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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 ...

TIFF Review: Isiah Medina’s He Thought He Died is an Illusory Exploration of Art and Commerce

During the TIFF screening of Isiah Medina’s He Thought He Died, which was preceded by Blake Williams’ 3D short Laberint Sequences, nearly half the theater clea...

TIFF Review: Riddle of Fire is an Uneven But Skillfully Made Children’s Fantasy Adventure

Films with child protagonists present a unique tonal challenge. If overly saccharine whimsy can alienate an adult audience, having precocious kids delivering m...

TIFF Review: Achilles is an Engrossing, Courageous Act of Rebellion Against an Authoritarian Regime

From its opening moments, an Orwelleian gloom envelopes Iranian director Farhad Delaram’s debut feature Achilles. The prying forces of an authoritarian governm...

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: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

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

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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