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Review: Bill Paxton Delivers a Terrifying Performance in the Raw, Dark Fable ‘Mean Dreams’

An aside: I find it to be a personal obligation to mention the untimely passing of Bill Paxton, whose consistently vivid performances will be sorely missed with...

Review: ‘The Dark Below’ Trades Dialogue for One-Trick Thrills

The premise that director Douglas Schulze and co-writer Jonathan D'Ambrosio have cooked up for their film The Dark Below is a bold one. This 75-minute thriller ...

Aardman Animations Return to the Dawn of Time in First Trailer for ‘Early Man’

After being behind some of the best animations of the last few decades, Aardman Animations, and specifically director Nick Park, will return in 2018. This t...

First Trailer for Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Shows the Power of Music

Following this summer's Cars threequel, Pixar's next animation features the return of Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich. Coco, set during the Day of the Dead...

Kate Mara Forms a Canine Bond in First Trailer for ‘Megan Leavey’

Not many issue documentaries actually enact social change, but the same can't be said for Gabriela Cowperthwaite's SeaWorld expose Blackfish. Following the ...

Kim Min-hee is ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’ in New Trailer for Hong Sang-soo’s Latest

Thanks to last year's U.S. distribution of Right Now, Wrong Then, Hong Sang-soo has reached a wider audience stateside than ever before. While we're still w...

Olivier Assayas on Recovering from Trauma and Capturing the Spiritual World with ‘Personal Shopper’

We talk with the director about his latest film, Personal Shopper, as well as Idol's Eye, Roman Polanski, Sylvester Stallone, and more....

Anime Sensation ‘Your Name’ Comes to U.S. Shores with New Trailer

Though I'd hardly consider myself an expert in the field of Japanese animation, I was nevertheless surprised to read that, without adjusting for inflation, ...

Lock and Load in New Trailers for Ben Wheatley’s ‘Free Fire’

It premiered last fall during Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section, but this spring, Ben Wheatley's shoot-em-up Free Fire will fin...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 231 – Kong: Skull Island

We discuss Jordan Vogt-Roberts' creature feature....

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

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Trailers

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

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Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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