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NYFF Review: The Dam is a Sparse, Ephemeral Mix of the Natural and Fantastic

Following Maher (Maher El Kahir), a Sudanese bricklayer, Ali Cherri’s The Dam oscillates between the natural and fantastic. Maher works by the Merowe Dam, a pr...

New to Streaming: Descendant, The African Desperate, Earwig, 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...

NYFF Review: Remote Imagines a Future World with a Sense of Detachment

Mirroring the isolation of the current, continued pandemic, Mika Rottenberg and Mahyad Tousi’s Remote pushes audiences into an unspecified future year. In this...

Exclusive 50th Anniversary Restoration Trailer for Mireille Dansereau’s Landmark Drama Dream Life

From The Godfather to Solaris to Aguirre, the Wrath of God to Pink Flamingos to Cries and Whispers to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie to Cabaret to The B...

First Trailer for Andrew Bujalski’s There There Finds Jason Schwartzman & More Reaching Out

Following up his career-best work with Support the Girls, indie filmmaker Andrew Bujalski took a unique, resourceful approach when it came to the production of...

NYFF Review: Personality Crisis: One Night Only is an Enjoyable, if Routine Rock Doc from Martin Scorsese

David Johansen has been called many names in his life. He’s been the lead singer of the New York Dolls. He’s been Buster Poindexter. He’s been a member of the ...

First International Trailer for Bertrand Bonello’s Coma Captures a Solitary Life

As filmmakers attempt to grapple with the ongoing pandemic, leave it to one of the great purveyors of modern society to deliver one of the best films about our...

Brother’s Keeper Review: Turkish Thriller Mines the Human Psyche

In a display of authoritarian punishment, the principal (Mahir Ipek) of the Turkish boarding school where Ferit Karahan's Brother's Keeper is set seeks to remi...

Something in the Dirt Trailer: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Dig Up a Mind-Bending Journey

With their DYI approach to filmmaking, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's genre-tinged delights provided a grounded approach to the otherworldly. This is certa...

Park Chan-wook on Decision to Leave, Methodical Directing, and Not Being a Film Buff

Park Chan-wook sees himself first and foremost as a storyteller, and as such his films masterfully marry striking visuals with twisty narratives that befuddle ...

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

The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD

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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