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Paris’ La Clef Revival Comes to New York for Week of Film Screenings; Watch Appreciations from Martin Scorsese and John Carpenter

Wherever you call home, it's hard to be invested in cinephile culture without a mind towards its health. It was hardly some casual choice when Sean Baker took ...

There’s Still Tomorrow Director Paola Cortellesi on Domestic Violence, Global Success, and Drawing From Italian Neorealism

After decades of celebrated performances in Italian cinema and television, Paola Cortellesi made her directorial debut with There's Still Tomorrow, a 1940s-set...

15 Films to See in March

After the relatively barren month of February and the awards season mercifully in the rearview, March finally brings the goods. From some of our favorite festi...

Tilda Swinton’s Underseen Erotic Drama Female Perversions Gets New Life in Restoration Trailer

After getting her start in collaborations with Derek Jarman, Sally Potter, and Joanna Hogg––and before she would breakthrough in films by Danny Boyle, Cameron ...

New Restoration Trailer for Luis Buñuel’s Él Charts a Tale of Obsession

One of the pleasures of the Museum of Modern Art's Luis Buñuel retrospective last year was my first-time viewing of Él, a wonderfully entertaining tale of obse...

Maya, Give Me a Title Review: Michel Gondry Rejuvenates His Creative Spirit with Earnest Animation

Of all the directors who made the jump from music videos to feature-directing during MTV’s '90s peak, Michel Gondry is the sole name whose work hasn’t been abl...

The B-Side – 2025 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones t...

New to Streaming: Presence, La Cocina, A Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys & 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...

The Assessment Trailer: Alicia Vikander Tests Elizabeth Olsen in Sci-Fi Drama

One of our most-anticipated films to premiere at TIFF last fall, The Assessment marked the directorial debut of Fleur Fortuné, who had previously helmed music ...

Austin Butler and Saoirse Ronan Will Lead Sean Durkin’s Deep Cuts

After his brutally piercing trio of features thus far with Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Nest, and The Iron Claw, director Sean Durkin is looking to lighten th...

News

Exclusive New Stills From Carla Simón’s Romería as Janus Films Sets June Release

MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Poster for 2026 Edition of Los Angeles Festival of Movies, Taking Place April 9-12

Trailers

Heads or Tails Trailer: John C. Reilly Is Buffalo Bill in Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis’ Cannes Selection

Rosebush Pruning Trailer: Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Elle Fanning, Tracy Letts & More Have Family Issues

David Robert Mitchell Returns in First Trailer for The End of Oak Street

Reviews

Kontinental ’25 Review: Radu Jude Has Nothing Left To Prove

Chime Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mid-Length Chiller Doesn’t Stay Long But Leaves Its Mark

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Review: An Illuminating Work of Cultural Archaeology

Features

New to Streaming: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Sirāt, Send Help, A Poet & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Béla Tarr, Meiko Kaji, Kiyoshi Kurosawa & More

Interviews

Sinking into the Abyss: Nadav Lapid on Yes, the Collapse of Morality, and Beauty in Dance

Sylvain Chomet on A Magnificent Life, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Returning to Triplets of Belleville

“The Movie Is More Intelligent Than I”: Christian Petzold on Miroirs No. 3

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

Gabe Klinger on Finishing Movies, Navigating Festivals, and Isabel

The Academy Award Categories That No Longer Exist

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