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TIFF Review: Bonjour Tristesse Strikes a Different Note Than Otto Preminger’s Masterpiece

There was slight trepidation going into Bonjour Tristesse. Justifying itself as another “adaptation” of Françoise Sagan’s text rather than remake of Otto Premi...

Look Into My Eyes Director Lana Wilson on Psychic Tradition vs. Therapy, the Loneliness of NYC, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life

Psychic tradition has been part of history for thousands of years, yet the process can still feel mysterious to many. Documentarian Lana Wilson, who previously...

Venice Review: Broken Rage Is a Hilarious, Rollicking Self-Portrait of Takeshi Kitano

Fielding questions about Kubi, a period piece chronicling a few years of internecine feudal wars in 16th-century Japan, Takeshi Kitano dismissed some rumors he...

Posterized September 2024: Eureka, Red Rooms, Matt and Mara & More

Just because everyone is talking about Venice, Telluride, TIFF, and NYFF right now doesn't mean theaters have suddenly stopped opening new movies near ...

New Image from Bi Gan’s Sci-Fi Detective Feature Resurrection

With his astounding debut Kaili Blues (2015) and the equally impressive 3D odyssey Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018), Chinese director Bi Gan emerged as one...

New to Streaming: Rebel Ridge, My First Film, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Dìdi (弟弟) & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: L.C. Barreto Productions, Andy Warhol, Another Woman & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterAn essential retrospective of Brazil's L.C. Barreto Productions begin...

Venice Review: Lee Kang-sheng Imbues Stranger Eyes with Mystery and Disquiet

I always find it difficult to write about performances. Whenever I try I feel like I’m merely describing an actor’s work––how they talk, how they move––and the...

Jeremy Saulnier on Rebel Ridge, the Power of Information Deprivation, and Staying Energized Through Production Delays

The road for Jeremy Saulnier to realize his fifth feature was one of stops and starts, culminating in a process of nearly five years from the original casting ...

12 Films to See in September

If you've already dived into our massive fall movie preview, then you have a strong sense of what to have on your radar over the next four months. Now let's ex...

News

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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