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Cannes Review: Filmlovers! is Arnaud Desplechin’s Refined Ode to Cinema

For his tenth Cannes feature premiere, Arnaud Desplechin chose to present a docu-fictional love letter to cinema. Two years after Brother and Sister was in Com...

NYC Weekend Watch: Cutter’s Way, Princess Mononoke, Jacques Rivette, & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by Scorsese, De Palma, Woody Allen, Coppola, Jarmusch, ...

New to Streaming: Civil War, About Dry Grasses, Ferrari, Stress Positions & 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...

Cannes Review: Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance is an Overstimulating, Impressive Thrill

Coralie Fargeat made a splash with her debut Revenge. But she was only standing in a puddle, endearing niche corners of the global cinephile community to her c...

“Films Can’t Fix Lives”: Arnaud Desplechin on Filmlovers!, The Fabelmans, and Jean-Luc Godard

When it was announced Arnaud Desplechin's next feature Spectateurs! (titled the less-appealing Filmlovers! in English) would be a) a docu-fiction hybrid; b) ab...

Cannes Review: Universal Language is a Beguiling, Surrealist Ode to Persian Cinema

In Universal Language, a man makes a journey to his childhood home and meets the family now living there––these are at least the broad strokes. The director is...

Cannes Review: Sean Baker’s Anora is a Devastating, Gut-Busting Beauty

Up to this point, Mikey Madison––the fearless, explosive 27-year-old lead of Sean Baker’s Anora––is best-known for her chilling turn as the deranged killer in ...

An Anime Landmark Returns In Trailer for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence‘s 4K Restoration

It's opportune timing for a 4K restoration of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, the only anime feature to debut in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The ...

First Footage From Leos Carax’s It’s Not Me Reflects on a Visionary Career

Aside from Jean-Luc Godard's last film, one of the shortest premieres at the Cannes Film Festival that was among our most-anticipated is Leos Carax's 40-minute...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Field of Dreams (with Noah Gittell)

Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr discuss Field of Dreams (now streaming on Prime Video) in a special Classic episode ...

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