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TIFF Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

In January 2024, the Palestine Red Crescent Society received an emergency call from Hind Rajab, a five-year-old girl traveling in a car with her aunt, uncle, a...

One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio Hail a New Revolution

Viva la revolución! As bellowed by the ex-radical and current schlub Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), we have One Battle After Another’s most immediately ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Timecode, Peter Sellers, Caribbean Culture & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaA 35mm print of Mike Figgis' Timecode (discussed here) screens alongside Ryan Go...

New to Streaming: Souleymane’s Story, Relay, Secret Mall Apartment & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Martin Scorsese to Direct Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in What Happens at Night

While the 82-year-old Martin Scorsese recently revealed he hasn't settled on his next project yet––be it a Dwayne Johnson-led crime thriller, Home, The Devil i...

October on the Criterion Channel Includes John Carpenter, Body Horror, Edward Yang, Hong Kong & More

Having progressed from the '70s through the '90s, the Criterion Channel can only make the logical next step in October programming with "2000s Horror," which c...

Watch Francis Ford Coppola and Shia LaBeouf Quarrel on the Set of Megalopolis

Is Shia LaBeouf a better director than Francis Ford Coppola? It's a question perhaps only considered in the mind of the former, at least evidenced in an exclus...

Predators Director David Osit on Subverting the True Crime Genre, Verité Filmmaking, and Diverse Reactions

David Osit’s Predators makes supremely challenging viewing. In a world of snap judgments, the film, which premiered at Sundance this January and open...

MEGADOC Review: Behind the Scenes of Francis Ford Coppola’s Legendary Big Swing

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. MEGADOC opens in theaters on September 19. A risky filmmaking project with F...

Predators Reviewing: Unpacking the Moral Complexities of a Hit Reality Show

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Predators opens in theaters on September 19. Filmmaker David Osit gives vi...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

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

Trailers

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

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

Reviews

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Resurrection Review: A Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft

Features

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: The Mastermind, Afternoons of Solitude, Wake Up Dead Man, Die My Love, and 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. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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