Mark Asch

Mark Asch is a film critic in Brooklyn. He is a contributor to the Criterion Collection, Film Comment, Reverse Shot, Filmmaker, Screen Slate, Mubi Notebook, Sight & Sound, and elsewhere. His book, Close-Ups: New York Movies, has an average rating of 3.8 stars (out of 5) on Goodreads.

All Articles From Mark Asch

Opening Night at Cannes 2022: Can Cinema Save Us From Ourselves?

The French festival kicked off with a "Top Gun" flyover and a message from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

“Top Gun: Maverick” Is a Legacy Sequel to America

The long-awaited Tom Cruise film seeks to take your breath away with its unyielding nostalgia

“The Northman” Is as Metal as Real Viking History

Robert Eggers's awe-inspiring tale of vengeance features an impressive attention to detail

A24’s “Lamb” Is Darkly, Uniquely, Awesomely Icelandic

The acclaimed writer Sjón chats about "Lamb," a bizarre and touching film that offers a unique window into an oft-misunderstood people

The Most Memorable Performances From the 74th Cannes Film Festival

After a yearlong hiatus, the most exciting names in cinema descended

Inside "Titane," The French Body-Horror Film That Just Won the Palme d'Or

Writer-director Julia Ducournau's film plays with the power dynamic between filmmaker and audience

“The Worst Person in the World” Should Make a Star Out of Renate Reinsve

Reinsve feels like a lock for Best Actress at Cannes 2021 thanks to her turn in Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier's latest

Adam Driver Won the Opening Night of Cannes 2021

Opposite Marion Cotillard in Leos Carax’s avant garde musical “Annette,” Driver delivers a gymnastic performance that might be his best to date

Revisiting the Film That Launched Laura Dern's Bold, Prolific Career

Before all the Lynchian madness, Dern thrilled as a small-town naif in Joyce Chopra's "Smooth Talk"

Martin Scorsese’s Right: Big Tech Is Killing Cinema

Writing for Harper's, Scorsese filed his most incisive polemic to date against streaming's continued — and perhaps insurmountable — influence

Sixty Years Later, “Purple Noon” Is Still the Essential Summer Crime Thriller

The 1960 French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" has everything you need