Nathaniel Bell

The Tragedy of Macbeth, written and directed by Joel Coen, is a sincere, confidently stylized take on Shakespeare’s frequently adapted play—a medieval film noir...

The Hand of God contains a dual meaning in its title. It refers to both the feeling of divine providence as well as a controversial goal scored by Argentine...

The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion’s first feature in 12 years, is well worth the wait. A creepingly sinister drama set in 1924, the film is an exceptionally we...

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, which he wrote and directed, is a sweet, sentimental treatment of a durable cinematic sub-genre: the childhood autobiography. Bran...

Bergman Island refers to Fårö, the 43-square-mile body of land off the Swedish coast where legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman lived and worked. In the wake of B...

Clint Eastwood’s 41st film as director, Cry Macho, is much like the nonagenarian himself: slow-moving, a bit stiff around the joints, but confident and noble-he...

In 2017, Paul Schrader hit a late career peak with First Reformed, a tightly wound, disturbing application of his own theories of transcendental cinema. While t...

Malaysian-born Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang is a poet of loneliness and alienation, and a favorite among devotees of “slow cinema.” Days, his first featu...

The mystery of adolescence has been a favorite topic for filmmakers of all stripes, ages, and nationalities. Teenagers—those walking cocktails of hormones, sexu...