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Review: ‘Sleight’ is a Lesson in How to Create a Refreshing Origin Story

After his mother dies, teenaged Bo (Jacob Latimore) is left to look after his little sister Tina (Storm Reid), which not only thrusts him into sudden adulthood,...

Snapshots of New Footage Emerge in Latest ‘Twin Peaks’ Trailer; Watch a Video Essay on the Mystery of Laura Palmer

About twenty minutes ago I stepped onto 32nd St. between Madison and 5th Ave. for all 15 seconds, in which time I caught sight of an MTA bus bearing somethi...

NYC Weekend Watch: John Ford, Jean-Pierre Melville, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Coppola & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. ...

New Trailer for François Ozon’s Cannes-Bound Psychosexual Thriller ‘L’amant double’

After his black-and-white period romance-drama Frantz recently got a release here in the United States, the prolific François Ozon (Swimming Pool, In the Ho...

Review: ‘Casting JonBenet’ Offers a Troubling Mosaic of Perspectives

When it comes to documentary filmmaking, the issue of perspective is often of paramount importance. A great deal of sensitivity and tact is required in telling ...

New to Streaming: ‘The Age of Shadows,’ ‘Tampopo,’ ‘Small Crimes,’ and More

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

The Film Stage Show Ep. 238 – Your Name.

We discuss the death of director Jonathan Demme and the anime film Your Name....

Review: ‘The Circle’ is a Surface-Level, Cartoonish Examination of Technology

Like an extended episode of Black Mirror but without a dark sense of humor or bleak horror, The Circle wails about how technology is affecting society with litt...

Review: ‘Rupture’ is a Half-Cooked Body Horror Tale

It's taken ten years, but Secretary director Steven Shainberg has finally followed-up Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. The result is Rupture, a body h...

Tribeca Review: ‘The Lovers’ is Well-Acted, Unaffecting Farce

When a film is labeled as being a marriage drama, it is usually without question that it will contain some aspect of infidelity, and while The Lovers indeed beg...

News

James Gray’s Paper Tiger Sets North American Premiere as Opening Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Olmo Trailer: Fernando Eimbcke’s TIFF and Berlinale Selection Arrives This August

Hanging by a Wire Trailer: Thrilling Rescue Documentary Will Arrive This August

The Uprising Trailer: Andrew Garfield Leads a Rebellion for Paul Greengrass

Reviews

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

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

Four Must-See Classic Films From Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

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

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

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

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

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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