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ND/NF Review: ‘Ava’ Tells a Universal Tale of Resilience Against Patriarchal Oppression

Sadaf Foroughi’s fulminating debut feature, Ava, may strike a few chords among Persepolis enthusiasts. A role-model schoolgirl turned rebel, its eponymous teena...

‘First Reformed’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Walks Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death

Premiering on last year's fall film festival circuit, Paul Schrader's dark, existential spiritual drama First Reformed is one of the director's best films–p...

Review: ‘Ready Player One’ Has Verve But No Soul

Ready Player One is an abomination of a novel, but it was never going to be that bad as a movie. If nothing else (and frankly, there may be nothing else), Steve...

Review: ‘Fourplay’ is a One-Take Dramedy of Secrets and Resentment

It starts with the mixture of excitement and fear the result of a positive pregnancy test delivers before quickly moving into an impromptu hallway dance that en...

A Mermaid Washes Ashore in U.S. Trailer for Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Lu Over the Wall’

Masaaki Yuasa, director of one the century's best animated films thus far, Mind Game (which recently enjoyed a theatrical re-release), is back this year wit...

‘Godard Mon Amour’ Trailer: ‘The Artist’ Director Pays Homage to the French New Wave Icon

As Jean-Luc Godard prepares for a potential Cannes debut of his new feature, a biopic on the French New Wave Icon (which premiered at the festival last year...

ND/NF Review: Life Breathes Through Ilian Metev’s Gentle-Paced Family Drama ‘3/4’

The characters populating Ilian Metev’s 3/4 (read: Three Quarters) often walk and talk in pairs, but they are seldom framed together, the camera lingering on ea...

ND/NF Review: ‘Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.’ is a Rollicking Bio-Doc as Uncompromising as its Magnetic Protagonist

Long before “Galang” and “Paper Planes," and prior to her Oscar nomination and universal fame, there was a time M.I.A. was Mathangi Arulpragasam, the daughter o...

Adèle Exarchopoulos and Matthias Schoenaerts Hit the Track in U.S. Trailer for ‘Racer and the Jailbird’

After teaming together for the Oscar-nominated Bullhead and The Drop, Matthias Schoenaerts and Michaël R. Roskam have reunited for another crime drama, this...

Chiwetel Ejiofor Experiences a Crisis of Faith in First Trailer for ‘Come Sunday’

Maria Full of Grace and The Forgiveness of Blood director Joshua Marston returned to Sundance this year with his new drama Come Sunday. Led by Chiwetel Ejio...

News

Venice Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, and Lorne Michaels Team for Lou Gehrig Biopic

Ava DuVernay’s 14th Sets World Premiere as Closing Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Lê Bảo’s Locarno Premiere Hearing Sings a Beautiful Rhythm

Colin Burgess Enters a Surreal World in Exclusive Trailer for In the Mouth, Acquired for Fall Release

Misty Green Trailer: Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick & Topher Grace Lead Chris Rock’s Drama

Reviews

Sheep in the Box Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Quaint Sci-Fi Story Misses the Mark

Fantasia Review: You Are the Film Is a Fun Romp Playing with Mechanics of the Medium

Fantasia Review: Dance Freak Is Pure Irreverent Nonsense, Gorgeously Conveyed

Features

A Serbian Odyssey, the Film of the Year, and More 2026 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Highlights

Four Must-See Titles from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Backrooms, The Currents, Obsession & More

Interviews

Sex and Violence in One: Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell

People, Places, Memory: Mike Mills on His Criterion Box Set I’ll Remind You of Everything

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

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