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SXSW Review: ‘Support the Girls’ is a Crowdpleaser with Gentle Humor and Biting Commentary

Double Whammy is the kind of roadside “breasturant” that sells escapism alongside their fried food and burgers. They may in fact be a dying breed as those damn ...

SXSW Review: ‘Relaxer’ is a Stomach-Churning Punk Rock Near-Masterpiece

While many indie filmmakers like Andrew Bujalski started making films in apartments with their friends and scaled up to larger projects, Michigan-based madman J...

SXSW Review: ‘Most Likely to Murder’ is a Serviceable Sketch Thriller

Written by two life-long friends and comedy TV veterans, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, Most Likely To Murder is a fun-enough comedy with a few laughs that never qui...

New Trailer for ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Brings Cartel-Fueled War

Now with a fresh new title, going from Sicario 2: Soldado to Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Sony is really hoping audiences think of the sequel to Denis Ville...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 288 – Thoroughbreds

We welcome Charles Bramesco to talk about the darkly comic thriller Thoroughbreds. How many affluent, sociopathic white people is too many? How many is not enough? We discuss....

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Trailer: Marielle Heller Returns with Melissa McCarthy-Led Biopic

One of the best debuts of the past few years was Marielle Heller's The Diary of a Teenage Girl and this fall, the director will make her return with the Mel...

Henry Selick and Sylvain Chomet Plan New Animated Features

Jordan Peele is now an Oscar winner, but appears to be content with not forgetting his roots. He'll once again be teaming with his former Comedy Central coh...

SXSW Review: ‘Thunder Road’ is a Wholly Original One-Man Portrait of a Fractured Soul

Uncompromisingly challenging at times, Jim Cummings' feature-length adaptation of his award-winning 2016 short film Thunder Road offers a unique portrait of a t...

All is Lost for Shailene Woodley in First Trailer for ‘Adrift’

In what is unfortunately based on true events and not just Open Water 2, Shailene Woodley's latest role sets her out to sea. Director Baltasar Kormakur (2 G...

New to Streaming: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Jane,’ ‘Mimosas,’ and More

All the newly streaming films on Amazon, MUBI, and more....

News

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, and Sam Raimi Set Next Features

Kenneth Lonergan Returns with Tomorrow Is a Drag; Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Matthew Broderick, and Vanessa Kirby Starring

Trailers

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Isabelle Huppert and Delphine Seyrig Inhabit an Artist In Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse

Reviews

Cannes Review: The Unknown Stumbles on Its Own Gender Binarisms

Cannes Review: James Gray’s Paper Tiger Is a Masterfully Measured, Quintessentially Subtle New York Tale

Cannes Review: Na Hong-Jin’s Hope Is a High-Octane Creature Feature That Falls Flat

Features

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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