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ND/NF Review: Chile ’76 is a Strong Debut Examining Turbulent History with a Narrow Focus

Manuela Martelli’s debut film opens with a sequence that perfectly captures the tone and themes Chile ‘76 will explore. Carmen (played by Aline Kuppenheim) is ...

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Officially Set for October Theatrical Release

With production kicking off just about two years ago in Oklahoma, the wait has been a long one for Martin Scorsese's western epic Killers of the Flower Moon. N...

SXSW Review: Americana Plays Like a Cover Album of B-Movie Greatest Hits

Sometimes it can be fun to watch a skillful band cover songs. Tony Tost’s Americana is precisely that: an ode to the drive-in B-movie which in turn influenced ...

SXSW Review: The Date Movie Goes to Space in the Sweet, Fluffy Comedy If You Were the Last

The old saying goes you shouldn’t marry anyone you can’t stand to be with for a three-day train ride. This is perhaps the basis for most of Richard Linklater’s...

SXSW Review: Angel Applicant is a Generous, Beautifully Crafted Self-Portrait

Building empathy through imagery, Ken August Myer’s documentary self-portrait Angel Applicant follows the filmmaker-subject as he attempts making sense of his ...

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist Heads into Production with New Cast

Update: Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, Stacy Martin, Jonathan Hyde, and Peter Polycarpou have also joined the cast. Follow...

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis to Get 2024 Release; Graphic Novel Tie-in Announced

With Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-development passion project Megalopolis recently wrapped after a smooth production, there's been some speculation that t...

SXSW Review: Joy Ride is a Hilarious, Touching, and High Energy Girls Trip Across Asia

Often hilarious and moving, Adele Lim’s anticipated directorial debut Joy Ride takes the girls-trip formula (see: Bridesmaids and, of course, Girls Trip) in bo...

SXSW Review: Only the Good Survive Sets Sidney Flanigan in a Retro Horror in the Age of QAnon

For movie nerds like yours truly who grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s on films like Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation and Rob Schmidt’s Crime and Punish...

SXSW Review: Penny Lane Turns the Camera on Herself in Confessions of a Good Samaritan

Investigating the nature of altruism, director Penny Lane turns the camera on herself in Confessions of a Good Samaritan, showing her process as an organ donor...

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

Endless Summer Syndrome Review: An Incest Drama With Depth

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

A Complete Unknown Review: James Mangold’s Biopic Falls Short of Bob Dylan’s Genius

Features

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2024

NYC Weekend Watch: Meet Me In St. Louis, Raúl Ruiz, Chantal Akerman & More

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Interviews

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

Alessandro Nivola on The Brutalist, The Room Next Door, and the “Total Mayhem” of You Were Never Really Here

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

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