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Virginie Efira Finds Delicate Love in U.S. Trailer for Rebecca Zlotowski’s Other People’s Children

One of the most tender, accomplished films of the year is Rebecca Zlotowski's French drama Other People’s Children. Featuring Virginie Efira's best performance...

David Lowery Sets Next Film with Epic Pop Melodrama Mother Mary Starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel

There may be no director getting more use out of the one-for-them, one-for-me method of filmmaking than David Lowery. Following up The Green Knight, he returne...

David Fincher’s Favorite Film in Years is Albert Serra’s Pacifiction

Last month, the 48th César Awards ceremony took place and alongside trophies given to recent releases, David Fincher was bestowed the Honorary César. It looks ...

You Hurt My Feelings Trailer: Nicole Holofcener & Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reunite for Perceptive, Hilarious Comedy

While our summer preview is around the corner, one of the major stand-outs is the latest film from Nicole Holofcener, You Hurt My Feelings. Featuring a reunion...

New Details Arrive for Joshua Oppenheimer’s Musical The End, Starring Tilda Swinton & George MacKay, as Production Begins

First announced back in the fall of 2021, one of our most-anticipated films in development is The End, a narrative feature from The Act of Killing and&nbs...

The Criterion Channel’s April Lineup Includes Erotic Thrillers, David Lynch, Eric Rohmer and More

Good news for those who wish to know what their Twitter feed's jacking off to: the Criterion Channel are launching an erotic thriller series that includes De P...

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review: Fantasy Comedy Undermined by Post-Marvel Humor and Raimi Regurgitations

The appeal of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign is in creating weird, wonderful characters of your own and throwing them into a wide array of quests: no two ga...

SXSW Review: Evil Dead Rise Spews Twisted Black Comedy with Bloody Style

Like the latest Scream installment, Evil Dead Rise takes its horror into an urban landscape, grappling with demonic forces––e.g. motherhood––that are sometimes...

SXSW Review: Julio Torres’ Distinct Directorial Debut Problemista is a Surrealist Art-World Fable

The term “unique voice” gets thrown around a lot. But how else do you describe Julio Torres? Over several years as a writer for Saturday Night Live and actor o...

SXSW Review: In Self Reliance, Jake Johnson Puts a Comedic Twist on The Game

A lot of filmmakers at South by Southwest hatched their first movie during the pandemic. Jake Johnson is no exception. With Self Reliance, the actor’s shift in...

News

Annie Baker, Lee Chang-dong, Danny Boyle & More Plot New Features

Radu Jude Reveals First Look at Next Two Features Dracula and Continental ’25

Exclusive: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Unraveling in New Artwork for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths

Trailers

Rounding Trailer: Ghostlight and Saint Frances Director Alex Thompson’s Psychological Thriller Arrives in February

The Quiet Ones Trailer Captures the Largest Heist in Danish History

The Greatest Film of All-Time Returns to Theaters with 50th Anniversary Trailer for Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman

Reviews

Every Little Thing Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Great Woman’s Dedication to Hummingbirds

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Review: A Heist Thriller That Would Make Jean-Pierre Melville Proud

From Ground Zero Review: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Is a Sobering Anthology Capturing Life During Wartime

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: To Save and Project, Donald Sutherland, Jonas Mekas & More

Caleb Hammond’s Top 10 Films of 2024

New to Streaming: Flow, The End, Pepe, Black Box Diaries & More

Interviews

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

“Cinema Could Be Grander”: Nickel Boys Director RaMell Ross on Perspectives, Contradictions, and True Intimacy

Adrien Brody on Pulling Personal History into The Brutalist, Overlooked Performances, and Acting with Beyoncé

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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