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New to Streaming: ‘Happy End,’ ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower,’ ‘Hostiles,’ ‘The Nothing Factory,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of MUBI, Amazon, iTunes, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: Jiri Trnka, Anne Wiazemsky, Tsui Hark & More

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

‘Filmworker’ Trailer Profiles Stanley Kubrick’s Right-Hand Man Leon Vitali

A week before Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey gets a 50th anniversary theatrical release, featuring an unrestored 70mm print, a documentary that cap...

Kelly Macdonald Solves a ‘Puzzle’ in First Trailer for Sundance Hit

Proving that a crowdpleaser doesn’t need to pander to succeed, Puzzle was one of the better films I saw at Sundance this year. Featuring a great Kelly Macdo...

40 Films to See This Summer

We highlight the must-see films over the next four months, including many under-the-radar titles....

‘Sollers Point’ Trailer: ‘Putty Hill’ Director Matthew Porterfield Returns with Another Baltimore-Set Drama

With his small-scale, deeply felt, and wonderfully-realized dramas, Matthew Porterfield has carved out an impressive eye for a Baltimore we don't often see ...

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes-Bound ‘Shoplifters’ Gets Full International Trailer

As he preps for his newest film starring Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda is returning to Cannes with another fea...

Review: ‘Itzhak’ Candidly Captures a Man and a Musician

Documentarian Alison Chernick has made a career of profiling artists from Jeff Koons and Matthew Barney in features to Roy Lichtenstein and Rick Rubin in shorts...

Review: ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free’ is an Inspiring Story About a Self-Made Woman

There's a great line spoken by an aged Lou Andreas-Salomé (Nicole Heesters) to new friend and potential biographer Ernst Pfeiffer (Matthias Lier) upon his prais...

Review: ‘This is Our Land’ is an Engaging Contemporary Political Thriller

While its execution feels as sophisticated as a bumper sticker slogan, director Lucas Belvaux’s This is Our Land, based on Jérôme Leroy’s book Le Bloc, function...

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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