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Review: ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ is Flawed, But Energetic Fantasy

In the middle of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword -- writer-director Guy Ritchie’s attempted blend of cockney wit found in the films that made his career with f...

NYC Weekend Watch: Marcello Mastroianni, The Caan Film Festival, Terry Zwigoff, Immigrants on Film & More

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

Brie Larson and Destin Daniel Cretton Stage ‘Short Term 12’ Reunion in First Trailer for ‘The Glass Castle’

Short Term 12’s Destin Daniel Cretton and Brie Larson reunite for The Glass Castle, a film adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ best-selling memoir. Larson plays ...

Cannes Review: ‘Loveless’ is Beautifully Lensed, But Dramatically Futile

A shot late in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Loveless encapsulates both the film’s overarching message and its author’s bludgeoning directorial approach. One of the prot...

Cannes Review: ‘Wonderstruck’ Finds Todd Haynes Struggling for the Sublime

Alfred Hitchcock might have been stating the obvious when he said, "If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfect ide...

The Road to Rap Stardom is Paved in First Trailer for ‘Patti Cake$’

From the streets of New Jersey, here comes Patti Cake$. Directed by Geremy Jasper, his debut follows Patricia Dumbrowski (Danielle MacDonald), a woman from ...

First Full Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Okja’ Finds an Animal on the Loose

It may not win the Palme d'Or if the jury president has his way, but that doesn't lessen our anticipation for Bong Joon-hoo's Snowpiercer follow-up Okja. St...

Cannes Review: ‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ is a Disorienting, Exhilarating Drama

Pasolini included an “essential bibliography” in the opening credits of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, proffering five philosophical titles by the likes of Rol...

Trailer for Matías Piñeiro’s Acclaimed Drama ‘Hermia & Helena’

A few years ago we explored the filmography of one of our most under-appreciated directors, Matías Piñeiro, and now he's back for what looks to be his most ...

A Refugee Gets a Superpower in First Trailer for Kornél Mundruczó’s ‘Jupiter’s Moon’

Most animal-related features in cinema today are geared towards offering up the cutest depictions imaginable for a family-friendly audience, but when White ...

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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