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

While Erich von Stroheim's complete vision for his Gloria Swanson collaboration Queen Kelly was never realized, as the second half of production was scrapped d...

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

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

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

The 50 Best 2025 Films You Might Have Missed

With an awards season and year-end lists that tend to favor films that have been released in the last few months, many things can go overlooked. For our yearly...

The Best Performances of 2025

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances on film of 2025. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we've...

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

Bertrand Bonello's directorial prowess can be so overwhelming that one's liable to forget the opulent, pulsing, heart-racing, menacing music coursing through o...

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

If you read the headline of this review and are shocked that this is the first time you’re hearing that not only did Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet direct ...

Resurrection Review: A Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Resurrection opens in theaters on December 12. Few filmmakers with just ...

Atropia Review: An Anti-War Farce That Can’t Sustain its Satire

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Atropia opens in theaters on December 12. In the fictional country of Atro...

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

The first taste of what independent cinema has to offer in 2026 has arrived with the unveiling of the Sundance Film Festival lineup. Taking place January ...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Nadja, Seoul After Dark, Tenement Stories & More

Todd Haynes to Shoot De Noche with Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez Starting Next Month

David Lynch’s Scripts for Unrecorded Night, Which Was to Star Toby Jones, to Be Published

Trailers

Tooth Shop Fiasco Exclusive Trailer: Sasquatch Sunset Producer David Harari Makes Directorial Debut

Love Conquers Death in First Trailer for Grace Glowicki’s Dead Lover

Exit 8 Trailer: Genki Kawamura’s Acclaimed Videogame Adaptation Arrives in April

Reviews

Rotterdam Review: With Tokyo Taxi, Yoji Yamada Cruises Down Well-Traveled Roads

Sundance Review: Wicker Audaciously Contemplates the Self-Destructive Perils of Jealousy

Sundance Review: The Gallerist Is Too Referential to Properly Satirize the Art World

Features

New to Streaming: The Secret Agent, Hamnet, Boys Go to Jupiter, The Plague & More

Posterized February 2026: Wuthering Heights, Pillion, My Father’s Shadow & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“I Still Feel Like an Outcast”: Michael Almereyda on Nadja, Peter Fonda, David Lynch’s Fantômas, and Zero K

Pillion Director Harry Lighton on Portraying Realistic Sex and Rethinking Queer Narratives

“Images Are Dead”: Oliver Laxe on Sirāt and Spirituality

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

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

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