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Venice Review: Ava DuVernay’s Origin is a Perceptive Take on the History of Systemic Violence

The second part of this year’s Venice Film Festival shines with at least two firsts: Ava DuVernay is the first African-American female director competing for t...

The Bikeriders Trailer: Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer & Michael Shannon Lead Jeff Nichols’ Gang

After seven long years following the one-two, varied punch of Midnight Special and Loving, director Jeff Nichols is finally back. The Bikeriders––bringing toge...

A Master Returns in First Trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron

Shrouded in a veil of secrecy up until its Japanese release this past July, Hayao Miyazaki's first feature in a decade and potentially the 82-year-old director...

Wayne Wang on His Diverse Filmography, Revisiting Old Work, and the Time Gangsters Visited His Set

We recently had the good fortune to speak with the talented, prolific filmmaker Wayne Wang about his long career, in particular his film Dim Sum: A Little Bit ...

Venice Review: Explanation for Everything is an Ambitious Look at the Absurdity of Manipulative Politicization

Politics are the enemy in Gábor Reisz’s Explanation for Everything, an ambitious, entertaining effort from the Hungarian filmmaker to address the crisis of div...

Hello Dankness Review: A Tiresome Feature-Length Shitpost Remixing American Pop Culture and Politics

If the joy of art is that it can be interpreted in infinite ways over time, then is a project which “remixes” classic movie scenes by forcing them into the cur...

Exclusive Alternate Poster for C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s West Afrikan Folklore Mami Wata, Arriving This Month

One of the most visually ravishing movies I saw at Sundance Film Festival early this year was C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s Mami Wata, "A West Afrikan Folklore," as our...

Bi Gan to Direct Sci-Fi Detective Movie Resurrection Starring Shu Qi and Jackson Yee

With his astounding debut Kaili Blues (2015) and the equally impressive 3D odyssey Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018), Chinese director B...

Venice Review: Sofia Coppola’s Brilliant Priscilla is a Breezy, Crushing Biopic

Raised in tow of a military stepfather, 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu lives in a West German US Air Force base when we meet her in 1959––the year she meets El...

10 Must-See Short Films Premiering at TIFF 2023

With 42 short films across six programmes representing 23 countries, this year’s Short Cuts lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival continues its tra...

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

Armand Trailer: Renate Reinsve Leads Norway’s Oscar Contender

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

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

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“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

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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