The Way Things Seem to Be (2026)

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Both grave, spare, earnest.

Ludovic Boukherma & Zoran Boukherma

Both earnest, classical in form, grave.

Claudia do Canto & João Paulo Miranda Maria

Both grave, prestige, cool.

Paolo Virzì

Both classical in form, earnest, grave.

Daisuke Shigaya

Both grave, spare, contemplative.

Kelly Reichardt

Both contemplative, earnest, prestige.

Marcelo Martinessi

Both earnest, classical in form, grave.

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Both earnest, contemplative, prestige; this one is more meticulous.

Paul K. Feyerabend

Book · Both spare, grave, cool.

Yvor Winters

Book · Both grave, earnest, classical in form.

The Way Things Seem to Be 2026