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Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

A world-cinema fixture who's earned the support of Martin Scorsese, M. Night Shyamalan, Olivier Assayas, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Béla Tarr, Claire Denis, Ch...

Capturing Life Under Genocide: Sepideh Farsi on Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

One of the most heartbreaking documentaries of the year, Sepideh Farsi's Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk premiered at Cannes just weeks after the Israeli o...

Paul Schrader on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters‘ 40-Years-Late Japanese Premiere

Japan is hardly known for placing limits on cinema; one might posit that young cinephiles largely enter the nation’s incomprehensibly dense corpus through its ...

Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai Sets Criterion Channel Release Beginning This Month

Two years after Wong Kar Wai's Blossoms Shanghai premiered in China, the long-awaited series will now be coming to America. Beginning on November 24, the Crite...

15 Films to See in November

As the year nears its conclusion, November brings another incredible slate of films, including a few that'll certainly be among my top ten of 2025 list. While ...

Jeff Nichols Sets Next Feature King Snake Starring Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon, and Drew Starkey

In the couple of years since The Bikeriders premiered, we've been wondering when Jeff Nichols would be up to next. Last year, news came he was embarking on the...

New to Streaming: The History of Sound, Sorry, Baby, Ballad of a Small Player, Hedda, and More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

NYC Weekend Watch: Napoleon, God’s Wedding, The Tree of Life & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumA highlight of Kevin Brownlow’s work brings numerous silent films, including the ...

One Battle After Another: Pop Culture Glossary

Breaking down the film’s inspirations, influences, and pop culture references—from Steely Dan to Star Wars. Like all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films, hi...

The B-Side Ep. 170 – David Cronenberg (with Veronica Fitzpatrack)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.&nb...

News

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

Trailers

The Drama Trailer: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Relationship Gets Rocky

Sound of Falling Trailer: Mascha Schilinski’s Cannes Winner Arrives This January

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

Read This: Making Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Roger Deakins Reflections & More

The Best Cinematography of 2025

Four Films to See From 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Interviews

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

A Magical Life: Train Dreams Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on Capturing a Film of Memories

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

Capturing Life Under Genocide: Sepideh Farsi on Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Paul Schrader on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters‘ 40-Years-Late Japanese Premiere

Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai Sets Criterion Channel Release Beginning This Month

15 Films to See in November

Jeff Nichols Sets Next Feature King Snake Starring Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon, and Drew Starkey

New to Streaming: The History of Sound, Sorry, Baby, Ballad of a Small Player, Hedda, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: Napoleon, God’s Wedding, The Tree of Life & More

One Battle After Another: Pop Culture Glossary

The B-Side Ep. 170 – David Cronenberg (with Veronica Fitzpatrack)