Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Ugly Stepsister opens in theaters on April 18.
If the disheartening la...
The last major Cannes sidebar lineup has now arrived with Directors' Fortnight, and featured in the slate is perhaps our most-anticipated film across the entir...
Following last week's unveiling of the Cannes 2025 lineup, the first sidebar slate has been unveiled with the Cannes Critics' Week lineup. Particularly of note...
Reteaming with Joaquin Phoenix after the divisive, impressively anxiety-inducing Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster is back with his fourth feature. His western Eddingt...
“To your people, your son is worth 1,000 of mine." This striking line from Oscar-nominated director Farah Nabulsi's feature debut The Teacher draws inspiration...
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...
After making a splash with his debut feature Under the Shadow, British-Iranian director Babak Anvari followed it up with Wounds and I Came By. Now, as his pote...
Ahead of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 13 to 24, the lineup has now been unveiled. Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Th...
With a plucky, inherent likability as a performer that extends to his leisurely directorial aesthetic, Michael Angarano’s second feature Sacramento is an amiab...
Update: Somewhere between the publication of this story and Shadow Ticket hitting shelves, Jonathan Rosenbaum (who we interviewed in January) dropped a bombshe...
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