Charting a course through Wim Wenders’s filmography
Document drafts a roadmap through the New German Cinema pioneer’s must-see works following remarkable critical reception of his latest film, ‘Perfect Days’
In ‘The Wrong Movie,’ an apartment building and a ring light become metaphors for human connection
Artist and writer Keren Cytter’s feature film debuted at the 74th Berlinale, leaving audiences wondering: did that guy really become a drone?
For Hugo Comte, abstraction is the highest form of flattery
The renowned fashion photographer sits down with Document to discuss love, inspiration, and attitude in his debut film, ‘Purring Metal’
Erin Grant celebrates her New York premiere with a night of cinematic illusions
The actor and directer spotlights genre-bending shorts from New York filmmakers featuring Illuminati P.I.s, a fallen angel, and a not-so-magic rodent
A glimpse through Frederick Wiseman’s enduring lens
Upon the release of his 44th documentary ‘Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros,’ Document curates a list of the filmmaker’s most provocative portraits
‘The Iron Claw’ goes for the emotional jugular
Sean Durkin’s third film renders the Von Erich wrestling family as a American tragedy
‘Gratuity Included’ feasts on the experimental
At the film’s second screening, director and fine artist Paulina Freifeld left audiences at KGB’s theater with one cheeky question: what’s for dinner?
A guide to the discomfiting films of Todd Haynes
Upon the release of May-December, Document curates of list of his most sumptuous, unsettling films
Between love, hate, and richesse, ‘Saltburn’ boils over
In a web of cinephilic homages, Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature spins a half-baked tale of lust and ambition
Ishmael Reed and Boots Riley on the art of cultural agitation
The novelist and the filmmaker talk Oakland, Basquiat, hip-hop, and propaganda for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue
In ‘Fingernails,’ uncertainty is painful
Christos Nikou’s new film imagines a not-too-distant dystopian future, where love can be certified with a one-off test
Barry Keoghan makes his own luck
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor breaks down the art of keeping out of rhythm and seeking comfort in destiny
Down the splinter of human injury with Sandra Hüller and Joachim Trier
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor and filmmaker meet to unpack the art of anti-storytelling
‘Two Refusals (Would We Recognize Ourselves Unbroken?)’ excavates cultural memory
Part documentary, part visual poem, Suneil Sanzgiri’s video installation at the Brooklyn Museum examines colonial resistance across India and Africa
Martine Gutierrez deconstructs the avatar, in conversation with Zackary Drucker
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the artist shares ‘Child Interrupted,’ a portfolio positioning the self as invention
In the confessional with Jodie Foster and David Sedaris
Surveying dialects, dogs, death, and dating, the actor and writer meet for the first time for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue
Tina Kukielski’s guide to the rich, varied films of ‘Art in the Twenty-First Century’
Ahead of the release of “Friends & Strangers,” Art21’s chief curator highlights some of the series’s most fascinating installments
A comprehensive syllabus to ‘Convulsive States’
Following the exhibition’s opening at Pioneer Works, performance artist Liz Magic Laser and curator Gabriel Florenz delineate the words and sounds that shaped it
For Romy and Charlotte Wells, joy and grief are inextricable
The two meet to unravel the act of art-making, comparing the musician’s solo debut against the filmmaker’s first feature
TIFF’s (somewhat) hidden gems
Document took to the juggernaut of the film festival circuit, parsing through its most impressive under-the-radar offerings
‘Bottoms’ flips the script on the teen sex comedy
Emma Seligman’s latest film proves that amidst shifting cultural norms, raunchy flicks still have a place at the box office
Films to hold on to summer
From ‘Do The Right Thing’ to ‘Y Tu Mamá También,’ Document offers a list of films that best embody the season’s spirit
Lee Pace contains multitudes
Hollywood’s most versatile actor joins Document to discuss the complexity of the mind, transcending traditional gender roles, and the characters he never forgot
‘Barbie’ was a great movie—should that worry us?
How a film commissioned by a children’s toy brand become the blockbuster of the summer, and what that means for the future of cinema
The modern German fairytales of Christian Petzold
Following the release of ‘Afire,’ the Berlin School director joins the film’s star, Paula Beer, to consider its elaborate fantasies of work, play, and landscape
The battle for the soul of Hollywood
A dystopian AI proposal raises questions about what happens to creative industries when all but the most recognizable figures are deemed disposable
Mind the gap, #Barbenheimer
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ share a release date, and a knack for sparking terminally online debate
Niia and Michael Imperioli philosophize on the generosity of art
For Document, the musician and the actor meet as benefactors of one another’s work, discussing the transcendence born from opening the self
The divine gifts of ‘The Starling Girl’
Upon the streaming release of her debut film, Laurel Parmet sits down with Document to discuss the coexistence of faith and desire
‘Earth Mama’ finds tenderness in solidarity
Ahead of the film’s release, Savanah Leaf joins Document to dissect her A24 feature debut and advocate for fiction’s capacity for truthful storytelling
Jordan Raoufpur is at war with the modern day
The artist joins Document to muse on the standards art should be held to, and elaborate on the ways he’s prevented himself from fulfilling them
‘Neon Noir’ bridges cinematic cynicism with technicolor tenebrism
Curated by Inge de Leeuw, Metrograph’s July film series trades the crime dramas of the genre’s past for the science-fiction of the near future
The sexless fallacy of queer young adult television
For Gen Z’s on-screen counterparts, moments of raw passion have been exchanged for obsession with the purity of youth—why can’t both exist at once?
‘Paris Memories’ probes the act of recollection, through its ties to community and death
Alice Winocour’s latest film follows in the French tradition of psychological cinema, with trauma as the impetus for coming-together
The enduring impulse of Adam Goldberg
Following his stint as a jury member at the Tribeca Film Festival, the actor joins Document to anatomize his storied career
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
