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The Criterion Collection’s February 2026 Lineup Includes Network, Coen Brothers, Lubitsch Musicals & More

The February lineup for the Criterion Collection has been unveiled, featuring Sidney Lumet's satire masterwork Network, the Coen Brothers' The Man Who Wasn't T...

“I Don’t Want to Dramatize the Worst Day of Someone’s Life”: Max Walker-Silverman on Rebuilding and Josh O’Connor’s Fragility

How do you pick up the pieces when your life falls apart? A Love Song director Max Walker-Silverman's second feature Rebuilding is a wonderfully lived-in, empa...

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

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...

New to Streaming: One Battle After Another, Nouvelle Vague, Roofman, Eddington & 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: Corporate Thrillers, Avant-Garde Ads, Day of the Dead, Viridiana & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAM35mm prints of Boarding Gate, The Insider, and The Firm screen in Corporate Thrillers. ...

“There’s Always a Revolution”: Richard Linklater on Nouvelle Vague

Having enjoyed a conversation with him just last year, I was obviously glad to speak with Richard Linklater about Nouvelle Vague, his film concerning the makin...

Exclusive Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary WTO/99 Captures a Momentous Protest

Premiering at the renowned festival True/False and nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award, Ian Bell's acclaimed archival documentary WTO/99 follows t...

First Look at Riley Keough in Albert Serra’s Out of This World

Coming off one of the best films of the decade with Pacifiction and one of the best documentaries of this year with Afternoons of Solitude, Albert Serra is alr...

Arco Review: A Thought-Provoking Twist on the Solarpunk Genre

With his debut feature, Arco, Ugo Bienvenu puts a unique, thought-provoking twist on the solarpunk genre. He gives us a glimpse of the sort of sustainable utop...

Rebuilding Review: A Somber Reflection on the Importance of Hope

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Rebuilding opens in theaters on November 14. We can all feel lonely. Even ...

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

The Best Movie Posters of 2025

Oliver Weir’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Film Stage’s Most-Read Posts of 2025

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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