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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 ...

Sundance Review: ‘Novitiate’ is a Harrowing, Frank Spiritual Drama

Written and directed by Maggie Betts, Novitiate is a rare behind-the-scenes look in a pre-Vatican II (1962) convent in the 1950s and 60s at a time of extreme so...

Sundance Review: ‘Gook’ is a Powerful, Flawed Debut

The provocatively-titled Gook, written and directed by Justin Chon, boasts a solid, socially-minded premise: set at the beginning of the L.A. riots in the sprin...

Sundance Review: ‘Give Me Future’ is an Illuminating and Rousing Geopolitical Documentary

A modern-day cultural Berlin wall, Cuba may not be receptive to commerce, but it remains open to the art and culture from its neighbor 90 miles north. As such, ...

‘The Raid’ Star Iko Uwais Remembers Everything in U.S. Trailer For ‘Headshot’

After months of my own pleading, the Indonesian actioner, aptly titled Headshot, is getting a U.S. release this March. With that news comes a new U.S. trail...

15 Films to See in February

We count down the films we can't wait to see this month....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 225 – Sundance Film Festival 2017 Wrap-Up

Our three writers at Sundance discuss their favorite films, the political climate, and much more....

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

Trailers

First Trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf Unleashes the Devil Within

Remake Trailer: Ross McElwee Crafts the Most Heartbreaking Documentary of 2026

The Samurai and the Prisoner Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mystery Epic Arrives This July

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

New to Streaming: Blue Heron, I Love Boosters, Tuner, The Sheep Detectives & More

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

NYC Weekend Watch: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire & More

Interviews

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

“Memory Is Not Something You Can Trust”: Carla Simón on Romería, Family Stories, and Antonioni

“There Are Always Fascists to Defeat”: John Waters on the Enduring Legacy of His Films and Never Getting Cancelled

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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