Online Resources

In this section, we plan to expand this list of recommended web sites on a regular basis. Let us know what sort of information sources you'd like to see added by e-mailing us at cineaste@cineaste.com. —The Editors

Journals and Magazines

ArtForum: The online version of this venerable magazine includes a film section, updated several times a week, which features reviews and festival coverage by many of the finest contemporary film critics.

Animus: Edited by Elena Lazic and appearing regularly since 2021, this UK-based, globally-focused magazine seeks to enliven contemporary film criticism, offering provocative perspectives.

Another Gaze: Although a print publication, this feminist film journal offers access to a number of full-length essays on its site.

Black Camera : An International Film Journal: A journal focused on the Black cinematic experience and film production. The scholarly publication publishes reviews of contemporary and historical films and books, interviews with filmmakers, and more.

Bright Lights Film Journal: An independent and irreverent journal covering an eclectic mix of film-related topics.

Bright Wall/Dark Room: An independent online film journal dedicated to publishing longform criticism around thematic monthly issues.

Canyon Cinema Connects: An online publishing and screening platform housing critical writing, interviews, archival ephemera, curated programs, and special projects from the legendary, San Francisco-based distributor of avant-garde film.

Cinema Scope: Features articles, interviews and commentary on international cinema.

The Cine-files: A scholarly journal, edited by Tracy Cox-Stanton, devoted to cinephilic topics.

Criterion Daily: An online magazine covering film culture, edited by David Hudson, and featuring updates related to the Criterion Collection.

desistfilm- An online journal based in Peru and directed by Mónica Delgado and José Sarmiento Hinojosa, publishing works on experimental and independent cinema in both English and Spanish.

Documentary Magazine: The publication of the International Documentary Association.

Film Comment Magazine: Founded in 1962, Film Comment ceased publication and went on hiatus after its May-June 2020 issue. The current website features a weekly newsletter of new material (essays, reviews and interviews), selections from preceding print issues, podcasts, and an archive that allows readers to purchase back issues.

Filmmaker: A lively magazine that specializes in features on the American independent film scene and often highlights interviews with noteworthy directors.

Film International: The English-language web manifestation of what began life in 1973 as the Swedish film journal Filmhäftet, this site covers film culture as part of the broader culture, history and economy of society.

Film Journal: An open access academic journal based in France.

Film-Philosophy: An online journal offering philosophical perspectives on film. Articles are consistently interesting, and, occasionally, abstruse.

Film Quarterly: An academically focused film magazine published by the University of California, that also includes reviews of current cinema and film books.

Film Score Monthly: An essential resource for those with an interest in film music.

The Film Stage: An online magazine dedicated to independent and international cinema publishing a mix of reviews, news, interviews, and festival coverage.

Images: A Journal Of Film And Popular Culture: A web journal dedicated to the analysis of the cinema of the past. Has not been updated in a while.

[in]Transition: The first scholarly journal devoted to videographic criticism, a collaboration between MediaCommons and the Journal of Cinema & Media Studies.

IndieWire: The go-to site for reviews and features on American independent cinema and festival reports.

Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media: A political magazine that analyzes media in terms of its larger social meaning, dealing with issues of class, gender, sexuality, and race. Recently Jump Cut has become an exclusively Web-based publication and the site features a great deal of content.

Kinoeye: The archive of this valuable journal (2001-2004) devoted to European film, edited by Andrew James Horton, is still online. Dossiers include Claire Denis, Italian horror, Vera Chytilova, and Miklós Jancsó.

Little White Lies: A. U.K. based magazine that specializes in coverage of recent releases.

L OLA: A wide-ranging online film journal co-edited by frequent Cineaste contributor Adrian Martin and film-blogger Girish Shambu. 7 Issues appeared between 2011 and 2016.

Millennium Film Journal: One of the earliest film publications to deal exclusively with avant-garde and experimental film.

MOVIE: A Journal of Film Criticism: An academic journal dedicated to close analysis, and publishing a mix of written and videographic work, the successor to the journal Movie, published from 1962 to 2000.

NECSUS: A journal publishing a range of written and audiovisual scholarship, published by the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies.

Off Screen: Canadian film journal on world cinema, featuring a large archive of past issues with book and film reviews. Often, issues focus on a special subject, with several articles on the same topic.

Pop Matters: A site preoccupied with all aspects of pop culture that includes a number of pieces on film.

