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‘Wonder Wheel’ Trailer: Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake Get Melodramatic in 1950s Coney Island

Set to close the 55th New York Film Festival in less than two weeks, Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel finds Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, and Kate ...

Review: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is the Best Cyberpunk Film Since ‘The Matrix’

The makers of Blade Runner 2049 tricked a clutch of production companies into giving them nearly $200 million to make a languidly paced, ponderous, deliberately...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 265 – Gerald’s Game

We tackle our second Stephen King adaptation of the year, the confinement thriller Gerald's Game, starring Carla Gugino....

Review: ‘Close Relations’ is an Uneven, Powerful Statement About Ukraine

When considering a documentary film, there is a great deal to be said for setting -- both in physical space and larger societal context. Vitaly Mansky, the vete...

Review: ‘American Made’ Offers a Different Kind of Cruise

Perhaps the most interesting thing about American Made is that Tom Cruise still has the clout to get something like it into theaters. Guided by his Edge of Tomo...

NYFF Review: ‘Faces Places’ is a Playful Stroll Through the French Countryside

The festival circuit is overwhelmed with miserabilist arthouse cinema, and Agnès Varda and JR are the unlikely agitators. She, the venerable jokester of the Fre...

Review: ‘Lucky’ is a Superb Punctuation Mark to a Remarkable Career

Having lost Harry Dean Stanton a mere two weeks ago, the wound still seems too fresh to speak of. Indeed, as I write this review, it’s a bit like sprinkling sal...

New to Streaming: ‘The Beguiled,’ ‘City of Ghosts,’ ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ and More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options -- not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves -- we've taken it upon ourselves to hig...

NYC Weekend Watch: NYFF Revivals, Harry Dean Stanton, Chinatown Cinema & 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...

NYFF Review: ‘Last Flag Flying’ is a Road Trip Movie That Charts a Familiar Path

Few filmmakers capture people hanging out quite like Richard Linklater, who has so many features revolving around convivial moments that it would be easier to l...

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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