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U.S. Trailer for Bruno Dumont’s The Empire Unveils an Idiosyncratic Sci-Fi Epic

A year on from its Berlinale debut, where it picked up the Silver Bear Jury Prize, Bruno Dumont's sci-fi feature The Empire is finally headed stateside. Picked...

Jazzy Trailer: Morrisa Maltz’s The Unknown Country Expansion Arrives in February

Expanding the cinematic universe of her first feature The Unknown Country, Morrisa Maltz’s Jazzy premiered at last year's Tribeca Festival and will now arrive ...

Sundance Review: Two Women Flips the Sex Comedy Script with Hilarious, Refreshing Frankness

If, by and large, American cinema has taken a puritanical view on sex, leave it to our neighbors up north to craft a refreshingly frank, hilarious comedy o...

Sundance Review: OBEX is an Inventive, Lo-Fi, and Otherworldly Adventure

While the likes of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome and Steven Lisberger’s TRON have examined the thrills and fears of humanity’s relationship with screens since ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another Test Screens, Confirmed to Be Modern Update on Vineland

“I need to start figuring out what the f— to say,” Paul Thomas Anderson recently said when it came to his biggest project yet, a $115 million Warner Bros. summ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Michael Roemer, Wandering Women, David Lynch & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumMichael Roemer's Dying and Pilgrim, Farewell, screen (watch our exclusive trailer...

Flight Risk Review: Mel Gibson’s Claustrophobic Thriller is Never as Campy as It Should Be

It’s more than a little odd when a director’s follow-up film to an Oscar-nominated hit is being offloaded onto theaters in the frozen tundra that is "dumpuary....

New to Streaming: Nosferatu, Oh, Canada, The Girl with the Needle & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés

Not to judge a film from the synopsis established by its marketing team, but those expecting director Aurélie Saada’s debut Rose––a 2021 Locarno premiere only ...

The Everyman Appeal of Gerard Butler

Why do we like Gerard Butler? As of the publishing of this piece, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is performing as expected, looking to become yet another reliable, ...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Jessica Chastain Begins a Dangerous Affair in First Trailer for Michel Franco’s Dreams

Reviews

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Features

New to Streaming: One Battle After Another, It Was Just an Accident, Song to Song, The Running Man & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Twin Peaks, Breezy, Gus Van Sant, Ken Jacobs & More

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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