European cinema

‘Playing With Fire’ Will Burn the Uninitiated

‘Playing With Fire’ Will Burn the Uninitiated

Alain Robbe-Grillet’s Playing With Fire marks a curious effort when considered in the scope of cancel culture today, yet it compels nonetheless

Chantal Akerman’s Evolutions and Revolutions

Chantal Akerman’s Evolutions and Revolutions

From kitchen epics to road odysseys, these nine Chantal Akerman films chart the evolutions and revolutions of one of modern cinema’s most important auteurs.

The Laboring Body in Dardenne’s Brothers’ ‘Two Days, One Night’

The Laboring Body in Dardenne’s Brothers’ ‘Two Days, One Night’

Although one might hesitate to call Two Days, One Night a propaganda film for labor, it nonetheless expresses concern for those who labor by exploring under precarious working conditions.