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NYC Weekend Watch: Vincent Gallo, Dutchman, Wild at Heart & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaVincent Gallo writes, directs, and / or stars in Buffalo '66, Trouble Every Day,...

Berlinale Review: Tom Tykwer’s The Light is a Maximalist Misfire

The 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival opens today and, following the rather unceremonious end of its previous two directors’ respective te...

Charles Burnett on Resurrecting The Annihilation of Fish and a Humanist Approach to Mental Illness

Essentially a lost film, legendary director Charles Burnett’s 1999 feature The Annihilation of Fish mostly lived on the festival circuit (and in bootlegs) for ...

Exclusive Trailer for Moi-même Resurrects an Abandoned Film Capturing Revolution in Paris

While many cinephilic pleasures can be derived from diving into underseen gems from many decades ago, it's extremely rare to find a film shot before many of ou...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Terrence Malick, Chateau Marmont, Korean Cinema & More

Our first roundup of 2025 features some major releases; given the state of things, we should be very thankful for that. Note that our next column will include ...

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the B...

First Trailer for On Swift Horses Sets Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter & More in ’50s Melodrama

Sporting quite the cast of up-and-coming talent, On Swift Horses, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle premiere...

Exclusive Poster for Radu Jude’s Berlinale Premiere Kontinental ’25 Pays Homage to Roberto Rossellini

Coming after a major 2024 with the U.S. release of his blistering satire Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (which nabbed a spot in our...

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the B...

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere The Memory of Butterflies Explores Latin American History

Kicking off this week, the 2025 Berlinale features no shortage of exciting premieres. One on our radar is Peruvian filmmaker Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski's La memo...

News

Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched and Read in 2025

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

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

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

Christian Gallichio’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Daniel Eagan’s Top 10 Films of 2025

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

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

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

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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