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NYFF Review: A Prince is a Meandering, Otherworldly Tale of Taboos

A Prince, the second narrative feature from French director Pierre Creton, is rather strange. There is a chorus of narrators for a quiet film. This movie is ob...

New to Streaming: Four Shorts by Wes Anderson, Flora and Son, Dreamin’ Wild, and 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...

MUBI’s October 2023 Lineup Features Passages, Tsai Ming-liang, Luchino Visconti & More

Having recently shifted away from their one-film-a-day approach, MUBI has now unveiled their October lineup, which is headlined by Ira Sachs' stellar drama Pas...

The Creator Review: Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Spectacle Has Scale But Fails at Sentimentality

If you need an example of a movie that doesn’t earn the portentous use of chapter titles and an “Everything In Its Right Place” needle-drop, look no further th...

The Criterion Channel’s October Lineup Includes ’90s Horror, Techno Thrillers, James Gray & More

These last few years the Criterion Channel have made October viewing much easier to prioritize, and in the spirit of their '70s and '80s horror series we've gr...

The Human Surge 3 Review: Eduardo Williams Pushes the Edges of What Cinema Can Achieve

In an interview with the Metrograph Journal, Eduardo Williams remembers the first time he ventured into a jungle. Rumor had it the forest teemed with cougars, ...

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 ...

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

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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

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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