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Full River Red Review: Zhang Yimou’s Breezy Blockbuster Blends Comedy and Suspense

Named after one of China's most famous poems––one the film says the nation can still recite by memory today––Zhang Yimou's Full River Red takes us back to the ...

Rodeo Review: Lola Quivoron’s Motocross Drama Stalls Out

It’s as well-worn a trope as any in the coming-of-age genre: the elusive, underground subculture that draws in a young protagonist, whose discovery of this wor...

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Includes Pasolini, Barry Jenkins, and Renoir & Gilliam in 4K

Following word of an incredible Pasolini boxset, the Criterion Collection have unveiled their larger June lineup. The 4K rollout continues apace, and for some ...

Quentin Tarantino Has Reportedly Scripted His Final Feature The Movie Critic

The news of Quentin Tarantino's final film has been awaited some time, and he's done seemingly everything––start a podcast, nearly direct episodes of Justified...

Raging Bull 4K Restoration Trailer: Martin Scorsese’s Boxing Masterpiece Returns to the Ring

While we await official confirmation that Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon will indeed bow at the Cannes Film Festival, it's not...

SXSW Review: Bottoms Throws a Queer Wrecking Ball Into the High School Comedy

It’s beginning to feel like South By Southwest is the Rachel Sennott Festival. After breaking out there three years ago with Shiva Baby (the movie premiered as...

6 Films to See at Locarno in Los Angeles 2023

Considering many films premiering at the Locarno Film Festival can take years to get a release here in the United States––should they get any at all––Locarno i...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: James Bond, Colors of Film, Sofia Coppola, Japanese Animation & More

For our latest dive into recent books on or related to cinema, we’re spending time with some icons––fictional (James Bond) and non (Sofia Coppola, Sean Connery...

Moving On Review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Plot a Murder in Haphazard, Affecting Dramedy

The invigorating success of both Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's television and film careers over the last few years cannot be overstated. About a decade ago both...

Lynne Ramsay Hopes Stone Mattress, Starring Julianne Moore and Sandra Oh, Begins Shooting This Year

Having directed only four films over the last quarter-century, we're not holding our breath when we may see the next feature from Scottish director Lynne Ramsa...

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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