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Ricky D’Ambrose on Building The Cathedral and the Intricacies of Indie Filmmaking

With his second feature The Cathedral, Ricky D’Ambrose takes a major step forward. He has not abandoned the clipped, elliptical style of his shorts and debut f...

Posterized September 2022: Blonde, Speak No Evil, Peter von Kant & More

It's another month devoid of big studio properties hijacking theater screens unless you consider a week-long engagement of Clerks III (September 13) fr...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 483 – Three Thousand Years of Longing (with Bilge Ebiri)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Bilge Ebiri to discuss George ...

First Trailer for Martine Syms’ The African Desperate Brings an Electrifying End to Academia

One of the most exciting directorial debuts of the year, Martine Syms' The African Desperate is an electrifying ride through the day in the life of Palace Brya...

Venice Review: White Noise is a Death-Defying Black Comic Satire

Certain literary works feel destined for adaptation; with Don DeLillo’s postmodern classic White Noise, published in 1985, it was surely inevitable. Inevitable...

Todd Haynes on the Genius of Douglas Sirk and Collaborating with Kelly Reichardt

“These three films, they're all masterful. They're extraordinary films, and they're actually quite different.” It’s mid-July in Switzerland and Todd Haynes is ...

Announcing the Launch of Indie Film Site Network

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Indie Film Site Network (IFSN), a collaboration between well-respected media outlets covering the most essential devel...

Nanny Trailer: Nikyatu Jusu’s Sundance Winner Examines the Horrors of the American Dream

The jury prize winner at Sundance Film Festival, Nikyatu Jusu's Nanny is a disquieting examination of the horrors of the American Dream through a Senegalese wo...

Our 20 Most-Anticipated Films Premiering at Venice, TIFF, and NYFF This Fall

After highlighting 40 titles confirmed to hit theaters this fall, we now turn our attention to the festival-bound films either without distribution or a r...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 482 – Summer 2022 Grab Bag (with Jordan Raup)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Jordan Raup for a special grab...

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

17 Films to See in November

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tony Leung, Johnnie To, and Chiara Mastroianni Talk Cinema’s Future as the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Begins

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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