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Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Review: A Devastatingly Immersive Portrait of Palestinian Suffering

On October 7, 2024, Israel’s occupation of Gaza took new shape as a publicly declared war. At the time, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi was traveling aroun...

The Plague Trailer: Cannes Breakout Targets the Effects of Bullying

With Train Dreams arriving this month, it's not the only film featuring Joel Edgerton getting a release this season. He also has a strong supporting turn in Ch...

Posterized November 2025: Rebuilding, Peter Hujar’s Day, Sentimental Value & More

November has sequels (Wicked for Good on November 21), festival fare (Die My Love on November 7), international Oscar submissions (Sirât, limited on No...

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Review: A Child’s Wonder Brushed in Pastel Animation

Most of us don’t remember what it was like to be two years old. The first few years of life consist largely of fragmented memories, stories that others have to...

NYC Weekend Watch: Hollis Frampton, Sofia Coppola, Bo Widerberg & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Anthology Film ArchivesTwo by Hollis Frampton screen in Essential Cinema; programs curated ...

Exclusive Trailer for Peaches Goes Bananas Celebrates a Trailblazing Queer Icon

Shot across a whopping 17 years, Marie Losier’s documentary Peaches Goes Bananas captures the life and career of Canadian electroclash musician and trailblazin...

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Trailer: Quentin Tarantino’s Uncut Epic Comes to Theaters Next Month

Cinephiles, rejoice. While there's no new Quentin Tarantino film on the horizon, a long-awaited holy grail of his filmography is finally getting a major releas...

New to Streaming: Frankenstein, The Smashing Machine, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Boys Go to Jupiter & 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...

Christy Review: A Shamelessly Generic Oscar Grab for Sydney Sweeney

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Christy opens in theaters on November 7. “Aren’t we past this?” That’s the tho...

Ira Sachs on Peter Hujar’s Day, the Loneliness of the Artist, and a Lost New York

Admittedly, I hadn’t heard the name Peter Hujar before seeing writer-director Ira Sachs’ latest film, which captures a conversation between Hujar and his frien...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

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

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Reviews

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Features

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“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

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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

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

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