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Review: ‘Almost Christmas’ is a Nice Distraction, With Too Many Characters

Pleasant, if not completely convoluted with too many characters and not enough development with any, the family ensemble comedy Almost Christmas is well-meaning...

Ben Affleck Lives the American Dream in Final Trailer for ‘Live by Night’

Before his directorial career gets tied up in the world of superheroes, Ben Affleck had time to adapt the work of Dennis Lehane following his Oscar-winning ...

A Marriage is Tested in U.S. Trailer for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’

Following his international, Oscar-winning break-out A Separation, thankfully we've had a chance to catch up on the films of Asghar Farhadi. After About Ell...

NYC Weekend Watch: Paul Verhoeven, 3-D Auteurs, Tom Hanks & 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...

Review: Warren Beatty Entertains in the Pleasing, But Slight ‘Rules Don’t Apply’

Eighteen years after Bulworth and fifteen after Town & Country (his last time directing and acting for a feature film respectively), Warren Beatty returns t...

The Film Stage Roundtable Ep. 12 – Living in a Movie Dystopia

We discuss the movie dystopias we'd most want to live as well the way communication is conveyed in films....

New to Streaming: ‘Hell or High Water,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘Dog Eat Dog,’ and More

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

A Rebellion Begins in New International Trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

In just about five weeks Gareth Edwards' prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, following a group of rebels with a secret plan to destroy the Death Star, wil...

New Trailer for ‘Solace’ Finds Colin Farrell in Anthony Hopkins’ Crosshairs

With shooting concluding back in mid-2013, it's been a long time coming for the U.S. release of Solace, a drama featuring Anthony Hopkins as a retired psych...

Luc Besson Returns to Space in First Trailer for ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’

After the gleeful ridiculousness of Lucy hopefully Luc Besson retains the same sense of humor and kinetic fun with his next large-scale sci-fi feature. Vale...

News

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

The Criterion Channel’s July Lineup Features Harry Dean Stanton, Jonathan Demme, The Prisoner & More

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

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Film Forum’s Laurel & Hardy Retrospective Celebrates Comedy Titans

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?

Reviews

Rose of Nevada Review: Mark Jenkin’s Stupefying, Time-Slipping Ghost Story

Maddie’s Secret Review: John Early Shows Total Commitment In Feature Debut

Tribeca Review: Alicia Vikander Gives a Restrained, Layered Performance in The Last Day

Features

New to Streaming: Two Pianos, The Last One for the Road, Pressure, The Wizard of the Kremlin & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

Interviews

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

“I’ve Got No Idea How That Works”: Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada

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

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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