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Cannes Review: Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’ Turns Haruki Murakami Into a Frothy Page-Turner

Whoever it was that said a film should be expanded from a short story, not condensed from a long one, certainly had Lee Chang-dong’s ear. For his latest film th...

Cannes Review: David Robert Mitchell’s ‘Under the Silver Lake’ is a Wise, Pynchon-Inspired Noir Subversion

David Robert Mitchell is a nostalgic. His debut feature, The Myth of the American Sleepover, paid tribute to such teenage dramas as American Graffiti and the wo...

Cannes Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Finds Empathy and Grace In the Lives of Petty Criminals

With Like Father Like Son (2013), Our Little Sister (2015), and After the Storm (2016) all premiering one after the other at the Cannes film festival and The Th...

Cannes Review: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Happy Hour’ Follow-Up ‘Asako I & II’ is a Romance Lacking In Passion

I have unfortunately not seen any of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s earlier work, and am therefore lacking a basis for comparison. Still, after the lavish praise that was ...

Cannes Review: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Evokes an Unsubtle, Accessible Response to Donald Trump

There are many things of which we may not necessarily need reminding that, nevertheless, must not be forgotten. Trust me when I say it is in no way a spoiler to...

IndieLisboa Review: Jean-Paul Civeyrac’s ‘A Paris Education’ is a Nostalgic, Anachronistic Dive Into a New Wave World

Halfway through writer-director Jean-Paul Civeyrac’s cinephile coming-of-age story A Paris Education, a girl confronts a budding filmmaker: “You seem out of tou...

Cannes Review: At Its Best, Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’ Makes for Irresistible, Barefaced Insanity

The Wikipedia entry for Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) describes the condition as "a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerate...

Cannes Review: Jafar Panahi’s ‘3 Faces’ Is a Loose, Empathetic, Ultimately Minor Work

3 Faces is the fourth film Jafar Panahi has made in defiance of a 20-year filmmaking ban the Iranian government issued against him in 2010. The first three were...

Review: David Leitch and Ryan Reynolds Enliven a By-the-Numbers ‘Deadpool 2’

The biggest critical gripe coming out of the first Deadpool was that its attempts to subvert the superhero genre were squandered by being a superhero film. What...

Cannes Review: Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’ is a Stellar Transgender Drama

In the same way that keeping your top five movies on-hand can save a not-insignificant amount of time and brainpower over the course of one's life, it’s just as...

News

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

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

Trailers

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

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

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

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

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

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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