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Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ is Burdened by Franchise Expectations

Star Wars is an expansive universe which ever expands further, slowing down not for a moment to make up for the ground lost by tossing out the Expanded Universe...

Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling Return in First Trailer for Netflix’s ‘The OA’

With their built-in userbase, one of the benefits of the Netflix model is that -- compared to the Hollywood strategy of previewing every notable scene from ...

Marion Cotillard Plays Herself in First Trailer for Guillaume Canet’s ‘Rock’n Roll’

After working together on Little White Lies and Blood Ties, for the third time this decade Guillaume Canet has directed his partner Marion Cotillard. The fi...

First Trailer for ‘The Fate of the Furious’ Finds a Family Divided

If there was any question if those behind the Fast & Furious franchise were aware of their own goofy charm, it was answered with the title debut of the ...

Review: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ is a Visually and Emotionally Complex Rorschach Test

Woe betide the critic assigned an auteur's passion project. To finally experience the long-awaited work of a favorite artist always proves slightly psychotic fo...

Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried Have ‘The Last Word’ in First Trailer for Sundance Premiere

With Sundance Film Festival 2017 fast approaching, a great number of the premieres will be seeking distribution but a select few have already planned their ...

Review: Darren Lynn Bousman’s ‘Abattoir’ Falls Short of Its Ambitions

You have to admire Darren Lynn Bousman's ambition because he could have just kept going with the Saw franchise after taking over the reins from James Wan. Inste...

New to Streaming: ‘Kate Plays Christine,’ ‘Sully,’ ‘Frank & Lola,’ and More

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

‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Commences in First Trailer

After delivering some of the best drama and performances of the summer a few years back, the apes have returned. Matt Reeves' War for the Planet of the Apes...

First Trailer for Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Swings In

Only a decade after after Tobey Maguire hung up his Spidey suit, our third iteration of Spider-Man is making its way to theaters next summer. While we techn...

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

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

Exclusive Trailer for 4K Restoration of Jae-young Kwak’s My Sassy Girl Reintroduces the South Korean Hit

James Baldwin Arrives In Paris In Trailer for Yashaddai Owens’ Jimmy, Opening 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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