Transcending Cannes—at Cannes
Despite its reputation as a playground for the industry’s elite, this year’s festival selection did champion a diverse intellectual spirit
The vulgar, campy, radical world of filmmaker Bruce LaBruce
From the prop room of his upcoming feature ‘The Visitor,’ the shock connoisseur talks Pasolini, religious ecstasy, and the true ethos of experimental art
Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture
The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture
Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation
Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal
Myha’la Herrold pushes the on-screen envelope, redefining the antihero
Resistant to the archetype, the actor is emblematic of a new generation of performers, committed to complex characters and storylines
Saoirse Ronan and Grace Coddington are artists in the craft of character-building
After their first meeting more than a decade ago, the actor and fashion editor come together, looking back on New York and life along the...
Pedro Almodóvar and Anthony Vaccarello are true disciples of fashion’s storied love affair with film
The filmmaker and Saint Laurent Productions’s artistic director reflect on 'Strange Way of Life,' and giving new impetus to its decade-old script
The slow sea odyssey of ‘Human Flowers of Flesh’ renders everything from “nothing”
Thoughtful meditations are foregrounded in German filmmaker Helena Wittmann’s modern take on Claire Denis’s ‘Beau Travail’
Daytripping: The top 20 nightlife scenes in cinema
In her bi-weekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark lists her favorite instances of on-screen dancing, from the rave in Zion to ’60s sci-fi fantasia
‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ is a call-to-arms for a disillusioned world
Fed up with the ineffectiveness of peaceful protest, a group of young activists decide to burn it all down for the sake of our future
Saint Laurent spearheads ‘Strange Way of Life,’ Pedro Almodóvar’s answer to ‘Brokeback Mountain’
The short film, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, is set to premiere at Cannes, kickstarting the French house’s foray into the realm of cinema
Sophie Thatcher finds salvation in storytelling
The ‘Yellowjackets’ star opens up about her music career, childhood obsessions, and her desire to ‘become unrecognizable’
You probably haven’t heard about the most egregious Oscars snub
‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ won Best Animated Short—the worst contender by far, backed by a celebrity-studded network
Looking back on the oeuvre of Yvonne Rainer, iconoclast and artistic visionary
Following her retrospective at Metrograph, the filmmaker and choreographer meets with Document, testifying to the creative power of nonconformity
In ‘Inside,’ art informs character
Curator Leonardo Bigazzi joins Document to expand upon the film’s collection, reflecting upon the experience of art through the screen
Pornhub made free porn accessible to everyone—but at what cost?
Netflix’s new documentary ‘Money Shot’ chronicles the rise of the internet porn empire, and the scandals that rocked the adult film industry
For Vex Ashley, pleasure is an act of resistance
With DIY porn project Four Chambers, the adult filmmaker finds the art in sex—and investigates its relationship to society in the process
Survivalist dramas are topping the charts, but are they subverting the status quo?
From apocalyptic wastelands to shipwrecks, today’s most popular media offers an alternate model of meritocracy—but the message is not as progressive as it looks
A guide to the tender films of Mia Hansen-Løve
Upon the release of her latest feature ‘One Fine Morning,’ Document curates a list of the writer-director’s most intimate stories
From heart-racing to heart-melting, Erika Lust’s Valentine’s Day film list will evoke your fantasies
For Document, the adult film director chooses the best romantic movies to watch together or alone—and a pornographic selection to match
In ‘Infinity Pool,’ everything is as picturesque as it is perverse
Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi horror film ultimately falls flat, but teases at an innovatory career to come
The Aging Actress Renaissance is upon us
This year’s Golden Globes reflect an audience ready for stories about complicated women—beyond their twenties
Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic
Premiering with Document, the filmmaker’s ‘FREE WILL VICE VERSA’ meditates on ritual, mystery, and personal meaning-making
John Cassavetes’s ‘Opening Night’ is young at heart
Celebrating the 45th birthday of a film that immortalized the existential quandary of aging
Film families that are probably worse than your own
From ‘Dogtooth’ to ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ Document compiles the movies with the most despicable on-screen relatives, to give you some perspective this holiday season
Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery
For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the rising star speaks to film’s capacity for turning speculative freedoms into reality
Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity
Upon her return to the ‘Black Panther’ franchise, the celebrated actor reflects on healing alongside her character for Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue
Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance
For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the actor and writer reunite in the name of authenticity—delving into their respective cults of personality
Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics
For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the horror master and the movie star expound on a possible curriculum for the apocryphal Nicolas Cage University
The art of activism, through the voice of Nan Goldin
In ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,’ documentarian Laura Poitras tracks the photographer’s unrelenting pursuit of personal and political truth
In ‘The Menu,’ there is no escape from consumption
Mark Mylod’s satirical horror riffs on elite capitalism—and what can happen when we’re alienated from true satiation
Julia Weist’s ‘Governing Body’ questions what we deem indecent in the scope of mainstream cinema
The film rating system has a history of stigmatizing the female body. Is that their fault, or ours?
