Exploration fuels many of humanity’s most important scientific and artistic pursuits. But in Lav Diaz’s decidedly unromantic “Magellan,” the promise of the horizon can’t save a crew in peril from the ...

If “Gael Garcia Bernal as Magellan” sounds to you like a pretty cool Netflix series, you have never seen a film by Filipino auteur and slow-cinema master Lav Diaz. Known on the international festival ...

Janus Films has acquired another movie from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, this time in Lav Diaz’s historical drama “Magellan.” The film stars Gael García Bernal as the Portuguese explorer and ...

Facebook/Black Cap Pictures Lav Diaz’s “Magellan” has failed to secure a spot at the shortlist for International Feature Film ...

TIFF’s ode to auteur-driven experimental cinema includes titles from Kahlil Joseph, Ben Rivers, Blake Williams, Kamal Aljafari and Basma al-Sharif. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Toronto ...

Audiences who are familiar with Lav Diaz’s work know that he isn’t exactly known for breezy runtimes. So when we are handed a 160-minute film from the guy who once made a 10-hour epic, we immediately ...