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‘Transit’ Trailer & Clips: ‘Phoenix’ Director Christian Petzold Boldly Returns with WWII Refugee Drama

While he earned acclaimed with Barbara, German director Christian Petzold, well-deservedly, reached a bigger audience with his haunting post-WWII drama Phoe...

Berlin Review: Hong Sang-soo’s ‘Grass’ is a Coffee Shop Talkie Packed with Pathos and Humor

If you happen to be in need of motivation, take a moment to consider that South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo has released fourteen feature-length movies this ...

Berlin Review: ‘U – July 22’ Divisively Depicts the Utøya Massacre with Grueling, Shattering Power

How do you make a film about Utøya? Veteran Norwegian helmer Erik Poppe’s latest feature will revive discussions about the justification of making movies about ...

Berlin Review: ‘Daughter of Mine’ Captivatingly Challenges the Conventional Notions of Motherhood

Laura Bispuri’s follow-up to her captivating transgender-themed debut Sworn Virgin is a wrenching, heartfelt drama with an unfussy social commentary that again ...

Terrence Malick’s ‘To the Wonder’ Gets Expanded in First Trailer for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’

Considering how much footage is shot when it comes to the films of Terrence Malick, we often see varying editions (The New World) and versions (Voyage of Ti...

Berlin Review: ‘Cobain’ is an Empathetic, Bumpy Coming-of-Age Drama

There's a scene in Nanouk Leopold's Cobain where the titular fifteen year-old (Bas Keizer) tells his estranged, junkie mother Mia (Naomi Velissariou) that he wa...

Berlin Review: ‘Transit’ is an Audacious, Beguiling Drama that Gets Under the Skin of Contemporary Concerns

Migration isn’t just a hot-button issue in the political arena. It’s a hot topic in your local arthouse theater, too. At Berlin’s film festival, the subject is ...

Berlin Review: ‘Xiao Mei’ is a Lively, Heady Take on Urban Anonymity

Movies tell stories through characters born out of the filmmaker’s omniscient mind. It’s an exercise in empathy and imagination, obviously, considering no one c...

Michelle Pfeiffer is Adrift in NYC in First Trailer for Andrew Dosunmu’s ‘Where is Kyra?’

After giving one of the best supporting performances in last year's mother!, Michelle Pfeiffer's next leading role will finally arrive in theaters this spri...

‘The Rider’ Trailer Goes on an Emotional Journey Through the Badlands of South Dakota

One of the most heart-stirring, authentic films I've seen in the past year is Chloé Zhao's remarkable drama The Rider, which stars first-time actor Brady Ja...

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

New to Streaming: Blue Heron, I Love Boosters, Tuner, The Sheep Detectives & More

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

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

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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