In Issue 118, Gary M. Kramer interviews filmmaker Pierre le Gall about his feature directorial debut, Flesh and Fuel, the winner of this year’s Queer Palm Revelation prize at Cannes. buff.ly/hPez0Pg

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Austin Lancaster’s annotation on Ikarie XB-1 (1963) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

Cerise Howard’s annotation on The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) in @sensesofcinema.bsky.social

"I’ve been drawn to a certain kind of political and essay filmmaking, but also have this real core in feminist video and performance art."
In Issue 118, Arindam Sen interviews artist and filmmaker Lee Anne Schmitt following her latest film, Evidence (2025). buff.ly/1bzPlF4

In Issue 118, Đăng Tùng Bạch speaks with Director Vee Shi, and Cinematographer-Producer Nicholson Ren, about their debut feature, Time and Tide (2026). buff.ly/cLnQgNj

"The most-reproduced sentence in Khavn’s cinema is a negation. Hundreds of his films open with the credit this is not a film by Khavn..."
Now in Issue 118, Patrick F. Campos examines the work of Filipino filmmaker, writer, composer, and pianist, Khavn, for our Great Directors series. buff.ly/Axv3p5B

BOTD Edgar G. Ulmer!! Co-D People on Sunday (1930) but remembered esp. as Poverty Row maestro - incl Detour
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In Issue 118, Leonard Schwartz reflects on the relationship between artist Susan Bee's painting, Pickpocket” (2013), Robert Bresson’s film by that same name, and the connections this suggests between the painted image and the cinematic image. buff.ly/EQrHZzY

"Cinema for me is like making poetry of people in progress..."
In Issue 118, Daniel Theophanous interviews Christian Petzold following his latest film, Miroirs No.3. buff.ly/5cJWir4

"Humberto Solás’ Lucía offers a novel understanding of the relationship between revolution and romance that addresses romanticization without resorting to the spectacle..."
In Issue 118, Pritish Das reflects on the enduring relevance of Humberto Solás’ Lucía. buff.ly/DCAD763

"Since I began making art, I’ve found myself repeatedly drawn to societies in transition – places dreaming of becoming something else..."
In Issue 118, Hamed Sarrafi & Ehsan Zivaralam interview Egyptian artist Wael Shawky: www.sensesofcinema.com/2026/intervi...

"The work of the New Red Order hinges on speculative images..."
In Issue 118, Max Bowens & Candice Strongwater consider "speculation’s aesthetic values and their complex interface with capitalism", focusing on the work of 'public secret society' New Red Order. buff.ly/OPEjfW4

9/3/93: Kieslowski's astonishing Blue, w/Juliette Binoche 🙏
Our feature on Blue, 3 Colors, & Mr. K via Cineaste: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
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