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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. ...

Christian Petzold’s Next Feature Will Follow “Political-Left Witches Who Are Killing Capitalists”; Bi Gan Offers Update on New Film

Christian Petzold's Miroirs No. 3 has arrived stateside and, on the occasion of its NYFF premiere, I had the pleasure of speaking to him yesterday morning. Our...

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

Sound of Falling Trailer: Mascha Schilinski’s Cannes Winner Arrives This January

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

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

The Best Cinematography of 2025

Four Films to See From 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

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

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. 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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