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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...

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Ludwig,’ Bresson, ‘Les Carabiniers,’ Liz Taylor & More

The best films screening in NYC this weekend....

First Trailer for Crystal Moselle’s ‘Skate Kitchen’ Shreds Through the Streets of NYC

Following her breakthrough documentary The Wolfpack, director Crystal Moselle returned this year with Skate Kitchen, which uses a narrative backdrop to plac...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 299 – Incredibles 2

We discuss Brad Bird's Pixar sequel and if it was worth the 14-year wait....

U.S. Trailer for Robert Schwentke’s WWII Thriller ‘The Captain’

After the last decade-plus German director Robert Schwentke has been a Hollywood mainstay with varying levels of success, including Flightplan, RED, R.I.P.D...

Steve Carell (and His Toy Dolls) Fight Nazis in First Trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Welcome to Marwen’

He may not be embraced as he once was, but Robert Zemeckis continues to make some of the most formally interesting work on a large Hollywood scale. Followin...

The Best Films of 2018 (So Far)

You Were Never Really Here, Let the Sunshine In, Paddington 2, Annihilation, First Reformed, and more of the best films of the year so far....

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

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

Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Hirokazu Koreeda’s Sheep in the Box Arrives Ahead of July Release

The Debut Trailer: Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti Lead Jesse Eisenberg’s Third Feature

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

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

“There Are Always Fascists to Defeat”: John Waters on the Enduring Legacy of His Films and Never Getting Cancelled

“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

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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