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‘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....

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Chelsea Girls,’ Al Pacino, ‘Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day’ & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

Review: ‘Love, Simon’ Will Hopefully Pave the Wave for Better Gay Rom-Coms in Hollywood

Besides being gay, Simon Spier is a completely traditional millennial teen movie protagonist. He’s played by a 20-something, sleeps in a ridiculously over-desig...

Review: The Twisted ‘Flower’ is a Great Showcase for Zoey Deutch, but Wilts by the End

Equal parts vulgar and endearing, Flower joins the ranks of recent female-led comedies such as Ingrid Goes West and The Edge of Seventeen that force you to empa...

SXSW Review: ‘Being Frank’ is as Messy as the Legacy of its Subject’s Creation

It's never an easy feat to examine cultural phenomenons when the people telling the story are close to the subject, but Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story make...

SXSW Review: ‘Sadie’ is a Provocative, Emotionally Violent Coming-of-Age Drama

While on its surface, Sadie is not an explicitly political film about the present American condition, it is a story of the “forgotten men and women” hidden from...

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

Trailers

Remake Trailer: Ross McElwee Crafts the Most Heartbreaking Documentary of 2026

The Samurai and the Prisoner Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mystery Epic Arrives This July

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee Tussle Over Legacy In Trailer for Kent Jones’ Late Fame

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

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

NYC Weekend Watch: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Memory Is Not Something You Can Trust”: Carla Simón on Romería, Family Stories, and Antonioni

“There Are Always Fascists to Defeat”: John Waters on the Enduring Legacy of His Films and Never Getting Cancelled

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

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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