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Urchin Review: A Thoughtful and Adventurous Directorial Debut from Harris Dickinson

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Urchin arrives in theaters on October 10. A few scenes into Urchin, we take ...

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review: Rose Byrne Enters a Tense Nightmare

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You arrives in theaters on October 10. Many fil...

A House of Dynamite Review: A Ruthlessly Effective Thriller

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. A House of Dynamite arrives in theaters on October 10 and on Netflix on October...

After the Hunt Review: A Regressive, Unimaginative Take on Post-MeToo Era

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. After the Hunt arrives in theaters on October 10. “It’s a fucking minefield,...

Kiss of the Spider Woman Review: Jennifer Lopez in Top Form

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Kiss of the Spider Woman arrives in theaters on October 10. In their dark,...

U.S. Trailer for Radu Jude’s Dracula Takes an Ambitious Bite

With more ideas per minute, perhaps second, than any other film this year, Radu Jude's take on Dracula actually features many takes. Following its New York Fil...

New U.S. Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Plots Revenge

Premiering to instant acclaim at Venice Film Festival earlier this fall, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice will now be coming to the U.S. for a New York Film Fe...

NYFF Review: Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai Poses Questions on Filmmaking Tensions

German director Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai attempts to play upon its title, focusing on the idea of misunderstanding. Gavagai, a made-up word popularized by philo...

Obex Trailer: Albert Birney’s Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Feature Constructs an Imaginative World

Following up the imaginative Strawberry Mansion with another DIY-style adventure, Albert Birney returned to Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with OBEX,...

Michael Mann’s Heat 2 Acquired By Amazon MGM; Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver Among Rumored Cast

Update: Christian Bale is circling the film, Deadline reports, and Mann has said Heat 2 is expected to shoot in summer 2026. Read the original story below. ...

News

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

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

Trailers

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

New to Streaming: Jay Kelly, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Stranger Eyes, The Family McMullen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

Interviews

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors on James Bond, Satoshi Kon, and Crafting a Cinematic Orgasm

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

Podcasts

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

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

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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