sing
A conversation with director, actor, DJ, and critic Serge Bozon
by Miriam Bale posted April 14, 2011
March 2011
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Who Won the War?
Bertrand Tavernier's historical epics and the French tradition of quality
by Saul Austerlitz posted March 31, 2011
January 2011
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Tough Love
On Lino Ventura, the working-class hero who bridged low pulp and high art
by Richard Porton posted January 18, 2011
November 2010
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The Unseen Chabrol, Pt 3
As long as we still lag behind him, Claude Chabrol is not dead
by Chris Fujiwara posted November 11, 2010
October 2010
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The Unseen Chabrol, Pt 2
As long as we still lag behind him, Claude Chabrol is not dead
by Chris Fujiwara posted October 26, 2010
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The Unseen Chabrol, Pt 1
As long as we still lag behind him, Claude Chabrol is not dead
by Chris Fujiwara posted October 12, 2010
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The Truth Is Out There
Louis Feuillade's Fantômas and the mysteries of movies at their movie-est
by Michael Atkinson posted October 4, 2010
May 2009
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Time Regained
Remembering Julien Duvivier, a casualty of auteurism
by Michael Atkinson posted May 4, 2009
March 2009
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Movie Love
Film-history tidbits in a monument to French cinephilia
by Jonathan Rosenbaum posted March 5, 2009
June 2008
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Obscure Objects
Introducing the neglected cinema of Marcel L'Herbier
by Jonathan Rosenbaum posted June 19, 2008
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His Little Loves
The life and films of Jean Eustache
by Nick Pinkerton posted June 12, 2008
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Belle de Siècle
From jeune fille to mother superior, the many faces of Catherine Deneuve
by Melissa Anderson posted June 4, 2008
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He's Not There
A new biography takes on the ever-elusive Jean-Luc Godard
by B. Kite posted June 4, 2008
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Anna in Wonderland
A documentary short evokes the great blind spot of 1968
by Joshua Clover posted June 4, 2008