POV: An independent Canadian print magazine and website dedicated to documentary.

Reverse Shot: One of the most respected film Webzines features reviews by both seasoned critics and talented newcomers.

RogerEbert.com: Continuing the legacy of one of the most famous American film critics, this site highlights reviews by leading critics, as well as interviews and essays on cinematic controversies.

Rouge: 13 issues of this Australian-based, international-slanted film journal (co-edited by Cineaste’s Adrian Martin) were published between 2003 and 2009. Covers contemporary and classic world cinema, often from an inventive angle.

Scope: An academic journal featuring articles from broad array of approaches on theory, history and criticism. The journal ceased publication in 2014.

Seen: A journal publishing work on art, film, and visual culture published by the BlackStar Film Festival.

Senses of Cinema: A massive online journal from Australia geared toward a general but film-literate audience covering a wide variety of topics in cinema. Along with the current issue SOS features annotations for the Melbourne Cinémathèque's programs, profiles of great directors, and an archive of annual top ten lists.

Screen Anarchy: This site focuses on coverage of international cinema and genre cinema.

Screening the Past: An Australian-based journal, running since 1997, on the history of media as well as the depiction of history in photography, film, and multimedia. Features valuable translations.

Sight & Sound: The official publication of the British Film Institute, covers popular, independent and art-house international cinema.

Slant: The film component of this site foregrounds frequently acerbic reviews of current films.

Blogs and Personal Sites

The Academic Hack: Cineaste contributor Michael Sicinski’s site features in-depth, penetrating reviews of a wide range of contemporary world cinema.

Alt Film Guide: A Los Angeles-based site which offers an alternative, offbeat look at the world of film. Has not been updated in a while.

Anotacões de um Cinéfilo – The prodigious, incisive and wide-ranging work of Brazilian cinephile-critic Filipe Furtado regularly features entries in English. His militantly eclectic ‘Best’ lists are a highlight.

Film Alert 101: This globally-focused Australian site, with a roster of contributors including Tony Rayns, Janice Tong, Adrian Martin, and John Baxter, posts regular reports on films & TV series on DVD/Blu-ray and streaming, and on festivals, as well as in-depth obituaries of directors, critics, and other industry personnel.

Film Critic: Adrian Martin: A voluminous selection of reviews and essays by the well-known film critic and Cineaste Associate.

Film Studies for Free: Film scholar Catherine Grant’s blog is replete with erudite entries on cinema and also foregrounds recent video essays.

J. Hoberman: The former chief Village Voice critic’s blog offers readers access to many of his archived Voice reviews, as well as his reflections on recent films.

JonathanRosenbaum.net: A site featuring articles and reviews from the eminent film critic, scholar, and author’s extensive body of work. (Use the search function to find pieces.)

JamesNaremore.net: The eminent academic’s Website includes some essays written especially for this site and the full texts of some out-of-print books.

Kevin Lally on Film: Cineaste board member Kevin Lally revisits major interviews from his 35+ years at Film Journal International, and reviews new releases.

Kino-eye.com: A blog devoted to topics in film and media of interest to academics and students.

Mid Century Cinema: A blog from Cineaste contributor Jonathan Kirshner with a focus on films and filmmakers of the middle of the twentieth century (1941-1979).

Observations on Film Art: One of the Internet’s most visited blogs includes detailed entries on classic and contemporary films by distinguished film academics Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell.

Philip Brophy: Huge site covers over 40 years of this Australian critic-filmmaker’s work on film sound, anime, genre, video, graphic design, and pop culture.

Robert Koehler Writing: This blog features Cineaste and Cinema Scope critic Robert Koehler’s entries on numerous topics of interest to cinephiles.

Sabzian: This Belgian-based blog is well worth consulting for its dossiers on film directors, many of them in English.

Some Came Running: Glenn Kenny’s blog, features his in-depth ruminations on films, filmmakers, DVD releases, and other cinema-related matters.

Thanks for the Use of the Hall: A blog from freelance film critic Dan Sallitt, with penetrating discussions of classic and contemporary cinema, from an auteurist perspective.

The Seventh Art: Remarkable, extensive site in English by Indian cinephile Srikanth Srinivasan contains, alongside the author’s perceptive notes on screenings & events, the complete translations of no less than 7 books by French filmmaker-critic Luc Moullet.

They Shoot Pictures Don’t They: This Australia-based site covers a wide range of classic and contemporary cinema from an auteurist perspective.

