10+ Best Articles on Film
The most useful articles on film from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Film Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on film by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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One Lost Many Found - Short documentary about losing a parent
One Lost Many Found A film by: Troy BedenbaughThis is a film is a mediation on the legacy loved ones leave behind. It’s about piecing back together their ide...
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Roger's little rule book
We critics can't be too careful. Employers are eager to replace us with Celeb Info-Nuggets that will pimp to the mouth-breathers, who underline the words with their index fingers whilst they watch…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on film—all under 10 minutes.
Pixar’s computer graphics pioneers have won the $1 million Turing Award
Two men who invented game-changing 3D computer graphics techniques now widely used in the film industry have won the highest distinction in computer science: the Turing Award.
The 100 greatest films directed by women
BBC Culture polled 368 film experts from 84 countries in order to find the best films from female filmmakers – here’s the top 100.
Movie written by algorithm turns out to be hilarious and intense
For Sunspring's exclusive debut on Ars, we talked to the filmmakers about collaborating with an AI.
The best film posters of 2016
Art director Adrian Curry selects his favourite film posters of 2016, including an intricate design for the Handmaiden and retro illustration for De Palma
The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
The best movies from a decade that changed everything.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on film.
17 of the Most Disturbing Films Ever Made
These are great works of art you'll never want to see again.
Tired of Netflix? Stream Experimental Films and Video Art
We reached out to artists, filmmakers, and Hyperallergic contributors to assemble a list of what we’ve been sharing on our networks, after finding inspiration in Kate Lain’s “Cabin Fever” playlist.
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
In search of Annie Ernaux
IN THE WINTER OF 1972, around the time Manhattan gallerygoers were immersing themselves in Memory—a sprawling installation comprising over a thousand tiled photographs and several hours of tape…
How Netflix Reverse Engineered Hollywood
To understand how people look for movies, the video service created 76,897 micro-genres. We took the genre descriptions, broke them down to their key words, … and built our own new-genre generator.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Film, including:
Open Culture
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hyperallergic
Sensitive to Art and Its Discontents. For the latest art news, reviews, and commentary from Hyperallergic, visit ↓
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
Creative Review
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Vulture
Devouring culture. Get Vulture's daily newsletter: http://nym.ag/39gtEv0
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