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Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is Nimble, Lighthearted Superhero Fun

Despite the fundamental truth that art is, at the most elemental level, unnecessary to survival, its unequivocal power to reward the soul and imagination proves...

Trailer for Animated Noir Thriller ‘Have a Nice Day’ Ramps Up The Grit

Following a Berlinale premiere, the first trailer has arrived for Have a A Nice Day, a gritty, animated noir thriller from Jian Liu. The film follows a driv...

First Trailer for Andy Serkis’ ‘Breathe’ Starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy

After starring in two historical dramas last fall, Andrew Garfield is back with another this year. Breathe, which is being billed as the directorial debut o...

Aubrey Plaza Gets Unhinged in New Trailer for ‘Ingrid Goes West’

In this digital age where we find ourselves living vicariously through social media, it can be difficult to separate internet “likes” from actual human inte...

Review: ‘Pop Aye’ is a Quaint Road Movie about Friendship and Maturation

While much attention has currently (and rightfully) been drawn toward Bong Joon Ho’s Okja within the realm of human-and-beast cinema, Kirsten Tan’s Pop Aye is a...

The Greatest Car Chases of All-Time

For decades, the car chase has existed as a timeless equalizer, settling scores with stomach-churning speed and velocity....

Hugh Jackman is ‘The Greatest Showman’ in First Trailer for P.T. Barnum Musical

With a title that could be used for a Hugh Jackman biopic, The Greatest Showman actually draws from the life of P.T. Barnum. Directed by Michael Gracey and ...

The Heist Begins in New Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’

While Edgar Wright puts the pedal to the metal this week to great results with Baby Driver, another top director will be doing the same come August. Steven ...

‘The Untamed’ Trailer: Discover the Summer’s Best Sci-Fi Film

Mexican director Amat Escalante has cultivated for himself a controversial, often shockingly violent niche, and his newest film The Untamed looks to be no e...

Edgar Wright on Mechanics of a Perfect Action Scene and the Timing of Baby Driver

We talk to the great craftsman and get into some nuts-and-bolts business, discussing what contemporary editing systems and particular processes add to a picture's final shape....

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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