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David Hudson
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I write the Daily column for Criterion's Current.
Today is just merciless. Frederick Wiseman, a giant, has died at 96.

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February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography.
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Had a great time talking with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social here at the #Berlinale about Alain Gomis’s DAO, Juan Pablo Sallato’s THE RED HANGAR, and Karim Aïnouz’s ROSEBUSH PRUNING on The Last Thing I Saw — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Ep. 377: Berlin 2026 – David Hudson on Rosebush Pruning, The Red Hangar, Dao, plus a word for Mouse
Podcast Episode · The Last Thing I Saw · 02/14/2026 · 35m
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February 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Diane Keaton @ 4Columns, TAXI DRIVER @ 50 @npr.org + @theguardian.com, @robrubsam.bsky.social on spiritual cinema @thebaffler.com, THE BORDER (1982) @newyorker.com, Bardot @lrb.co.uk

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February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Pretty high on my most-anticipated list. Premieres Sunday.

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‘Rose’: first trailer for Markus Schleinzer’s Berlin competition title starring Sandra Hüller
YouTube video by Screen International
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February 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Yes, Bud Cort could play an oddball, but always in a slyly endearing way. So sorry to hear he’s gone at 77.

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February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Opening Friday:

Noir City Seattle @siffnews.bsky.social, the Nitrate Film Festival @amcinematheque.bsky.social, and Cinéma du Cashiers @bambrooklyn.bsky.socialwww.criterion.com/current/post...
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative will celebrate 65 years on Friday with screenings and a benefit gala featuring a tribute to Ken and Flo Jacobs and awards for Nan Goldin, Joan Jonas, Lynne Sachs, MM Serra, John Waters, and the Jack Smith Archive — www.criterion.com/current/post...
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Find someone who’ll love you the way Laura Dern loves movies.

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Laura Dern’s Closet Picks
YouTube video by CRITERION
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February 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
So #IFFR2026 wrapped over the weekend. Here’s a brief overview of the award winners and a few critical favorites — www.criterion.com/current/post...
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Not high on the list of fires to be put out, but as an American living in Europe, it is dispiriting to realize that it’ll take generations to rectify this … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Good to see @lacinetek.bsky.social doing these lists again. 30 favorites from Kelly Reichardt @letterboxd.socialletterboxd.com/lacinetek/li...
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
An AI-driven reconstruction of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS @newyorker.com, Wes Anderson @thepointmag.bsky.social, Michael Almereyda @nytimes.com + @hammertonail.bsky.social + @screenslate.bsky.social, @szacharek.bsky.social on the underappreciated …

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February 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
“Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity” is on now at BFI Southbank — www.criterion.com/current/post...
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The MoMA series “Seoul After Dark: Personal Memories of Korean Cinema” is on through February 25 — www.criterion.com/current/post...
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Been Berlinale previewing, and now it’s time to do some catching up:

Notes on the winners of the awards at Sundance … www.criterion.com/current/post...

And remembering the great, great Catherine O’Hara … www.criterion.com/current/post...
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Amir Naderi and Bahram Beyzaie @ Metrograph, Joan Crawford and Robert Aldrich @ 4Columns, Hlynur Pálmason @reverseshot.bsky.social, Reginald Hudlin @letterboxd.social and @indiewire.com, Béla Tarr @eflux.bsky.social

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January 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Notes on three Sundance Premieres that critics seem to like, Olivia Wilde’s THE INVITE, Padraic McKinley’s THE WEIGHT, and John Wilson’s THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE — www.criterion.com/current/post...
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
“Luis Buñuel: Desire and Deviance” opens Friday @tiffnet.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...
January 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Conceived by William Greaves and directed by David Greaves, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM captures a lively gathering of Harlem Renaissance luminaries in 1972 — www.criterion.com/current/post...
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In this month’s books roundup: Judy Garland, Martin Scorsese, Kelly Reichardt, Alejandro Jodorowsky, John Sayles, Tilda Swinton, Gilles Deleuze, Robert Kramer, Abel Ferrara … www.criterion.com/current/post...
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This is really excellent, glad to see you given the space to go big with this @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Is This Who Trump Meant by the ‘Worst of the Worst’?
The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Max Ophuls @ Metrograph, Erich von Stroheim @newyorker.com, the long gone Biden years @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, David Lynch @ Posteritati, A Rabbit’s Foot, and @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, the best of 1935 …

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January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
As I note in today’s brief column, this is a good day to read or revisit @aadowd.bsky.social’s excellent piece for @prospect.org, “The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want” — www.criterion.com/current/post...
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM