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Abbas Kiarostami’s Swan Song ’24 Frames’ Gets Theatrical Trailer

" Kiarostami represents the highest level of artistry in the cinema," Martin Scorsese once said. Passing away at the age of 76, the Iranian master filmmaker...

Bill Morrison on ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time,’ Primitive Cinema, and the Theatrical Experience

Make no mistake, filmmaker Bill Morrison is not a man trapped in the past. Though he deals in celluloid from another time, his work bridges the gap between then and now....

Sundance Review: ‘Searching’ Entertainingly Traps John Cho in the Digital World

John Cho should be our next leading man. Above all else does the thriller Searching, directed by Aneesh Chaganty, make this abundantly clear. Cho stars as David...

First Trailer for Duncan Jones’ ‘Blade Runner’-Inspired Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Mute’

Perhaps pushed back slightly to ride the wave of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi sequel, Duncan Jones' long-gestating Blade Runner-inspired sci-fi feature Mute wi...

Sundance Review: ‘Burden’ Tells of Hate Redeemed, Refuses to Simplify Its Subject

There's a clear desire to dig into the complexities of prejudice in Burden, written and directed by Andrew Heckler and based on the true story of Mike Burden. T...

First Trailer for ‘Hereditary’ Introduces A24’s Sundance Horror Sensation

The recent surge of a particular brand of arthouse horror, favoring tension- and character-building over blood-fueled gonzo insanity, has found at a home in...

Marvel Gets Small Again in First Trailer for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’

Following last night's premiere of Black Panther and the usual over-the-top reactions from junket press, Marvel is riding the wave of good buzz by dropping ...

A Horrifying History is Uncovered in Trailer for Sundance Doc ‘Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?’

Travis Wilkerson's Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? was one of the must-sees on last year's festival circuit, presented either as a straight-ahead document...

First Trailer for ‘Unsane’ Unveils Steven Soderbergh’s iPhone-Shot Psychological Horror Film

If you watched Steven Soderbergh's new project Mosaic on the app when it was first announced, you likely saw it via iPhone. For his next film, he's shot ent...

The Best Films at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

We highlight our favorite films from this year's Sundance....

News

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

NYC Weekend Watch: Korean Cinema’s Celluloid Fever, Southland Tales, Gamer & More

The Criterion Channel’s June Lineup Features Odysseys, Weddings, James Bond, and Brian Eno

Trailers

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

The Rivals of Amziah King Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Leads Andrew Patterson’s Crime Thriller

Reviews

Cannes Review: The Meltdown Is an Elusive Chilean Chiller

Cannes Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Is an Ambitious If Tedious Take on Kieślowski

Cannes Review: Gentle Monster Is a Masterfully Performed Drama In the Aftermath of Betrayal

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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