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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 ...

New to Streaming: ‘Princess Cyd,’ Olympic Films, ‘Marjorie Prime,’ ‘Darkest Hour,’ and More

All the newly streaming films on Netflix, Amazon, FilmStruck, and more....

Review: ‘Entanglement’ Sets Thomas Middleditch on the Search for the Meaning of Life

We've all asked the question: "What does our life mean?" Some of us do so out of curiosity, some out of boredom, and others from a place of desperation. Ben Lay...

NYC Weekend Watch: Raúl Ruiz, Ingmar Bergman, ‘A Touch of Zen,’ ‘F for Fake’ & 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...

Review: ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ Brings Authenticity, Dullness to Clint Eastwood’s Portrayals of Heroism

Social media discourse around The 15:17 to Paris has already positioned it as the first big cinematic culture war flashpoint of the year. But while liberal thin...

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

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

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

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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