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Greed, lust, murder, power: inside the manosphere of finance films

By Laurie Stone

Red ants on the cherry tree and other threats to middle-class Americana

By Daniel Lefferts

The social-climbing thriller that roiled South Korean society—twice

By Lawrence Osborne

Olivier Assayas interrogates ownership and identity

By Heidi Julavits

Why do the wealthy confess for Lauren Greenfield’s lens?

By Robert Bound

Lynne Ramsay’s sound designer Paul Davies on experiments and influences

By Yonca Talu

Director Philip Barantini’s unflinching look at youth incel culture is a technical masterpiece

By Kaleem Aftab

How artist Yto Barrada transformed a neglected cinema in Tangier 

By Negar Azimi

Flow director Gints Zilbalodis on how his indie animation conquered the world

By Kaleem Aftab

The actor reflects on her complex character in the landmark film Boys Don’t Cry  

By Christopher Bollen

Movies where the environment plays a starring role

By Emma Reeves

The cinematic atmospheres that make the French design Festen duo swoon, from decadent palazzos to a vampire’s living quarters in Detroit

By Christopher Bollen

Fashion’s man on the scene breaks down the art of the style documentary 

By Derek Blasberg

Finding solace in Stand by Me

By Ottessa Moshfegh

A novelist reflects on Morvern Callar

By Deepti Kapoor

What remains of Altman’s desert?

By Emma Cline

On the queen bee of high school toxic-female-friendship films 

By Sloane Crosley