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Train Dreams Director Clint Bentley on Natural Light, Shaping Narration, and Real-Life Inspiration

Through the eyes of itinerant logger Robert Granier (Joel Edgerton), Train Dreams traces America’s transition from a pioneer land firmly into an industrialized...

Costume Designer Catherine George on Working With Lynne Ramsay, Jim Jarmusch, and Bong Joon Ho

A couple of weeks ago, just moments after delivering a career-spanning masterclass at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, Catherine George sat down to talk to us o...

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo Trailer: Chile’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens in December

Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Diego Céspedes' feature debut The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo was selected as Chile...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Straight Story, Strange Days, Le Heist Français & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaThe Straight Story, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and Interiors play on 35mm while Le...

New to Streaming: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Train Dreams, After the Hunt, Megadoc, and More

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...

“That Cut Is Stanley’s Cut”: Nigel Galt on Editing Eyes Wide Shut with Kubrick

What is it to spend 15 months in a room with—let's just speculate—the most influential filmmaker of all-time on his final project, a work for which they did no...

The Film Stage’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us, so whether you're looking for film-related gifts or simply want to get for yourself some of the finest this year had to offer, we hav...

Cover-Up Trailer: Laura Poitras Returns with Essential Portrait of Investigative Journalism

Returning with another astounding documentary after All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras has teamed with Mark Obenhaus to direct Cover-Up, a portrai...

The Moment Trailer: Charli XCX Navigates Music Stardom in Meta A24 Feature

Get ready for a Charli XCX winter. After quite a major last few years, the British pop icon is now leading a new meta feature from A24 titled The Moment. Direc...

Zodiac Killer Project Review: The True Crime Doc to End All True Crime Docs

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Zodiac Killer Project opens in theaters on November 21. What would a f...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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