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NYC Weekend Watch: Raúl Ruiz, ‘The Heartbreak Kid,’ Alex Ross Perry, ‘Catwoman’ & 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...

A Superhero Family Reunites in New Trailer for Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2’

After years of clamoring for a sequel, and getting a few unneeded franchise extensions in between from Pixar, the company finally brought back writer-direct...

Review: ‘Looking Glass’ is a Laboriously Generic Thriller

I can't stop going back to an old Variety report from 2016 that contained a Braxton Pope quote about producing Looking Glass as what was then to be music video ...

Review: In ‘Nostalgia,’ Mark Pellington and Alex Ross Perry Reflect on Life’s Memories

About thirty minutes into Nostalgia, a handful of neighbors–each affected by a recent fire–reflect on all of the things they've lost. A strangely complacent ins...

Trailer for 50th Anniversary Restoration of Straub-Huillet’s ‘Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach’ Brings the Noise

Following a home-video release of Moses and Aaron, Grasshopper Film's work with the Straub-Huillet catalog continues onto 1968's Chronicle of Anna Magdalena...

Timothée Chalamet to Lead David Michôd’s Henry V Drama ‘The King’

With supporting roles in Lady Bird and Hostiles and an Oscar-nominated performance in Call Me By Your Name, Timothée Chalamet was certainly one of 2017's to...

Andrey Zvyagintsev’s 10 Favorite Films

Arriving in theaters this weekend is Andrey Zvyagintsev's Leviathan follow-up Loveless, which is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Os...

Review: Brie Larson Gives it Her All, But ‘Basmati Blues’ Doesn’t Rise Above Inoffensive Trifle

The trailer for Basmati Blues fell perilously from the sky in November 2017, dropping like a radioactive sludge onto Twitter and beyond. What was this dated ana...

Review: In ‘Fifty Shades Freed,’ Anastasia’s Pleasure Comes First

Few things seem to make men more uncomfortable than seeing women enjoy themselves. You can see it by the way in which female led films are trashed by critics, t...

‘Outside In’ Trailer: Edie Falco and Jay Duplass Ignite a Complicated Relationship

Lynn Shelton, who has found acclaim with Humpday and Your Sister's Sister, returned to Toronto International Film Festival last fall with her drama Outside ...

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

I Want Your Sex Teaser: Gregg Araki Returns with Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman

Reviews

Promised Sky Review: A Heartbreaking Drama That Hits Home

Disclosure Day Review: A Soul-Searching, Spine-Tingling Blockbuster Triumph

Tribeca Review: Ponderosa Takes Enigmatic, Comic Aim at America’s National Myths

Features

The Film Stage’s 2026 Tribeca Festival Portrait Gallery

NYC Weekend Watch: Italian History, Universal Westerns, Black Cops & More

Posterized June 2026: Maddie’s Secret, The Furious, Drunken Noodles & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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