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Bob Dylan’s Concert Film Shadow Kingdom Arriving In June; Listen to the First Track

Your local Bob Dylan obsessive has surely mentioned Shadow Kingdom, the 2021 concert film that saw him rework an assortment of earlier songs––some established ...

Helena Wittmann on Human Flowers of Flesh, the Constant Evolution of Claire Denis, and Underwater Cinematography

With only two feature films, German director Helena Wittmann has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in international cinema. Her 2017 de...

Exclusive Trailer for Giving Birth to a Butterfly Captures a Surreal, Dreamlike Road Trip, Shot on 16mm

One of the highlights we caught at Fantasia International Film Festival in 2021 now has a home and it's arriving sooner than expected. Theodore Schaefer’s debu...

Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Features Jonathan Glazer, Todd Haynes, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Wes Anderson & More

It's Christmas morning for cinephiles. As per tradition, the Cannes Film Festival unveiled its 2023 selections in a press conference early this morning––at lea...

One of Japan’s Greatest Directors Gets Restored In Trailer for Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai

A certain type of cinephile weeb (hello) holds maybe no post-New Wave Japanese director more highly than Shinji Somai, but it's the nature of such fandom that ...

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Passion, Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Rethinking How to Make Films

Friends meet at a restaurant for a birthday dinner in the opening scenes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Passion. Everyone loves the wrong person. Tomoya (Ryuta Okamoto...

Sick of Myself Review: An Acidic Tale of Attention-Seeking Self-Obsession

From Sick of Myself’s opening scene depicting an awkward birthday dinner, the power dynamic between young couple Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp) and Erik (Eirik ...

Margaret Qualley Dominates Christopher Abbott in First Trailer for Sanctuary

One of the highlights from last year's TIFF is finally heading to theaters this May. Director Zachary Wigon's Sanctuary, scripted by Micah Bloomberg, pairs Mar...

Jim Jarmusch Expects to Shoot New Feature This Year

Though Jim Jarmusch hasn't entirely fallen off the map––COVID knocked about a year from everybody's production timelines, and there is a new album from his exc...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 502 – John Wick: Chapter 4 (with Jonah Jeng)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Bill Graham are joined by Jonah Jeng to discuss Chad Stahelski's John...

News

MUBI’s January 2025 Lineup Includes Close Your Eyes, Pepe, Luca Guadagnino, Charli XCX & More

The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More

Brady Corbet Reveals First Details for Next Film, Inspired by Horror and Westerns

Trailers

The Game Is Out of Joint In Trailer for Grand Theft Hamlet

Gazer Trailer: Paranoia Thriller and Cannes Selection Arrives This February

Exclusive: ’90s Sundance Gem Girls Town Gets 4K Restoration, Trailer, and Theatrical Release

Reviews

Laceno D’Oro Review: Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari Entrancingly Explores the Histories of Science, Cinema, and War

Endless Summer Syndrome Review: An Incest Drama With Depth

Carry-On Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Delivers A New Christmas Crime Classic

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Lucia Senesi’s Top 10 Films of 2024

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Guy Pearce on the Egoism of The Brutalist and Why Brady Corbet’s Epic Earns Its Runtime

Robert Eggers on Nosferatu, Jump Scares, and Making Vampires Terrifying Again

“A Good Cinematographer is Like an Alchemist”: Jarin Blaschke on Nosferatu and Lighting Darkness

Podcasts

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

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