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Exclusive Trailer for Marta Mateus’ Acclaimed Debut Fire of Wind, Produced by Pedro Costa

A selection at Locarno, New York, BFI London, Viennale, Tokyo, and more film festivals, Marta Mateus' Fire of Wind was one of the most formally striking featur...

Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Sherman Alexie’s The Business of Fancydancing

Premiering back at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002, renowned Native American novelist and screenwriter Sherman Alexie's feature debut The Business of Fancyd...

NYC Weekend Watch: God’s Comedy, Robert Downey Sr, Kevin Brownlow & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA complete João César Monteiro retrospective (watch our exclusive trail...

New to Streaming: No Other Land, A House of Dynamite, Anemone, Riefenstahl & 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...

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2025

As 2025 winds down, like most cinephiles, we’re looking to get our eyes on titles that may have slipped through the cracks or simply gone unseen, so—as we do e...

Emulsion Ep. 17 – Stephanie LaCava on Nymph, Chantal Akerman, and Abel Ferrara

Given her work in and around cinema, it’s no surprise that Stephanie LaCava would write a novel that is, no small feat, cinematic. Said novel is Nymph, a slim ...

BFI London Review: Kevin B. Lee’s Debut Feature Afterlives Interrogates Terrorist Propaganda

So much of filmmaking and film-watching boils down to either lending your eyes to another or accepting that loan as a viewer––a process so quick, so immediate ...

Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Honors Korean Predecessor with a Potent Mix of Comedy and Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Bugonia opens in theaters on October 24. After dabbling in dystopian fantasy...

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review: Great Performances Inside Stagnant Frames

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere opens in theaters on October 24. The...

Shelby Oaks Review: Chris Stuckmann’s Debut is an Uninspired Horror Mishmash

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Fantasia coverage. Shelby Oaks opens in theaters on October 24. There’s been a bit of mystery...

News

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

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

Trailers

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

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

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

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

New to Streaming: Jay Kelly, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Stranger Eyes, The Family McMullen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

Interviews

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors on James Bond, Satoshi Kon, and Crafting a Cinematic Orgasm

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

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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