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Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

Of the vital dispatches from the frontlines of the Palestinian's struggle for their livelihood, one that will soon reach the wider audience it deserves is From...

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames

Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis’ new wordless animation Flow looks to provide an alternative this holiday season (and awards season) to audiences seeking fam...

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

MUBI has unveiled next month’s streaming lineup, and it's a major lineup for new releases, including Mati Diop's Golden Bear-winning Dahomey (alongside more fr...

No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

Each year at the Indie Film Site Network (IFSN), we're honored to highlight independent films that illuminate a humanitarian or environmental issue with a sing...

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

One of the great music documentaries of all-time has received new life. For its 20th anniversary, Ondi Timoner's DIG! has received a remastered and enhanced ve...

First Images From Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet Remake Starring Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang & More

Among our most-anticipated films of 2025 is the latest from Driveways and Fire Island director Andrew Ahn. His remake of Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet brings t...

Watch: Hoyte van Hoytema Follows Oppenheimer With Emotional New Volvo Short Film

After his well-deserved Oscar win for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, we have to imagine cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema will reteam with the director for h...

Listen to Three Tracks from Daniel Blumberg’s Incredible Score for The Brutalist

We're now just under a month away from Brady Corbet's staggering third feature The Brutalist and today brings a welcome tease. Daniel Blumberg composed over tw...

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

For most of its runtime, Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden’s fish-out-of-water non-fiction hybrid The Black Sea teeters on the edge of being too cute. But ...

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Watching When the Light Breaks on a recent day in Thessaloniki, I spared a thought for anyone in the audience who might be wary of Gen-Z's famed sensitivity. F...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

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

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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

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

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