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“Institutions Have Collapsed”: Universal Language Team on Iranian Cinema, Individualism, and Canadian History

Universal Language could easily have overdosed on twee. Set in an alternate-universe Winnipeg where almost everyone is ethnically Iranian and speaks Farsi, it ...

First Look at Carla Simón’s Alcarràs Follow-Up Romería

Following her lovely, emotional first two features Summer 1993 and Alcarràs, Carla Simon recently shot the final part of her loose family trilogy with Romería....

Friendship Trailer: Tim Robinson is Obsessed with Paul Rudd

At long last, Tim Robinson is now a leading man. World-premiering at TIFF this past fall to much acclaim, Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship follows the I Think You S...

Rotterdam Review: Wind, Talk to Me is a Moving and Vivid Hybrid Study of Grief

The title isn’t an order; it’s a plea. Wind, Talk to Me, Stefan Djordjevic’s feature debut, began as a portrait of the director’s ailing mother, Negrica, a...

Exclusive Trailer for Sophie Somerville’s Berlinale Premiere Fwends Captures Life in Melbourne

Kicking off this week, the 2025 Berlinale provides an eclectic showcase of world cinema. One directorial debut on our radar comes from Sophie Somerville, Melbo...

Museum of the Moving Image’s 2025 First Look Lineup Features Bonjour Tristesse, Zodiac Killer Project & More

A yearly highlight of New York programming (and North American options at large), the Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look returns on March 12 with an openi...

Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough to Lead Kantemir Balagov’s Butterfly Jam

Following up his intense second feature Beanpole, we've been waiting to see if Kantemir Balagov’s follow-up would finally come to fruition. After years of deve...

Natalie Portman to Lead Lena Dunham’s Rom-Com Good Sex

Following up her two consecutive features Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham jumped into the 10-episode Netflix rom-com Too Much, which will h...

Rotterdam Review: Tiger-Winning Fiume o Morte! is a Historical Reenactment of Rare Wit and Energy

Learning about Gabriele D'Annunzio’s 16-month occupation of Fiume, a tale vividly retold in Igor Bezinović’s new, Tiger Award-winning documentary Fiume o M...

Sundance Review: Magic Farm Finds Chloë Sevigny Lost in Argentina

Remember Vice News? It was like CNN with neck tattoos and no 401K. The now-defunct outlet sent its platoon of journalists (who could have moonlighted as Americ...

News

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Features Mishima, Sorcerer, and Brazil on 4K

Leonardo DiCaprio Will Lead Martin Scorsese’s Home; Apple and Todd Field to Produce

New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup

Trailers

David Cronenberg Finds Connection After Death in New Trailer for The Shrouds

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Love Hotel Restores Shinji Somai’s Pinku Classic

Sex Work in 1970s Japan Gets the Spotlight in Exclusive Trailer for Noboru Tanaka’s Newly Restored The Oldest Profession

Reviews

Pet Shop Days Review: An Admirably Abrasive Film With a Blistering Hero at the Helm

The Actor Review: André Holland is Terrific in Duke Johnson’s Surreal Solo Directorial Debut

SXSW Review: Death of a Unicorn is a Mythical, Predictable Genre Mash-Up

Features

New to Streaming: I’m Still Here, All We Imagine as Light, Trap, Every Little Thing & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Scorsese Selects, Nightshift, Lou Ye & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Duke Johnson on Charlie Kaufman’s Advice and the Philosophies of Identity That Guide The Actor

Andrew Davis on His New Novel Disturbing the Bones, Remembering Gene Hackman, and the Difficulties of Trying to Get Movies Made Today

Philippe Lesage on Who by Fire, the Importance of Imperfection, and What TV Can Never Steal From Cinema

Podcasts

The B-Side – Amy Irving and Peter Riegert on Crossing Delancey

The Film Stage Presents Emulsion: Episode One

The B-Side – 2025 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil)

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