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NYC Weekend Watch: ‘Anatahan,’ ‘The King of Comedy,’ ‘Wavelength’ & 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 repe...

Sundance Review: ‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Recycles Easy Jokes, Stumbles Through the Punchline

Hot on the heels of the studio comedy hit Bad Moms comes Fun Mom Dinner, an indie-fied, but no less broad version of mom's night out from director Alethea Jones...

Review: ‘The Space Between Us’ Undershoots its Potential and Flails Between Genres

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Oh, but did I mention that boy lives on another planet? So is the premise that carries The Space Between Us, and it...

Posterized February 2017: ‘The Lure,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘A Cure for Wellness,’ and More

This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats....

Sundance Review: ‘Winnie’ Presents a Duality to an Infamous Political Figure

It's difficult to truly capture a controversial subject in film. For a figure such as Winnie Madikizela Mandela, it may be impossible unless you ensure her pers...

Sundance Review: ‘Machines’ Offers a Brilliant, Heartbreaking Juxtaposition

The most pointed question asked by Rahul Jain's documentary Machines comes from the camera. By showing us the gigantic textile spools, looms, and washers with o...

Sundance Review: ‘Oklahoma City’ Blueprints the Hate Surrounding a Terrorist Act

Over two decades after the Oklahoma City Bombing, director Barak Goodman explores the evolution of the hateful, terrorist act in his documentary, aptly titled O...

The Film Stage Show – The 2017 Stagies

The most entertaining, perhaps sloppiest, awards ceremony of the year. We hope you enjoy, possibly with a drink....

Welcome to the Jungle in New Trailer and Posters for James Gray’s ‘The Lost City of Z’

“Here was a person for whom the search meant everything,” James Gray tells National Geographic, speaking about British explorer Percy Fawcett, played by Cha...

Review: ‘Youth In Oregon’ is an Inconsistent But Rewarding Drama

Do not be fooled -- Youth in Oregon is a drama through and through. While some of its marketing may suggest a more comedic tone, Joel David Moore’s directorial ...

News

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

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

Trailers

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Barrio Triste Trailer: Bad Bunny Collaborator Stillz’s Bold Directorial Debut Arrives In July

Reviews

Tribeca Review: Sophia Takal’s Act One Feels Like a Lucid Nightmare

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

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

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Read This: Wonderful and Strange Peaks, the Life of Hannibal Lecter, a Century of Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese’s Filmography & More

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

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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