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DOC NYC Review: ‘More Art Upstairs’ is an Immersive Documentary on an Intellectually Divided City

Set against the backdrop of the Grand Rapids' ArtPrize, More Art Upstairs is a relaxed and immersive look at an event that consumes the city for three weeks eve...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Vigilante’ Entertainingly Revisits a Slice of New York City History

Embodying every cliché of the working class New York City loudmouth is long-time local legend Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, an organization of d...

DOC NYC Review: ‘The Iron Triangle’ is Blighted by Too Little of “The Little Guy”

Following up on a landscape previously documented in Ramin Bahrani’s brilliant narrative feature Chop Shop, directors Prudence Katze and William Lehman chronicl...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Meth Storm’ is a Heartbreaking Film with No Easy Answers

For some who grow up in rural Arkansas there's limited options: you can either be a meth dealer or a cop chasing meth dealers. Set in a close-knit community of ...

New to Streaming: ‘Woodshock,’ ‘The Big Sick,’ ‘Heart of a Dog,’ and More

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

NYC Weekend Watch: The Non-Actor, Bertolucci, Aki Kaurismäki & More

The best films screening in NYC this weekend....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 272 – The Untamed

Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I get weird with it and talk about the almost indescribable new film from Amat Escalante, the sexual thriller The Untamed....

Review: ‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’ Profiles the Brilliant Mind of a Hollywood Icon

The tell-all "autobiography" Ecstasy and Me: My Life As A Woman was exactly what Hedy Lamarr's agent wanted to make quick money. But it wasn't her life. Whether...

Review: ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ is a Charming Look Behind a Beloved Story

As Les Standiford's book would tell it, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) found himself in somewhat of a creative rut after a lengthy and expensive tour of America ...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Maddman: The Steve Madden Story’ is a Lively Look at the Man Behind the Shoe

Functioning in the mode of a lifestyle documentary like Dogtown and Z-Boys, Ben Patterson’s Maddman: The Steve Madden Story tells the sweeping take the shoe imp...

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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