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NYFF Review: ‘Occidental’ Recalls Tati and Leaves Little Positive Impression

French-Algerian visual artist and filmmaker Neïl Beloufa’s second feature, Occidental, opens in media res as its eponymous setting, the tawdry Hotel Occidental,...

BIFF Review: In ‘Sunset Park,’ a Crime Drama Turns into a Nightmare

When Duane Sarcione (Michael T. Weiss) finds himself in the hole with mobster 'The Sledge' (Sam Douglas), he has no choice but to run. It's not a surprising mov...

BIFF Review: ‘Crash Pad’ Blatantly Reinforces Stereotypes of Masculinity

Morgan (Christina Applegate) is drowning in a marriage on the rocks. Both her career and her husband's (Thomas Haden Church's Grady) are booming — the time allo...

BIFF Review: ‘The Sounding’ is a Drama of Skillful Precision

What is it about our quest to not simply help those in need, but solve what is supposedly ailing them? What in the history of mankind shifted focus from wanting...

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Final Film ‘The Sacrifice’ Receives Trailer for Theatrical Restoration

After a gorgeous restoration of his landmark existential sci-f film Stalker earlier this year, another Andrei Tarkovsky masterpiece has been remastered and ...

U.S. Trailer for France’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner ‘BPM (Beats Per Minute)’

One of the most heart-stirring, transportive cinematic experience you can find this year is in France's Oscar entry, BPM (Beats Per Minute). Winner of the G...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 266 – Blade Runner 2049

Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I begin to question who is real, what is real, and what reality even matters in the end. That's because we are talking about the new Denis Villeneuve film, Blade Runner 2049....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer: Rian Johnson Goes to Hyperspeed

If you follow director Rian Johnson on Twitter, then you might have already clicked out of this page, but if you don't mind potentially spoiling the complet...

‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Director S. Craig Zahler on Casting Vince Vaughn and Realistic Violence

We spoke with Zahler about how he goes about naming his movies, why he decided to cast Vince Vaughn to play his unstoppable, violent force and if he will ever make a movie that isn’t violent....

BIFF Review: ‘Marshall’ Depicts the Procedural Fight to Overcome Prejudice

It's hard to believe America's first black Supreme Court Justice hadn't yet earned the big screen cinematic treatment until now. Besides Thurgood Marshall appea...

News

Exclusive: Altered Innocence Acquires Restoration of Srđan Karanović’s Virgina for Fall Release

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Trailers

Cemre Paksoy’s Hands Are Tied In Trailer for Georgia Bernstein’s Sinister Sundance Favorite Night Nurse

Marcello Mastroianni Yearns In Trailer for 4K Restoration of Luchino Visconti’s White Nights

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

Reviews

The Death of Robin Hood Review: A Portrait of the Outlaw as a Bald-Faced Lie

Tribeca Review: Here I’m Alive Is a Raw, Intimate Look at Messy New York Lives

I Am Frankelda Review: Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature Speaks Truth to Power

Features

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Douglas Sirk in 3D, The Organizer, Body Double & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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