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2025 Buffalo International Film Festival Announces Lineup

17 years ago, The Film Stage was born in the City of Buffalo. For those living in or near the Western New York city, the Buffalo International Film Festival sh...

NYC Weekend Watch: Queen Kelly, Starship Troopers, Ben Rivers, Zhang Yimou & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterNYFF Revivals continues with Queen Kelly on Friday and Robert Wilson ...

Emulsion Ep. 16 – Will Sloan on Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA

Ed Wood died the better part of a half-century ago, and to this day his reputation as the world's worst filmmaker persists. Even in this era when seemingly eve...

“Cinema Will Not Come to an End”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

One of the most anticipated films in the newly established Competition section at this year's Busan International Film Festival was Resurrection, an epic look ...

The Smashing Machine Review: An Impressive Dwayne Johnson Softens Benny Safdie’s Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on October 3. The Smashing Machine ...

The Librarians Review: A Portrait of Our Crumbling Democracy and Those Fighting to Save It

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Librarians arrives in theaters on October 3. Kim A. Snyder's The L...

Bogancloch Review: Entrancing Documentary Invites Contemplation and Defies Comprehension

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Bogancloch arrives in theaters on October 3. “O God, I could be bounde...

Fairyland Review: Scoot McNairy Gives His Greatest Performance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 Sundance coverage. Fairyland arrives in theaters on October 3. Andrew Durham’s Fairyland feat...

Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is Coming to Theaters Nationwide This December

Cinephiles, rejoice. While there's no new Quentin Tarantino film on the horizon, a long-awaited holy grail of his filmography is finally getting a major releas...

38th Tokyo International Film Festival Announces Lineup; Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters to Make Japanese Premiere

Little last year was a greater pleasure than attending the Tokyo International Film Festival, which combines numerous world premieres with restorations and fir...

News

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

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

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

Trailers

The Drama Trailer: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Relationship Gets Rocky

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

Reviews

Resurrection Review: A Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft

Dead Man’s Wire Review: Gus Van Sant Offers a Good Time at the Movies

The President’s Cake Review: All the Ingredients of a Breakthrough Directorial Debut

Features

The Best Performances of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Read This: Making Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Roger Deakins Reflections & 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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