Nick Newman

‘Grand Budapest’ Star Tony Revolori On Competing With His Brother, the Physicality of Wes Anderson’s Sets & More

We sit down with the break-out star of Wes Anderson's latest to discuss how he came to the project, working with the director and ensemble, and much more....

[Review] The Grand Budapest Hotel

A funny thing happened at some point in these past few years: Wes Anderson became embraced once more. While America’s tidiest teller of tragicomic stories had n...

Quentin Tarantino Forecasts Remaining Career While Putting Rumors of ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 3’ Further to Rest

If what follows seems minor, forgive this writer's continued interest in whatever may or may not be happening with Quentin Tarantino, a particular kind of f...

[Review] The Wolf of Wall Street

At one relatively indeterminate point in The Wolf of Wall Street's lengthy, fuzzy chronology -- 150 minutes? six years? -- a plane explodes, hurtling the burned...

Living in the Shadow of ‘Jesse James’: An Appreciation of Casey Affleck’s Best Performance

“What I was looking for, with Bob, was a person who understood what it was like to be in someone’s shadow, you know? The first time I saw Casey was in the mo...

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Mauvais Sang,’ ‘The Spirit of the Beehive,’ ‘Taxi Driver’ & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

Quentin Tarantino Returning to Western Terrain In Next Picture

I figured we wouldn't hear of Quentin Tarantino's next picture for, say, another year, given his typical working patterns -- three years, as of late, unless...

Mélanie Laurent, Takashi Miike, Neil LaBute, James Foley and More Grab New Projects

Outside her magnetic, hard-to-shake work in the likes of Inglourious Basterds and Beginners (we'll let Now You See Me slide), Mélanie Laurent has tried her ...

Sharlto Copley on His ‘Oldboy’ Transformation, Spike Lee, and Transitioning Between Projects

Although few in recent years have skyrocketed into a mainstream spotlight as quickly as Sharlto Copley, one, when looking over his filmography, is likely to...

Yet Another Trailer for Ben Stiller’s ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’

Because three full-length trailers weren't enough for the star-led film that opens one month from today, another trailer has arrived in order to sell Ben St...

News

David Lynch Has More Ideas for Twin Peaks; Unrecorded Night Cancelled By Netflix

Stream John Carpenter’s New Album Lost Themes IV: Noir

Julia Ducournau, Andrew Haigh, Romain Gavras & More Set Next Features

Trailers

First Teaser for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Finds Adam Driver Stopping Time

The Revelatory Films of Lee Grant, the World’s Oldest Living Director, Get Restored In Exclusive Trailers

Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, and Louis Garrel Hit Their Marks In Trailer for Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Opener The Second Act

Reviews

Slow Review: Asexuality Drama Drowns In Naturalism

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Review: Scarlett Johansson Gives Voice to Redemption Story

The Contestant Review: A Breezy Look at a Baffling Reality Show Challenge

Features

Posterized May 2024: Evil Does Not Exist, I Saw the TV Glow, Gasoline Rainbow & More

New to Streaming: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, House of Tolerance, Humane, Femme & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Bulle Ogier, Hiroshi Shimizu, Marguerite Duras & More

Interviews

Ethan Hawke on Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor, John Huston, and Not Making a Biopic

Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Girl Time, Olivier Assayas, and Emma Stone’s Support

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

Podcasts

The B-Side – In Conversation with Nancy Savoca

The Film Stage Show Ep. 535 – Civil War (with Ryan McNeill)

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

Nick Newman

‘Grand Budapest’ Star Tony Revolori On Competing With His Brother, the Physicality of Wes Anderson’s Sets & More

[Review] The Grand Budapest Hotel

Quentin Tarantino Forecasts Remaining Career While Putting Rumors of ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 3’ Further to Rest

[Review] The Wolf of Wall Street

Living in the Shadow of ‘Jesse James’: An Appreciation of Casey Affleck’s Best Performance

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Mauvais Sang,’ ‘The Spirit of the Beehive,’ ‘Taxi Driver’ & More

Quentin Tarantino Returning to Western Terrain In Next Picture

Mélanie Laurent, Takashi Miike, Neil LaBute, James Foley and More Grab New Projects

Sharlto Copley on His ‘Oldboy’ Transformation, Spike Lee, and Transitioning Between Projects

Yet Another Trailer for Ben Stiller’s ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’

Nick Newman