Podcasts

A24 podcast: The distributor that brought you Uncut Gems, The Souvenir, Hereditary, and many other cutting edge films features interviews with some of their leading directors.

Blank Check: A podcast hosted by The Atlantic’s David Sims and comedian Griffin Newman, who make their way through the filmographies of directors.

The Cinematologists: Hosted by scholars Dario Llinares and Neil Fox, this podcast brings together filmmakers, critics, fans, and scholars to discuss all aspects of cinema culture, history, and industry.

The Last Thing I Saw: Critic and editor Nicolas Rapold thoughts on cinema and talks with filmmakers, critics, and others in the cinema world.

The Film Comment Podcast: A weekly program hosted by editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute that brings together groups of guests for conversations about new releases, film festivals, and other pertinent topics related to global cinema.

The Movies That Made Me: Director Joe Dante and Screenwriter Josh Olson talk to filmmakers and actors about films that inspire them.

The Rewatchables and The Big Picture: The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Sean Fennesy, and a cast of recurring and special guests discuss movies. In The Rewatchables movies that bear repeated viewing are analyzed in depth.

Switchblade Sisters: A podcast offering “deep cuts on cult films from a female perspective,” featuring women filmmakers and actors such as Debra Granik, Kelly Reichardt, Shannon Murphy, and many more. The podcast ended in 2021 but the archive remains online.

The New Normal: Moderated by critic Jordan Cronk, this podcast is a “semi-regular series of video conversations featuring critics, curators, filmmakers, distributors, and industry insiders, who discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected their working lives and how they’re adapting to the new cinematic landscape.” The series ended in 2021 but remains available online.

You Must Remember This: Critic Karina Longworth’s popular site offers podcasts on such disparate topics as the Hollywood Blacklist, the career of Polly Platt, and Charles Manson’s Hollywood.

Further Resources

The Baffler: Billed as the “journal that blunts the cutting edge,” this political and literary magazine occasionally features pieces on film, particularly by noted American critic A.S. Hamrah.

Charlie Chaplin, A Life : A loving and comprehensive guide to all things Little Tramp.

Dafilms.com: Affiliated with the Documentary Alliance, this Website is a subscription service that offers access to recent documentaries, many of which have screened at festivals. New films are added each week.

Dissent: A socialist magazine publishing work on a range of contemporary issues, including reviews and essays on film.

Eurochannel: Official Website of international channel featuring European arts, culture, and film.

Fellinia: A blog and archive of Fellini news and items collected and preserved by Don Young.

The Film Foundation: Founded by Martin Scorsese in 1990 to preserve cinema from around the globe, the foundation now offers free online screenings of recently restored works. Features regular blog mini-essays by critic-filmmaker-curator Kent Jones.

The Film Noir Foundation: a non-profit organization dedicated to the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of film noir as an international cinematic movement. The organization also publishes a magazine, Noir City, edited by Cineaste associate Imogen Sara Smith.

Filmexplorer: An ambitious Swiss site that combines podcasts, streaming films (exclusively for the Swiss public) and a selection of reviews and interviews in several languages.

Hammer to Nail: Devoted to world cinema, this extensive site features articles, reviews, interviews, and discussion boards, as well as streaming movies.

Jacobin: A lively journal of the left, Jacobin frequently publishes witty film reviews by the critic Eileen Jones.

Limite: A site “dedicated to expanding the presence of Brazilian cinema in the United States.”

Mubi: An invaluable resource, this ambitious site offers a wide range of streaming movies, as well as a blog, reviews, festival coverage, and a database of descriptions and information about thousands of films.

Rep Cinema International: Curated by Herb Shellenberger, this site specializes in news from repertory cinemas around the world. In recent months, it has included helpful links to online screenings.

Serge Daney in English: A voluminous collection of reviews and essays by the distinguished French critic.

Stream Slate (formerly Screen Slate): A very useful site that offers recommendations of films being streamed by New York City repertory houses.

Telescope: A useful resource for those searching for international films, Telescope offers a database of 450,000 titles.

Turner Classic Movies: The online home of the storied film channel, featuring updates on showtimes, festivals, and original writings on their blog.

Ubu: This remarkable site is devoted to providing free access to an extraordinary range of avant-garde art and culture, and features an extensive film section with hundreds of movies available for streaming.

Online Resources

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