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Jerzy Skolimowski on the Total Freedom of EO, Biblical Tales, and the Power of Robert Bresson

At the age of 84, Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski has crafted one of the most vigorously energetic and vibrant films of the year. Inspired by Bresson's semin...

First Teaser for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster, Set for 2023 Premiere

Before his latest feature Broker even arrives stateside, we have an update on the next film from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. After heading elsewhere i...

Elegance Bratton on The Inspection, Animal Collective’s Score, and Humanizing the Black Experience

There’s a rhythm to The Inspection, written and directed by Elegance Bratton, that holds the viewer’s attention from minute one. A bristling opening quickly ca...

New to Streaming: TÁR, A Night of Knowing Nothing, Moonage Daydream, The Kingdom, and 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...

Causeway Director Lila Neugebauer on Building a Character with Jennifer Lawrence and Going from Stage to Screen

Although Causeway opens in an unassuming manner, from the get-go it tells us there’s much more than meets the eye. Initially, we see the back of Lynsey’s (Jenn...

NYC Weekend Watch: A Brighter Summer Day, Donnie Darko, Jim McBride & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film Forum One of the most exciting series of 2022 is a study of the Taiwanese New Wave ...

Bradley Cooper to Star in Steven Spielberg’s Frank Bullitt Thriller

Steven Spielberg is clearly feeling nostalgic. Following the stellar one-two punch of his West Side Story remake and looking back once more for his autobiograp...

First Trailer for Mark Jenkin’s Enys Men Conjures Cornish Folk Horror

After making one of the most striking debuts of the last few years with his black-and-white Bait, shot on a hand-cranked Bolex camera and 16mm, Mark Jenkin ret...

Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Nurturing Imagination, and the Need for Love

On tour across high-profile fall festivals since its premiere at Venice in early September, Luca Guadagnino’s teen cannibal romance Bones and All lands in thea...

Willem Dafoe is Artfully Trapped in First Trailer for Inside

In terms of the sheer range of directors he has worked with, there may be no more impressive a career than that of Willem Dafoe. In between his recent collabor...

News

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Exclusive: Paul Schrader’s Next Films Involve a Pederast Professor and a Wall Street-Set Erotic Thriller

2024 Gotham Awards Nominations Unveiled

Trailers

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

Reviews

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Clint Eastwood’s Late Era

The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy

AFI Fest Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Here Plays Like the Anti-Boyhood

Features

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: “Silent” Movies, Godzilla & More

17 Films to See in November

Interviews

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness

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Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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