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Sundance Review: ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ is a Shapeless Biopic with a Stand-Out Joaquin Phoenix Performance

Returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time since Gerry, Gus Van Sant has had a peculiar run since. After experimental highlights like Elephant a...

Sundance Review: ‘Sweet Country’ is a Stunning, Stark Outback Western

At the very end of Sweet Country, director Warwick Thornton’s stunning, somber outback western, an emotionally devastated cattle rancher played by the great Sam...

Sundance Review: ‘Private Life’ Finds Hardship, Honesty, and Humor in Infertility

Over a decade since her remarkably observed and authentically acted The Savages, writer-director Tamara Jenkins makes her long-awaited return to Sundance and fe...

Sundance Review: ‘Clara’s Ghost’ is Admirable in its Messiness

Sometimes funny, sometimes frustrating, always honest, Clara’s Ghost–written and directed by Bridey Elliott–is doing a lot on a limited budget. It stars the ent...

Sundance Review: ‘The Long Dumb Road’ Makes the Case for Jason Mantzoukas as a Leading Man

Welcome to the Jason Mantzoukas show. The Long Dumb Road, directed by Hannah Fidell, leans full-tilt into the anarchic charm of the long-time cult comedian to d...

New to Streaming: ‘Thelma,’ ‘Loving Vincent,’ ‘Last Flag Flying,’ ‘The Lure,’ and More

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

Review: ’12 Strong’ is a Unique Modern War Movie

War films generally come in two varieties: a gray introspective look at its emotional and psychological cost and black and white jingoistic propaganda. The form...

NYC Weekend Watch: Fassbinder, ‘Yi Yi,’ ‘The Wind Will Carry Us’ & More

All the best films screening in NYC this weekend....

First Trailer for Jan Švankmajer’s Final Film ‘Insect’ is a Surrealist Delight

One of the most deeply influential animators of the past many decades is Czech's Jan Švankmajer. From his groundbreaking short Dimensions of Dialogue to fea...

A Dictatorship Collapses in U.S. Trailer for Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Death of Stalin’

After successfully creating one of the funniest shows on television, Veep creator Armando Iannucci finally returned feature filmmaking with his In the Loop ...

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

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

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: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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