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Dìdi (弟弟) Director Sean Wang on Resisting Nostalgia, Marketing Battles, and Why First-Time Directors Need Patience

It wouldn’t have been Sundance without at least a handful of coming-of-age stories. Sean Wang’s audience award winner Dìdi (弟弟) proves that, with a n...

15 Films to See in August

As the summer movie season comes to a close, August brings a shockingly stacked slate of offerings, topped by a film that is sure to age like a fine classic in...

Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door Set for Centerpiece of 62nd New York Film Festival

After just wrapping production a few months ago, Pedro Almodóvar is already putting the finishing touches on his next feature. Following Venice Film Festival's...

Coup! Review: Peter Sarsgaard Leads a Class Comedy Less Thrilling Than Biting

Let's talk about the pandemic for a moment. No, not the COVID-19 Pandemic. The pandemic that, 100 years ago, killed millions and shuttered the United States fo...

Fantasia Review: The Code Finds Dasha Nekrasova and Peter Vack Pushing Through the Chaos of Modern Life

Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival, The Code announced itself with several red flags. Set during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2021 with a...

Joel Potrykus on Vulcanizadora, the Darkness of Parenthood, and True Independent Filmmaking

Five years after his surrealist comedy Relaxer, and over a decade since his breakout Buzzard, Joel Potrykus is back with Vulcanizadora. For those familiar with...

Merchant Ivory Trailer Explores One of the Great Filmmaking Partnerships

One of the greatest filmmaking partnerships to grace the industry is getting its deserved due in a new documentary. Directed by Stephen Soucy and featuring Dam...

NYAFF Review: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Offers Phenomenal Sets and Creative Stunts

The apartment complexes making up what used to be Kowloon Walled City effectively sealed it off from the rest of Hong Kong. Soi Cheang's Twilight of the Warrio...

Slingshot Trailer: Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne Venture to the Far Reaches of the Galaxy

The return of the Alien franchise isn't the only space adventure of August. Mikael Håfström, director of the Oscar-nominated Evil and 1408, is headed deep in o...

Claire Denis Says She Would Direct a Batman Movie Under One Condition

It's a great time to be a Claire Denis fan. After delivering two (severely underrated) movies in one year with Both Sides of the Blade and Stars at Noon, she's...

News

Shu Qi Wraps Directorial Debut Girl for 2025 Completion

October on the Criterion Channel Includes F/X Scares, Witches, Japanese Horror, Stephen King & More

The Criterion Collection’s December Lineup Includes No Country for Old Men on 4K, Sammo Hung & More

Trailers

Robert Pattinson Respawns in First Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17

Cillian Murphy Returns in First Trailer for Small Things Like These

Masterful Japanese Noir Yokohama BJ Blues Receives New Trailer Ahead of December Rerelease

Reviews

TIFF Review: Sylvia Chang’s Wonderful Performance Lifts Up Daughter’s Daughter

Venice Review: Jerry Lewis’ The Day the Clown Cried Emerges in From Darkness to Light

Venice Review: Kevin Costner Is Going Strong With Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: A Different Man Influences, Johnnie To, Ingrid Caven & More

New to Streaming: Red Rocket, Robot Dreams, Kneecap, Riddle of Fire & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

His Three Daughters Director Azazel Jacobs on Emotional Catharsis, Why He Can’t Shoot a Dying Scene, and the Craft of Acting

Look Into My Eyes Director Lana Wilson on Psychic Tradition vs. Therapy, the Loneliness of NYC, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life

Jeremy Saulnier on Rebel Ridge, the Power of Information Deprivation, and Staying Energized Through Production Delays

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 547 – Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (with Jen Johans)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (January 14, 2005)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 546 – Trap (with Dan Mecca)

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