Austin Considine
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How Metallica Hard-Wires a Different Set List Every Night
The metal institution is on the road supporting its 11th album. Drawing on four decades of songs, the drummer Lars Ulrich keeps fans, and his...
‘Passion’ Review: Friends Fall Apart
Belatedly making its U.S. debut, a 2008 film from Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”) offers new insights into his abiding themes and sensibilities.
‘Walk Up’ Review: Good Friends Make Bad Neighbors
Hong Sang-soo’s latest film traces the relationships in a small Seoul apartment building as they evolve and grow heavier with complications.
‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ Review: Hit and Run, Sleight of Hand
Wen Shipei’s first feature is a twisty and sophisticated debut whose best trick of misdirection is convincing us we’re watching a different kind of movie.
‘The Novelist’s Film’ Review: Real Talk
In Hong Sang-soo’s latest study in small moments and chance encounters, a visit to an old friend prompts a writer in crisis to try something...
‘Stars at Noon’ Review: A Not-So-Innocent Abroad
Claire Denis’s captivating new film, starring Margaret Qualley and based on the novel by Denis Johnson, treads familiar territory in a foreign land.