The Evening Class

"Cinema is the evening class for discriminating adults."--Ousmane Sembene

Friday, March 06, 2026

BAMPFA / “Psychedelia & Cinema”—Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente, 2015)

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Pacific Film Archive’s program “Psychedelia & Cinema” , curated by Kate MacKay, was organized with the support and participation of Tony...
Friday, February 20, 2026

MEDUZA (2025)—Review

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A little over halfway into Roc Morin’s essay documentary Meduza (2025) there’s footage of a murmuration of birds whose wavering shape seem...
Monday, February 16, 2026

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE (2025)—An Evening Class Question For Hasan Hadi

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Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s first feature The President’s Cake (2025) had its U.S. premiere at the 48th edition of the Mill Valley Film Fe...
Monday, February 02, 2026

MOSTLY BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL 18 (2026)—PREVIEW

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Ah, how time flies. I can recall when Ruthe Stein’s Mostly British Film Festival was nothing more than a wee tyke. The festival has all g...
Sunday, February 01, 2026

SCARLET (2026)—REVIEW

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There is no question that Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet (2026) is as beautiful as it is sentimental, which poses a query as to the association b...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

BAMPFA—ROBERT BEAVERS: FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE

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It is with an evident tinge of sadness and frustration that I narrowly missed the opportunity to participate in a career retrospective, comb...
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