D. A. Miller

D. A. Miller was for many years John F. Hotchkis Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His latest publications include Second Time Around: From Art House to DVD and Hidden Hitchcock. The BFI has recently issued a new edition of his volume on Fellini’s 8½.

Shithole Cinema

Shithole Cinema

There’s uncanny comedy in watching Radu Jude’s ugly films as an ugly American.

November 19, 2025

Anora’s Honor

Anora’s Honor

The title character in Sean Baker’s new film is sharp-tongued and invulnerable—until a marriage plot catches up with her.

November 1, 2024

Managing Monstrosity

Managing Monstrosity

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film suggests how matter-of-factly adults force queer children to hide their difference.

December 6, 2023

Crimes Against Humanity

Crimes Against Humanity

The precondition for making it with anyone in David Cronenberg’s cinema is making it new.

June 28, 2022

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