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San Sebastian Review: Cristi Puiu’s MMXX is a Provocative, Frustratingly Opaque View of the COVID Era

Clearly the COVID-19 scenario's been on Cristi Puiu's mind. After all, the Romanian director loudly voiced his opposition to mask mandates when on the publicit...

The Curse Teaser: Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone & Benny Safdie Want to Fix Your Home

Even though it may not be strictly cinema, moving images don't get much more anticipated this year than a new collaboration between Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdi...

San Sebastian Review: Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano is a Mesmerizing, Urgent Migrant Tale

Matteo Garrone’s talent for weaving stories out of the fabric of real events––especially those involving desperate or violent people––gets another airing in Io...

May December Trailer: Natalie Portman Digs into Julianne Moore’s Controversial Past in Todd Haynes Drama

One of the best films from this year's Cannes Film Festival lineup is finally getting its North American birth this week as the Opening Night selection of the ...

Jessie Buckley & Riz Ahmed Question Their Love in First Trailer for Christos Nikou’s Fingernails

Following up his breakout drama Apples, Greek director Christos Nikou leveled up his scope with the Cate Blanchett-backed Fingernails, which brings together Je...

8 Undistributed Films to See at the 61st New York Film Festival

While it's understandable that many's most-anticipated films at a festival are also some of the biggest titles of the season––evidenced by the instant sell-out...

Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Asghar Farhadi’s Dancing in the Dust, Getting First-Ever North American Release

Thanks to the breakout success of his Oscar-winning drama A Separation back in 2011, Asghar Farhadi's earlier films have received newfound recognition thanks t...

Martin Scorsese Speculates on Retirement: “A Couple More, One More Maybe, and That’s It, Okay?”

There is, of course, the legend that Martin Scorsese's career nearly ended at Raging Bull: after the disappointments of New York, New York and attendant person...

TIFF Review: Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero is an Energetic Celebration of a New, Controversial Star

As far as the music documentary is an extension of a brand experience, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero provides an illuminating look behind the scenes, demystifyi...

TIFF Review: Lee Tamahori’s The Convert Stumbles Between Action and Drama

Since his breakthrough 1994 feature Once Were Warriors, a troubling and fiery coming-of-age story indie set in New Zealand’s Maōri community, Lee Tamahori has ...

News

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Exclusive: Paul Schrader’s Next Films Involve a Pederast Professor and a Wall Street-Set Erotic Thriller

2024 Gotham Awards Nominations Unveiled

Trailers

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

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

Reviews

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Clint Eastwood’s Late Era

The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy

AFI Fest Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Here Plays Like the Anti-Boyhood

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: “Silent” Movies, Godzilla & More

17 Films to See in November

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness

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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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