Marcela Jacobina’s ‘Love in LA’ is a bleary, impressionistic anti-fairy tale
Premiering on Document, the short film explores the tragic pursuit of meaning in a media-saturated landscape
Are complaints about unoriginality in film unoriginal?
Movies have always reshuffled the past—and while today’s stories might not be new, they’re being told differently
Indie sleaze gets the cinematic treatment in the new documentary, ‘Meet Me In the Bathroom’
Directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern discuss their gritty tribute to New York’s indie scene, featuring archival images from Hedi Slimane
Halloween films for lovers of arthouse horror, and the best snacks to pair them with
From nightmarish fairytales to gritty psychological thrillers, Document selects 10 cinematic gems to watch this month
1984 or 2022? An Orwellian interpretation of ‘Stars At Noon’
The latest film by French director Claire Denis doesn’t describe a dystopia to come, but one which has already settled in to stay
Sophia Giovannitti is not your muse
In her new solo show, ‘Study 4: Collateral,’ the artist and auteur welds an ideology that reconsiders gendered assumptions
‘Hellraiser’ promises pleasurable pain, but delivers only agony
The remake of Clive Barker’s classic horror film aims to explore the furthest regions of experience, but ends up as an accidental meta-commentary
Thirty years later, Sally Potter’s ‘Orlando’ still feels wildly modern
Ahead of a retrospective at the Metrograph, the legendary filmmaker reflects on her groundbreaking adaptation of the Virginia Woolf classic
Ruben Östlund plays God in ‘Triangle of Sadness’
In his three-act satirical drama, the Swedish filmmaker charms the very people he seeks to jeer
Why are we still talking about Jeffrey Dahmer?
'Monster' is the latest retelling of the life of the killer—but its attempt to center minority voices falls flat in the face of trauma porn
The tempo of cinema, according to ‘TÁR’ composer Hildur Guðnadóttir
In Todd Field's psychological drama, the artificiality of traditional musical scores is confronted with the reality of everyday life
Christmas and Campari: An outsider’s first foray into the Venice Film Festival
From soul-crushing indie centerpieces to drama-clad flops, Document diaries a week of features, glamour, and family
Netflix’s ‘Blonde’ claims to take aim at abusers, but Marilyn winds up in the crosshairs
“The real tragedy of ‘Blonde’ is that these people got away with fictionalizing a real woman beyond recognition.”
For Snail Mail, vulnerability is a double-edged sword
Frontwoman Lindsey Jordan joins Document to discuss her changing perspective on love, the intimacy of songwriting, and her cinematic debut
In Sierra Pettengill’s new documentary ‘Riotsville, U.S.A.,’ a fake town reveals real problems
Designed to train cops to quell civil unrest, the city was a reflection of our national ideals, and an impetus for internal state violence
Remembering Jean-Luc Godard, whose immortal legacy rewrote the rules of cinema
“When a human being is capable of creating things that transcend our lived experience, it’s easy to assume that they themselves can transcend its limits.”
From porn to pop, Chloe Cherry is living the new American Dream
Ahead of her feature film debut in ‘www.RachelOrmont.com,’ the actor reflects on her ascent to stardom
