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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...

‘Novitiate’ Trailer: Melissa Leo and Margaret Qualley Grapple with a Radically Evolving Church

Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year where writer-director Maggie Betts picked up the Breakthrough Director award, Novitiate explores ...

Review: ‘4 Days in France’ is a Humanist Look at the Reinvention of the French Male Identity

Among the sea of headless torsos and shirtless bathroom selfies that populate the symmetrical grid of gay hook-up app Grindr, one is also likely to find users w...

New to Streaming: ‘Alien: Covenant,’ ‘Shin Godzilla,’ ‘Adaptation,’ ‘Slack Bay,’ and More

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

NYC Weekend Watch: 1977, Jonathan Demme, ‘2001’ on 70mm, ‘After Hours’ & More

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

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

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

Exclusive Trailer for 4K Restoration of Jae-young Kwak’s My Sassy Girl Reintroduces the South Korean Hit

James Baldwin Arrives In Paris In Trailer for Yashaddai Owens’ Jimmy, Opening This July

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

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

“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

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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