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‘The Hate U Give’ Trailer Perceives Our Troubled Times from a Coming-of-Age Perspective

“It’s about more than just color. It’s about black people, poor people, everybody at the bottom.” With inspiration fueled by rage, young under-privileged hi...

U.S. Trailer for Brazilian Lesbian Werewolf Fantasy Horror Melodrama ‘Good Manners’

Not since the Polish cannibal horror mermaid musical The Lure has there been another genre melting pot as winning as the Brazilian lesbian werewolf horror m...

‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ Trailer Introduces Hu Bo’s First and Final Film

Initially premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, An Elephant Sitting Still is the directorial debut drama from the late Chi...

First Trailer for Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’ Captures the Soul of a Texas Musician

With the release of First Reformed earlier this year, we were reminded of Ethan Hawke’s dedication to visceral storytelling, and the inherent artistry invol...

Trailer for Theatrical Restoration of Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rublev’

If the high-profile releases of the summer have been bumming you out, fear not, a masterwork will arrive at the end of the season, albeit one half-a-century...

Review: The Understated Gem ‘Araby’ is Beguilingly Ordinary, Quietly Epic

“I’m like everyone else,” writes about himself Cristiano (Aristides de Sousa), the working class hero at the center of Affonso Uchoa and João Dumans’ Araby, “It...

Léa Seydoux Leads First Trailer for Drake Doremus’ Zoe,’ Joins Arnaud Desplechin’s Next Film

Following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Drake Doremus’ new romantic sci-fi titled Zoe now has its first trailer. In prior films, Doremus has di...

Review: ‘Set It Up’ Revives the Rom-Com, Thanks to the Chemistry of its Stars

The romantic comedy is dead. Long live the romantic comedy. There is a speed to the dialogue and action in Set It Up, directed by Claire Scanlon, that speaks to...

BAMCinemaFest Review: ‘Feast of the Epiphany’ is a Continually Surprising Drama in Two Parts

The history of film critics contributing to or creating actual films is long and storied. From the groundbreaking works of Cahiers du cinéma writers that made u...

New to Streaming: ‘Double Lover,’ ‘Blockers,’ ‘In Bruges,’ ‘The Watermelon Woman,’ and More

New to Streaming: 'Double Lover,' 'Blockers,' 'In Bruges,' 'The Watermelon Woman,' and More...

News

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

The Criterion Channel’s July Lineup Features Harry Dean Stanton, Jonathan Demme, The Prisoner & More

Trailers

New Trailer for The Devils Brings Home Ken Russell’s Restored 1971 Classic

Exclusive Trailer for Film Forum’s Laurel & Hardy Retrospective Celebrates Comedy Titans

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Reviews

Rose of Nevada Review: Mark Jenkin’s Stupefying, Time-Slipping Ghost Story

Maddie’s Secret Review: John Early Shows Total Commitment In Feature Debut

Tribeca Review: Alicia Vikander Gives a Restrained, Layered Performance in The Last Day

Features

10 Years of Nitrate Picture Show: A Religious Experience of What Cinema Can Be

New to Streaming: Two Pianos, The Last One for the Road, Pressure, The Wizard of the Kremlin & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

“I’ve Got No Idea How That Works”: Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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