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‘Trophy’ Trailer Offers a Complicated Look at Big-Game Hunting

One of the more controversial, much-discussed documentaries to come out of Sundance this year was Trophy, the latest film from Shaul Schwarz (Narco Cultura)...

‘mother!’ Trailer: Darren Aronofsky Sets the Table for Unsettling Horror Thriller

While the wait between festival premieres and theatrical releases is often extended to build maximum anticipation, for Darren Aronofsky's new film, it'll be...

Locarno Review: Denis Côté Entrances, But Never Quite Cuts Below the Surface in ‘A Skin So Soft’

There is a problem with A Skin So Soft and it goes somewhat deeper than the very thing that that title so poetically calls to mind. The work of Canadian filmmak...

The First Fully Oil Painted Feature Film, ‘Loving Vincent,’ Gets New Trailer

In a year full of minions, emojis, talking cars, and bossy babies when it comes to animated features, to say we're looking for something a bit more compelli...

Fantasia Review: ‘Junk Head’ is a Surrealist, Darkly Imaginative Animation

After finding acclaim with stop-motion animated short Junk Head 1 in 2014, writer/director/animator Takahide Hori decided to expand its science fiction-infused ...

Fantasia Review: ‘Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High’ Offers a Catty War of Attrition

We are defined by moments, decisions made by us or for us by another. For Teiichi Akaba (Masaki Suda) it was always the choice between love of the piano (his mo...

Review: ‘Among Us’ is Suspenseful Horror with an Emotional Core

An effective horror keeps you unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows. The less you know about what's coming the better because you don't want to end up sp...

Locarno Review: ‘Mrs. Hyde’ Finds Isabelle Huppert Dealing Out Comeuppance in Pseudo-Supernatural Tale

Mrs. Géquil is a delicate woman, at least in the eyes of her patronizing husband (played by José Garcia) as well as, perhaps, in the eyes of her boss and the va...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 257 – A Ghost Story and The Dark Tower

We discuss the newest film from director David Lowery, starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck. Before that, though, Snydel tells us about the latest Stephen King adaptation....

Suburban Boredom Turns Harrowing in First Trailer for ‘Super Dark Times’

Growing up in suburbia can be painfully dull, and sometimes the battle against that boredom can turn nasty. In Kevin Phillips Super Dark Times, a group of t...

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

Exclusive Restoration Trailer For Black Chariot Resurrects a Long-Lost Independent Black Cinema Landmark

New Trailer for Tsai Ming-liang’s The Hole Ahead of 35mm Theatrical Run

How to Divorce During the War Trailer: Sundance Winner Arrives This August

Reviews

Mare’s Nest Review: Ben Rivers Radiates an Inordinate, Contagious Curiosity for the Unknown

In the Hand of Dante Review: A Frenzied, Flimsy Adventure for Oscar Isaac and Martin Scorsese

Rose of Nevada Review: Mark Jenkin’s Stupefying, Time-Slipping Ghost Story

Features

10 Years of Nitrate Picture Show: A Religious Experience of What Cinema Can Be

New to Streaming: Two Pianos, The Last One for the Road, Pressure, The Wizard of the Kremlin & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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