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Cannes Review: Clarissa Provides a Formally Adventurous Showcase For Sophie Okonedo

It might not have the fervent awards chatter that’s followed Sandra Hüller’s current run of form, but for the London-born actress Sophie Okonedo, 2026 is alrea...

Cannes Review: The Meltdown Is an Elusive Chilean Chiller

With the halfway point of this year’s Cannes Film Festival fast approaching, one of the best movies I’ve seen is a Chilean chiller called The Meltdown. It'...

Kenneth Lonergan Returns with Tomorrow Is a Drag; Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Matthew Broderick, and Vanessa Kirby Starring

Little word that comes out of Cannes is likely to match the news of Kenneth Lonergan's return. A full decade since Manchester by the Sea (and two from Margaret...

Cannes Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Is an Ambitious If Tedious Take on Kieślowski

After two decades of features, Iranian Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi has made one thing abundantly clear: he lives in the grey zone, and so should we. Paralle...

Cannes Review: Gentle Monster Is a Masterfully Performed Drama In the Aftermath of Betrayal

“Look into my eyes / can you see they’re open wide / would I lie to you?” Those lyrics linger in the air as a soft whisper for only a moment before the accompa...

Cannes Review: With Club Kid, Jordan Firstman Announces Himself as a Director to Watch

It’s never wise to assume anything. Promotional materials doing the rounds before Club Kid's raucous Cannes premiere this week suggested a New York downtow...

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

One of this year's most-anticipated premieres is a rare occurrence for the Cannes Film Festival: a sequel. Coming full circle, Lisandro Alonso’s new feature is...

Cannes Review: Fatherland Finds Paweł Pawlikowski in a Heady, Aching Register

Thomas Mann, Nobel Prize-winning writer and voice of the German resistance from abroad, fled Germany in 1933 to take refuge in California, where he lived f...

NYC Weekend Watch: Korean Cinema’s Celluloid Fever, Southland Tales, Gamer & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterA series of rare Korean cinema is on display in Celluloid Fever. J...

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & 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...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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