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First Trailer for Matthew Rankin’s Cannes Standout Universal Language

Following his Guy Maddin-influenced debut The Twentieth Century, Matthew Rankin has returned five years later with his follow-up. Universal Language, which pre...

NYFF62 Adds New Restorations of Films by Robert Bresson, Chantal Akerman, Ousmane Sembène, Clive Barker & More

Following their intial announcements, the 62nd New York Film Festival has now unveiled its final film section: Revivals, featuring significant works from renow...

Blink Twice Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Derivative Debut Can’t Escape the Shadow of its Influences

Over a close-up of a turtle, ominous sound design builds at such a deep frequency that the walls of a press-screening room in Beverly Hills began rattling. Onc...

Exclusive Trailer for Holding Back the Tide Imagines the Oyster as a Queer Icon

A world premiere at DOC NYC and selection at Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and many more festivals, Emily Packer's Holding Back the Tide take...

New Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Finds Adam Driver Dreaming of a Better Future

At long last, we are only about a month away from the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, set to arrive in North America from Lionsgate Studios...

Amnesiascope Presents Slow Machine on Wednesday, August 28

After sold-out showings of Godard and Rohmer (plus, well, Rohmer) my screening series Amnesiascope closes out this summer with a personal 2020s favorite that s...

First Trailer for Kyle Mooney’s Y2K Finds Chaos at the New Millennium

After making his feature writing debut with Brigsby Bear, Kyle Mooney has now made his directorial debut with Y2K, a disaster comedy which brings together Rach...

First Teaser for Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door Starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton

We're now just a short time away from the world premiere of Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature at Venice Film Festival. The Room Next Door, starr...

The Stranger and the Fog Restoration Trailer Brings Lost Iranian Classic to Light

Emerging from a long haze, Bahrām Beyzaie’s The Stranger and the Fog caught the right people's eye when it appeared at last year's New York Film Festival ...

Azrael Trailer: Samara Weaving Leads Horror Feature from Cheap Thrills Director E.L. Katz

Cheap Thrills and Small Crimes director E.L. Katz director returned earlier this year, premiering his new action-horror feature Azrael, scripted by Simon Barre...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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