Richard Lawson can answer that question. Our chief critic spent weeks revisiting Steven Spielberg’s filmography to rank every single film the Oscar winner has ever directed, from 1971’s Duel to 2022’s The Fabelmans. Watching the master’s most recent, most biographical movie actually changed the way Lawson thought about the rest of Spielberg’s work, revealing nuances a viewer can’t see without understanding the director’s background. “A more thorough knowledge of the director’s origins complicates Spielberg’s signature awe and whimsy,” he writes, “giving a keener understanding of his fascination with war and family and the dark things creeping at the edges of life.”
Elsewhere in HWD, Rebecca Ford talks with married stars Alison Brie and Dave Franco about playing a couple in their new film, Together; David Canfield dives into Peter Hujar’s Day, which, like Together, premieres this month at Sundance; Savannah Walsh reveals why everyone is mad about One Day star Leo Woodall; and To Catch a Predator takes center stage in another Sundance premiere.
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