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FilmWatch Weekly: Jia Zhangke's 'Caught by the Tides,' John Wick's 'Ballerina,' Kevin Smith's 'Dogma,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

'Caught by the Tides' integrates Jia Zhangke's filmmaking history to explore contemporary China in a fresh narrative.

Music

fromenglish.elpais.com

3 months ago

Welcome to the age of depressing musicals: Films that sing through tragedy and the apocalypse

The End illustrates how contemporary musicals can convey darker themes amidst despair.

fromVulture

4 months ago

The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror

The Woman in the Yard effectively embodies contemporary horror's shift, where monsters symbolize protagonists' buried traumas and grief, exemplified through Ramona's haunting journey.

Mental health

fromThe New Yorker

4 months ago

Richard Brody's New Directors/New Films Picks

BezinoviÄ gathers archival footage and photos to re-enact events in Rijeka, capturing the chilling rise and fall of a regime through interviews with nonprofessionals.

Food & drink

Independent films

fromVulture

5 months ago

The Death of the Classic Film Score

Recent films are shifting from traditional orchestral scores to avant-garde, dissonant soundscapes that challenge viewers' expectations.