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Tony Kushner on The Fabelmans, His Friendship with Steven Spielberg, and Casting David Lynch

The longest answer you’ve ever received might as well come from Tony Kushner, whose status American writer par excellence exceeds most known precedent or (full...

Montclair Review: Is That Black Enough For You?!? is a Warm and Wise Exploration of Blaxploitation Film

A comprehensive, personal, and kaleidoscopic look at representation, Elvis Mitchell’s Is That Black Enough For You?!? is a passionate and loving walk through f...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: A Lumbering, Somber Sequel with Flashes of Ambition

“This one’s a little different” is what every critic trots out while reviewing a new Marvel movie, as if they’re not all running the same plays to inevitable e...

The Whale Trailer: Brendan Fraser Leads Darren Aronofsky’s Drama

While he never really left, recently turning in a great supporting turn for Steven Soderbergh, The Whale marks a major critical resurgence for the talents of B...

First Trailer for Matthew Heineman’s Retrograde Examines the End of America’s 20-Year War in Afghanistan

After immersing himself on the front lines of the Mexican drug war, NYC's early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Syria, filmmaker Matthew Heineman...

Zac Efron Enters the Ring in First Look at Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw

After a nearly decade-long break between his first and second features, Martha Marcy May Marlene and The Nest director Sean Durkin thankfully is moving more qu...

U.S. Trailer for Arthur Harari’s Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Introduces an Epic Journey

The opening title of Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year, Arthur Harari's epic adventure Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle finally hit U.S. theaters last ye...

2nd Chance Trailer: Ramin Bahrani Examines the Rise and Fall of a Bulletproof Vest Magnate

While there is a documentary-like authenticity to much of his work, particularly his early films, director Ramin Bahrani hasn't directed his first feature-leng...

Chevalier Trailer: Kelvin Harrison Jr. Enters the Spotlight in TIFF Drama

A highlight at Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall, Stephen Williams' Chevalier gives the stage to rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves, Cy...

The Mystery Begins in the New Trailer for Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion

After Knives Out helped reignite the cinematic murder mystery, it’s no surprise Rian Johnson got the resources to crank out a few more Benoit Blanc t...

News

Metrograph Launches Print Publication with Inaugural Issue Featuring Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Clint Eastwood, Ari Aster & More

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

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

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

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

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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