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Blue Moon Review: A Melancholy Song for Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Blue Moon opens in theaters on October 17. There was Dewey Finn, Ned ...

Good Fortune Review: Aziz Ansari’s Directorial Debut is a Sweet, Timely Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Good Fortune opens in theaters on October 17. To hear a story from Azrael (Ste...

November on The Criterion Channel Brings Howard Hawks, Trent Reznor, Blackout Noir & More

November, Noirvember, tomato, tomahto. The Criterion Channel continue their quest to find every known subgenre with "Blackout Noir," which places Terence Fishe...

The Secret Agent Trailer: Wagner Moura is on the Run in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Thriller

Returning after Bacurau and Pictures of Ghosts, Kleber Mendonça Filho has garnered the most acclaim of his career thus far with The Secret Agent. Earning an ul...

Zodiac Killer Project Trailer: You Will Never Watch True Crime Docs the Same Way Again

One of my favorite documentaries of the year explores the very form of non-fiction filmmaking in immensely entertaining fashion. Charlie Shackleton's Zodiac Ki...

The Man Who Saves the World? Review: A Documentary That Asks: “Can You Believe This?”

The most interesting thing about Gabe Polsky's new documentary The Man Who Saves the World? is that it is unsure of its intentions. The film tells the story of...

All 2025 Films Having Awards-Qualifying, One-Week Releases

As we get closer to the end of 2025 and various critics and voting bodies collate their year-end lists and ballots, the question of what is eligible for such s...

The B-Side Ep. 169 – Bill Paxton (with Billy Ray Brewton)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

“We Should Narrate Exactly What We See”: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident

Jafar Panahi arrives in the United States as both a vector of history and blank slate. His profile would be enough were he only one of Iran’s leading filmmaker...

Exclusive Trailer for Hou Hsiao-hsien-Produced Daughter’s Daughter Spotlights an Incredible Sylvia Chang

In a career of incredible performances working with the likes of Bi Gan, Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Jia Zhangke, Tsui Hark, King Hu, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, Ann Hui,...

News

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

Trailers

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

The Drama Trailer: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Relationship Gets Rocky

Reviews

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Resurrection Review: A Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft

Features

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: The Mastermind, Afternoons of Solitude, Wake Up Dead Man, Die My Love, and More

The 50 Best 2025 Films You Might Have Missed

Interviews

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

A Magical Life: Train Dreams Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on Capturing a Film of Memories

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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