Michael Snydel

Sam Raimi Circles ‘A Prophet,’ Greta Gerwig and Marjane Satrapi Set Casts for Directorial Efforts, and More

It was inevitable that Hollywood would remake Jacques Audiard’s stylish gangster classic A Prophet, but at least there’s considerable talent gathering behind ...

[Slamdance Review] Mad

We as a culture have only recently started a collective conversation about the realities of mental illness and the ways they effect us. Premiering at Slamdance,...

Johnny Depp Joins J.C. Chandor Project, Universal Prepares Mary Magdalene, and More

Just months after Johnny Depp's comically over-the-top role as Whitey Bulger in Black Mass, the actor is potentially returning to the criminal underworld as...

First Nerve-Rattling Trailer for Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘The Survivalist’

Hollywood has been flush with post-apocalyptic stories, but only recently have the stories started focusing on smaller units. Following in the footsteps of ...

Watch a 45-Minute Documentary on the Making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘The Revenant’

With Oscar season fully underway, there's been as much conversation about the making of The Revenant as the actual content of the film. That's certainly not...

Watch: First Clips From Sundance Premieres ‘Southside With You,’ Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson Doc, and More

Sundance begins today, and that means we all wait with bated breath about the next films to get excited about this year, but in the meantime, here's a few e...

[Review] Synchronicity

Late in Jacob Gentry’s thought-provoking but clumsy sci-fi time bender, Synchronicity, one character says to the other: “You have the power to cross the univers...

[Review] 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

For better or worse, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is the purest distillation of Michael Bay’s cinematic voice. Bay’s favorite themes recur here fro...

[Review] The Forest

Coming after Gus Van Sant’s critically torpedoed Sea of Trees, The Forest is the second recent movie to be set in Aokigahara, the mythic forest located at the b...

[Review] Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday originally came out more than two decades ago in Japan through Studio Ghibli, but Isao Takahata’s mature, humane slice of life drama couldn’t fee...

News

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Eliza Hittman Sets Fourth Feature with MOTHERLOVE

Kokomo City Director D. Smith Sets Next Documentary with Blvd

Trailers

New Trailer for 4K Restoration of Time of the Heathen Captures a World After the Atomic Bomb

Jia Zhangke and Bi Gan Voice a Coming-of-Age Tale In Exclusive Trailer Debut for Liu Jian’s Art College 1994

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Covers Classic Terrain In First Trailer for Serpent’s Path

Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Love Streams, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ozu & More

New to Streaming: Dune: Part Two, Hundreds of Beavers, Problemista, Immaculate & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

The B-Side – Robert Redford (with Blake Howard)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

Michael Snydel

Sam Raimi Circles ‘A Prophet,’ Greta Gerwig and Marjane Satrapi Set Casts for Directorial Efforts, and More

[Slamdance Review] Mad

Johnny Depp Joins J.C. Chandor Project, Universal Prepares Mary Magdalene, and More

First Nerve-Rattling Trailer for Post-Apocalyptic Thriller ‘The Survivalist’

Watch a 45-Minute Documentary on the Making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘The Revenant’

Watch: First Clips From Sundance Premieres ‘Southside With You,’ Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson Doc, and More

[Review] Synchronicity

[Review] 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

[Review] The Forest

[Review] Only Yesterday

Michael Snydel