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Review: ‘The Exception’ Offers a Predictable Journey in Nazi Germany

By all accounts Kaiser Wilhelm II was hardly a great leader. He put Germany onto its fateful course towards World War I and shortly after defeat was forced to a...

The Best Films of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival

We wrap up this years Cannes Film Festival with our favorites....

Review: ‘Churchill’ Looks at a Leader’s State of Mind Before D-Day

I'm far from a history buff. To me Winston Churchill was a pillar of strength that helped take down the Nazis and declare victory for the Allied forces against ...

Cannes Review: ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ is an Alienating Misfire

John Cameron Mitchell is a more-than-talented writer-director whose first three features (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus, and Rabbit Hole) have all contrib...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 243 – Boo! A Madea Halloween and Paterson

We attempt to talk about both the audience-selected Boo! A Madea Halloween and Paterson....

Adam Driver, Daniel Craig & Channing Tatum Plan a Heist in First Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’

Steven Soderbergh is back, and he's bringing Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterson, Dwi...

Cannes Review: ‘Based on a True Story’ is an Uninspired Psychological Thriller from Roman Polanski

A psychological thriller directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Olivier Assayas – elevator pitches don’t get much more promising than that. S...

Cannes Review: ‘L’amant double’ is a Bizarre Exercise in Psychological Horror, Erotic Thriller, and Camp

L'amant double is the sort of film you wouldn’t mind seeing Roman Polanski take a stab at. Shot in chic but soulless Parisian interiors, it’s the type of thing ...

Cannes Review: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ is a Propulsive, Expressionistic Tour De Force

On the surface, Jonathan Ames’ You Were Never Really Here seems like an odd fit as source material for a film by Lynne Ramsay. Ames’ novella is a pulpy genre ex...

Cinematic Gold is Struck in Trailer for ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’

In 1978, a construction crew breaking ground for a rec center found something completely unexpected buried under ice and debris in an old mining town in the...

News

Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, and Lorne Michaels Team for Lou Gehrig Biopic

Ava DuVernay’s 14th Sets World Premiere as Closing Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

TIFF 2026 Unveils Lineup

Trailers

Colin Burgess Enters a Surreal World in Exclusive Trailer for In the Mouth, Acquired for Fall Release

Misty Green Trailer: Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick & Topher Grace Lead Chris Rock’s Drama

Lost Chapters Trailer: Acclaimed Venezuelan Drama Presents a Homecoming

Reviews

Fantasia Review: You Are the Film Is a Fun Romp Playing with Mechanics of the Medium

Fantasia Review: Dance Freak Is Pure Irreverent Nonsense, Gorgeously Conveyed

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

Features

A Serbian Odyssey, the Film of the Year, and More 2026 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Highlights

Four Must-See Titles from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Backrooms, The Currents, Obsession & More

Interviews

Sex and Violence in One: Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell

People, Places, Memory: Mike Mills on His Criterion Box Set I’ll Remind You of Everything

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

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