This is HUGE. Screenings of My Undesirable Friends have been *extremely* limited, and now you'll be able to watch it at home, along with its anticipated sequel!

issue 16 of "nonlinearities," my newsletter for non-fiction film, is about two new iranian films exploring distance and home: bani khoshnoudi's THE VANISHING POINT and morteza ahmadvand and firouzeh khosrovani's PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS. open.substack.com/pub/nonlinea...

Very special to be part of the upcoming Laura Mulvey Symposium with many esteemed friends! Join us on Saturday 22nd Nov at the BFI for a day of talks — @erikaaaa.bsky.social, @cinemiasma.bsky.social and I will be rounding off the afternoon with a panel on curation and criticism💡

for the weekend crowd >> mubi.com/en/notebook/...

Ahead of the release of her new film Die My Love tomorrow, here’s my interview piece with Jennifer Lawrence. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/j...

OUT TODAY!! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...

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on the venice film festival, for mubi notebook: mubi.com/en/notebook/...

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🏠 The Parental Home 🏡 Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program... Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social

come to the cinema for Schanelec's minimalist take on melodrama – and my little introduction about that, cinematic Arianes, and an image of happiness – this Saturday >> ica.art/my-sisters-g...

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I adore Stéphane Ly-Cuong's charming musical comedy IN THE NGUYEN KITCHEN, a rare chance to see the Vietnamese-French diaspora portrayed with so much heart and soul. Book here for a screening and a filmmaker Q&A this Saturday at Ciné Lumière, moderated by me! tinyurl.com/9972a3zj

thrilled to confirm Pia Frankenberg will now be joining, in person, for a post-screening Q&A on Friday 19 September! www.ica.art/frankenberg-...

Went to Terry Gilliam’s house. The result of our 95-minute chat is this career interview, which clocks in at just under 5,000 words and is the longest single piece of written journalism I’ve had published in my career. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/t...

Our biggest project of the year so far... Our ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK Box Set has landed!! A thing of beauty! Special pre-order webstore price £34.99 - out 28 July tinyurl.com/msbzx6zv Also Amazon UK tinyurl.com/5bfmtrhp + @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social

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This is a dazzling piece by Amy Taubin on the eighth episode of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return.” It’s criticism at its absolute finest. @amyornot.bsky.social mubi.com/en/program-n...

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Happy publication day to Read Frame Type Film: Or, Written on the Screen, our first ever MUBI Editions title! Please seek out this mammoth, beautiful thing, so carefully thought-out, written, and designed by three brilliant collaborators mubieditions.com/products/rea...

It seems I’m pretty against the flow with this one but so what? Loved The History of Sound, a film that moved me like few others. Here’s my review. www.nme.com/reviews/film...

MUBI has acquired Lynne Ramsey’s Die, My Love after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival ✨ Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film will be released in theaters later this year.

Doing this column has been a joy over the past year, and now everyone will be able to read it for free and see why. If you find out you love it, I hope you’ll consider becoming a member and supporting Animus, it’s really cheap but would make all the difference for me and the writers 💙

Amalia Ulman x Elaine May mubi.com/en/notebook/...

Thrilled to publish this on @animusmagazine.bsky.social ahead of the UK premiere at the ICA of the new 4K restoration of Stephen Sayadian's CAFÉ FLESH—a fantastic guide by Daniel Bird to the beautifully mad dialogue crafted by Sayadian and writer Jerry Stahl: animus-magazine.ghost.io/cafe-flesh-g...

applications are open for the locarno critics academy. doing this and meeting everyone involved in 2017 gave me the confidence to write and work in and around film. and now @celizotte.bsky.social is on board too, so it’s even better now. www.locarnofestival.ch/about/factor...

Had a chat with Paul W.S. Anderson about his new banger, In the Lost Lands. mubi.com/en/notebook/...

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applications are now open for the Open City x Another Gaze Critics Workshop! Dani and i will spend five days talking film and criticism with ten participants and invited speakers, in the context of one of our most exciting festivals... more info here >> opencitylondon.com/news/open-ci...

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Come work with us at MUBI! We're looking for a staff writer to join our Platform Editorial team in London. Please see the listing for more details ✍️ jobs.ashbyhq.com/MUBI/3fdfcbe...

NEW RELEASE: Peter Solan's dark, absurdist satire of the corrupting influence of power - THE BARNABÁŠ KOS CASE out 17 March. New 2K restoration + shorts + 36-page book. More details and order here: tinyurl.com/326bp3cr Amazon UK tinyurl.com/2vhyjx66 @diabolikdvd.bsky.social @rarewaves.bsky.social

I'd buy that for a dollar! mubi.com/en/

A nice way to start the week... PARK LANES Blu-rays are here...! 2-disc Blu-ray Special Edition out 3 February 2025 Pre-order at our webstore: tinyurl.com/ybv5a4pk Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yafmx979 @diabolikdvd.bsky.social diabolikdvd.com/product/park...

Next Tuesday, I'll be joining artists Heena Song and Julian Hand for a light show workshop as part of the Industry program at London Short Film Festival. Fiat lux!

Excited to share my Best Action Scenes of 2024 roundup for MUBI Notebook. What a year. The following is a thread of GIFs from the scenes I discuss: mubi.com/en/notebook/...

An excellent roundup of some revelatory repertory screenings in 2024 by Phil Concannon www.philonfilm.net/2024/12/my-c...

The Brutalist has interesting ideas that remain undeveloped; fascinating characters, mostly undefined; it's a film about a distinctive aesthetic but itself has one of little distinction. Its big subjects place great demands that it doesn't match up to: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

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Recently surfaced "Baby Doll" #Prince demo. Baby Doll is an unreleased track recorded in late April - early May 1992 for Kylie Minoque. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzfO...

Spoke to Johnnie To for MUBI Notebook… mubi.com/en/notebook/...

Picked out a pair of rancorous late-style wonders for MUBI Notebook’s annual Fantasy Double Feature poll: mubi.com/en/notebook/...

Spoke to Johnnie To for MUBI Notebook… mubi.com/en/notebook/...