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Venice Review: Roman Polanski’s The Palace Goes Down Like a Curdled Cocktail

In The Palace, guests of a luxury hotel prepare to celebrate the turn of the millennium. The caviar is tasted. The fireworks are readied. Soon (you guessed it)...

Venice Review: Michael Mann’s Ferrari Finds Religion on the Racetrack

In Modena, everyone is losing––the football club, the women, the Ferraris. It’s the spring of 1957, and ex-racer-turned-entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver)...

Venice Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is a Dense, Dizzying Showcase for Emma Stone

Bella Baxter––whose organic internal makeup I’ll leave to shocking reveal––was born an adult woman. The furiously beating heart of Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film,...

Venice Review: Hollywoodgate Examines What The U.S. Left in Afghanistan with Darkly Comic Results

If you witnessed the chaos unfold in Kabul airport two years ago, it probably won't come as much of a surprised to learn the US Army left a helicopter or two i...

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm at the Paris, Paul Vecchiali, The Thin Red Line, ’60s Korea & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Paris TheaterThe Paris reopens with a new Dolby Atmos screen and a 70mm series featuring Pl...

Venice Review: Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a Heartfelt, Formally Audacious Ode to Storytelling

If the recent mushrooming of A.I. recreations and YouTube / TikTok parodies of Wes Anderson’s cinema serve any purpose, it’s to show that his ongoing allure is...

Posterized September 2023: Rotting in the Sun, Fair Play, Perpetrator & More

There are a lot of generic looking poster this month. I guess that's what happens when the big names are all existing IP whether it be Robert McCall, H...

New to Streaming: Astrakan, Perpetrator, Domino, The Last Voyage of the Demeter & 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...

Venice Review: Luc Besson’s Dogman Never Lives Up to Trashy, Deranged Potential

Whatever one may think of Luc Besson’s oeuvre, his films work best when they live up to their trashy potential. The director’s cinema is littered with all-out ...

MUBI Unveils September 2023 Lineup

MUBI has announced its lineup of streaming offerings for September, including the exclusive streaming premieres for Rebecca Zlotowski's Other People's Children...

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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