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Michael Mann’s 10 Favorite Films

Michael Mann began his career as a visual storyteller on television. He wrote episodes of Starsky and Hutch, directed the made for TV film The Jericho Mi...

True/False Review: ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Embraces Sentimentality Over Complexity

When Fred Rogers sang the iconic title song of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? at the beginning of the documentary, a chorus of audience members singing along rose up...

‘The Endless’ Trailer: ‘Spring’ Directors Return with More Fantastical Horror

Doing a lot with a little, the directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead showed their inventivess most recently with Spring, which tied together rom...

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in First Teaser Trailer

Over half-a-century since the Julie Andrews-led classic debuted, Disney is returning to the world of Mary Poppins. Succinctly titled Mary Poppins Returns, t...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 286 – Red Sparrow

We discuss the spy thriller Red Sparrow starring Jennifer Lawrence....

True/False Review: ‘Combat Obscura’ is an Extraordinary Look at the Futility of War

Along with the creeping destabilization of the Middle East and the spiraling growth of the war economy, the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq also help...

True/False Review: ‘Makala’ is a Top-Notch, Methodical Process Documentary

Late in Makala, lead subject Kabwita, exhausted after innumerable tribulations, enters a church for spiritual renewal. The preacher declaims that the Book of Jo...

Berlin Review: ‘Dovlatov’ is an Immersive, Unconventional Biopic

The story of Sergei Dovlatov is the kind of tale we’ve heard before. A writer who grew up in the USSR, Dovlatov fled his home country in 1979 after failing to a...

‘Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno’ Trailer: ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ Director Abdellatif Kechiche Returns

After earning the Palme d'Or with his romantic drama Blue is the Warmest Color, Abdellatif Kechiche returned last fall to the Venice Film Festival with Mekt...

Posterized March 2018: ‘Gemini,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘Foxtrot,’ and More

This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats....

News

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

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

Trailers

New Trailer for The Devils Brings Home Ken Russell’s Restored 1971 Classic

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

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

10 Years of Nitrate Picture Show: A Religious Experience of What Cinema Can Be

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

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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