Turkish Film Festival
In Turkey, liberal filmmakers must find ways to address system wide abuses without offending the censors: the opening and closing films at this week’s Turkish Film Festival make good use of that strategy.
Read MoreWinter Sleep is not the cinematic masterpiece so many have been hailing it to be.
Read MoreNot many movies try to wring poignancy out of a distraught man standing in a field, shouting his anguish to the sky, while holding two severed limbs.
Read MoreCentered on the acting talents of the late Tuncel Kurtiz, the film is a ribald, engaging, and briskly-paced concoction of improvisation and folklore.
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Arts Commentary: From the Editor’s Desk — By Popular Demand, 2025