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Sundance Review: André Is an Idiot is a Noble Document of a Dumb Decision

There is an unbridled honesty to André Is an Idiot that is admirable, even if all of it doesn't really work. It's a simple, stark subject for a documentary: ac...

Sundance Review: Twinless Doubles Up Dylan O’Brien in Unpredictable, Dark Comedy

Twinless starts like a prototypical Sundance movie––grim and serious, plus unexpected levity. That’s the general formula for a festival that might as ...

Sundance Review: Together Traps Alison Brie and Dave Franco in Relationship Horror

Early in Michael Shanks’ directorial debut Together, Millie (Alison Brie) warns her boyfriend Tim (Dave Franco) that if they don’t “split up” now, it’s only go...

11 Films to See in February

With Sundance wrapped up, much of February's attention toward the world of cinema will be on Berlinale. This month certainly isn't stacked for new releases, bu...

Sundance Review: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a Poetic Celebration of the Past, Present, and Future of Black Culture

Celebrating and condensing centuries of Black history that would take more than a few lifetimes for any scholar to thoroughly ascertain in totality, Kahlil...

Sundance Review: Bunnylovr is a Compelling, Messy Character Study in Social Isolation

Sensitive and nuanced, Katarina Zhu’s directorial debut Bunnylovr is a compelling character study that never quite makes sense of the messy life of personal as...

David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds Sets Spring Release as New Teaser Arrives

After his long-awaited return with Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg returned last year to the festival circuit with The Shrouds, a darkly funny conspirac...

Sundance Review: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Sets Rose Byrne in a Tense Nightmare

Many films, from the classic melodrama Mildred Pierce to last year’s playful dramedy Nightbitch, have tried to depict the unique struggles of motherhood wi...

NYC Weekend Watch: I-Be Area, Frederick Wiseman, Picnic at Hanging Rock & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaOne of our era's great musicians, Lex Walton, introduces I-Be Area on Friday; Ba...

Sundance Review: Love, Brooklyn Traces a Tender Romance Through a Vague Borough

You can feel the warm breeze filtering through Love, Brooklyn, a gentle, dream-like summer movie that often teeters on the edge of reality. Rachael Abigail Hol...

News

Mamoru Oshii Expresses Hopes for Ghost in the Shell 3

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Features Mishima, Sorcerer, and Brazil on 4K

Leonardo DiCaprio Will Lead Martin Scorsese’s Home; Apple and Todd Field to Produce

Trailers

David Cronenberg Finds Connection After Death in New Trailer for The Shrouds

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Love Hotel Restores Shinji Somai’s Pinku Classic

Sex Work in 1970s Japan Gets the Spotlight in Exclusive Trailer for Noboru Tanaka’s Newly Restored The Oldest Profession

Reviews

Pet Shop Days Review: An Admirably Abrasive Film With a Blistering Hero at the Helm

The Actor Review: André Holland is Terrific in Duke Johnson’s Surreal Solo Directorial Debut

SXSW Review: Death of a Unicorn is a Mythical, Predictable Genre Mash-Up

Features

New to Streaming: I’m Still Here, All We Imagine as Light, Trap, Every Little Thing & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Scorsese Selects, Nightshift, Lou Ye & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Duke Johnson on Charlie Kaufman’s Advice and the Philosophies of Identity That Guide The Actor

Andrew Davis on His New Novel Disturbing the Bones, Remembering Gene Hackman, and the Difficulties of Trying to Get Movies Made Today

Philippe Lesage on Who by Fire, the Importance of Imperfection, and What TV Can Never Steal From Cinema

Podcasts

The B-Side – Amy Irving and Peter Riegert on Crossing Delancey

The Film Stage Presents Emulsion: Episode One

The B-Side – 2025 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil)

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