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Review: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is a Rollicking Adventure Hindered by the Bad Habits of Fandom

I’d be curious to see how Solo plays out to the casual observer. Ron Howard’s sci-fi jaunt is rife with “Oh look!” moments that track for anyone in the know (wh...

Review: A Gentle, Moving Memoir, Carla Simón’s ‘Summer 1993’ is a Lesson in Storytelling

I wish there was a way I could start this review of Carla Simón’s extraordinary Summer 1993 with its final scene. Not because there are eye-opening or plot-unra...

Review: ‘Amateur’ Tactfully, Intelligently Explores the Dark Side of College Athletics

One of the most successful things in Amateur, written and directed by Ryan Koo, is the casting of Michael Rainey Jr. as the lead, a young basketball star on the...

Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, and Jake Gyllenhaal are ‘The Sisters Brothers’ in First Trailers for Jacques Audiard’s Dark Comedy

Jacques Audiard has been a mainstay at the Cannes Film Festival for some time, so we were surprised when his upcoming dark comedy-meets-neo-noir western The...

Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg to Lead Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’

Coming hot off her major success with Madeline’s Madeline at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, director Josephine Decker’s next directorial outing is reporte...

‘Li’l Quinquin’ Cinematic Universe Expands in First Trailer for Bruno Dumont’s Sequel ‘Coincoin and the Extra-Humans’

Bruno Dumont – the French auteur director of acclaimed films Ma Loute, Hors Satan, Flandres, L’Humanite, La Vie De Jésus, and Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne...

First Trailer for Jim McKay’s ‘En el Séptimo Día’ Captures Immigrant Life in Brooklyn

“En la comunidad hay poder. En los números hay fuerza.” Translated to English, this line means “There’s power in community. There’s strength in numbers.” Sp...

First Trailer for Paul Dano’s Remarkable Directorial Debut ‘Wildlife’

One of the best films I saw at Sundance Film Festival this year was Wildlife, the directorial debut of Paul Dano. Starring Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bil...

First Trailer for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cannes Winner ‘Cold War’ Brings Romance and Political Strife

After winning the Oscar for his austere drama Ida, Paweł Pawlikowski returned this year, premiering his latest film Cold War at the Cannes Film Festival, wh...

Review: ‘Goodland’ is a Tense Thriller with Noir Undertones

There's nothing like some yokel conversation to introduce a film's environment while also foreshadowing the ensuing plot. It's easy to dismiss the aging gas sta...

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

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Trailers

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

12 Films to See in July

New to Streaming: Blue Heron, I Love Boosters, Tuner, The Sheep Detectives & More

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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