Year: 2022

Watch Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Isabelle Huppert Discuss the Language of Cinema in 75-Minute Talk

Not only did Ryusuke Hamaguchi craft two of the greatest films of last year with Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, but the rising Japanese master ...

First Clips and Plot Details for Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, Premiering at Berlinale

Update: See the first clips below. Earlier last year it was announced Bertrand Bonello would be embarking on the ambitious sci-fi melodrama La Bête&nbs...

SXSW 2022 Lineup Includes Films by Richard Linklater, Ti West, Gillian Jacobs & More

This year's South by Southwest Film Festival, taking place March 11-20 in-person with select films available online, has unveiled its lineup. With 99 features,...

15 Films to See in February

With Sundance now wrapped up, this month we turn our sights on Berlinale and a number of notable releases arriving both theatrically and digitally. From intern...

10 Must-See Shorts from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival

After providing coverage on nearly every feature premiering at Sundance this year and sharing our top picks, today we take a deeper look at our favorite shorts...

Slamdance Review: Killing the Eunuch Khan is a Visceral Drama Set During the Iran-Iraq War

It would be a mistake to take the synopsis for Abed Abest's Killing the Eunuch Khan at face value. This is not a film about a serial killer in the generic sens...

Slamdance Review: Be Right Back Takes a Circuitous Journey into the Forest

Director Frauke Havemann's story about traveling into the woods with her dramaturg to discuss a new project at the onset of COVID-19 feels crucial to understan...

Sundance Review: Sharp Stick Marks a Bold, Messy Return for Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick, her first feature since 2010’s Tiny Furniture, finds the writer-director again taking big swings with mixed results. Set in Los Ange...

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead on Digging Up Something in the Dirt

With their latest feature together, DIY sci-fi directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead continue to make the low-budget thrillers that have gained them a ded...

Sundance Review: Nothing Compares Reassesses the Downfall of Sinéad O’Connor

If you know Sinéad O’Connor’s name it’s likely two images come to mind: a buzzed head in a black turtleneck, a ripped-up photograph of Pope John Paul II. Kathr...

News

Kelly Reichardt to Direct Josh O’Connor in The Mastermind, Acquired by MUBI

Go Behind-the-Scenes of Carol Reed’s The Third Man in Exclusive Photos From New Book Arriving on 75th Anniversary

Shu Qi Wraps Directorial Debut Girl for 2025 Completion

Trailers

Blitz Trailer: Saoirse Ronan is Under Attack in Steve McQueen’s WWII Thriller

Robert Pattinson Respawns in First Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17

Cillian Murphy Returns in First Trailer for Small Things Like These

Reviews

TIFF Review: Sylvia Chang’s Wonderful Performance Lifts Up Daughter’s Daughter

Venice Review: Jerry Lewis’ The Day the Clown Cried Emerges in From Darkness to Light

Venice Review: Kevin Costner Is Going Strong With Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Demonlover, Toute une nuit, First-Person Docs & More

New to Streaming: His Three Daughters, Last Summer, Coma, Cuckoo, Blink Twice & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

His Three Daughters Director Azazel Jacobs on Emotional Catharsis, Why He Can’t Shoot a Dying Scene, and the Craft of Acting

Look Into My Eyes Director Lana Wilson on Psychic Tradition vs. Therapy, the Loneliness of NYC, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life

Jeremy Saulnier on Rebel Ridge, the Power of Information Deprivation, and Staying Energized Through Production Delays

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 548 – Janet Planet (with George W. Myers)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 547 – Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (with Jen Johans)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (January 14, 2005)