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The Curse Trailer: Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone & Benny Safdie’s Reality Show Takes a Dark Turn

Ahead of the world premiere at the 61st New York Film Festival tonight, A24 and Showtime have now released the first full trailer for Nathan Fielder, Benny Saf...

U.S. Trailer for Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves Introduces Finland’s Delightful Oscar Entry

With almost twenty narrative features to his name, Aki Kaurismäki is one of the most consistent directors in terms of quality that is working today. Now return...

The Mission Review: A Waist-Deep Examination of a Religious Folly

When does a sense of adventure turn into madness? The Mission, a new documentary from Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, attempts to ask and answer this question i...

BFI London: The Book of Clarence Struggles to Satirize the Biblical Epic

At a time when breakthrough directors can only get incorporated into the studio system via micro-managed franchise blockbusters, it certainly pays to be friend...

BFI London Review: Robin Campillo’s Red Island is an Undeveloped Portrait of a Transitional Period for Madagascar

Robin Campillo’s strengths as both a writer and a director revolve around his ability to personalize the most sprawling of ensemble pieces, never allowing view...

Hal Hartley Launches Kickstarter for New Feature Where to Land

Update: Edie Falco has rejoined the cast of Where to Land. Original story below. In early 2020 Hal Hartley managed to Kickstarter-finance Where to Land, a f...

Watch: Martin Scorsese Reflects on His Filmography and the Future of Cinema in 1.5-Hour Conversation with Edgar Wright

While Apple opted to skip all the North American fall film festivals when it comes to Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, the 3.5-hour epic did stop ...

Exclusive Trailer for Tunisia’s Oscar Entry Under the Fig Trees

A selection at Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight sidebar, Erige Sehiri's drama Under the Fig Trees would go on to be selected as Tunisia's Oscar entr...

The Iron Claw Trailer: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White & Harris Dickinson Beef Up for Sean Durkin’s Wresting Drama

Following up The Nest, writer-director Sean Durkin is back with The Iron Claw, an A24 drama which captures the story of Kevin Von Erich and his wrestling dynas...

Our Son Review: Luke Evans and Billy Porter Lead a Tale of Divorce, Damage, and Détente

There's a moment in the middle of Bill Oliver's Our Son where Nicky (Luke Evans) explains to his father (Michael Countryman) that he's going to court with his ...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Reviews

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Features

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

Interviews

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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