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Mothers’ Instinct Trailer: Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway Lead Benoît Delhomme’s Psychological Thriller

One film we've been waiting to see pop up on the fall festival circuit is Mothers' Instinct, the directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Benoît Delhomme...

Locarno Review: The Permanent Picture is a Shapeshifting Debut Exploring Diasporic Anxieties

At the beginning of The Permanent Picture a teenage girl gives birth, gives up her baby, and disappears. Then, 50 years later, a casting director discovers her...

61st New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate Lineup

Taking place September 29-October 15, the 61st New York Film Festival has now unveiled its Main Slate lineup. Comprised of 32 films, the slate includes work by...

Fair Play Trailer: Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor Fight for Power

After selling to Netflix for a whopping $20 million out of Sundance Film Festival, Chloe Domont’s feature debut Fair Play is finally re-emerging this fall. Hea...

Farewell My Concubine Trailer: Chen Kaige’s Original Cut Comes to Theaters in 4K Restoration for 30th Anniversary

Premiering 30 years ago this year, Chen Kaige's enchanting, Palme d'Or-winning, and Oscar-nominated drama Farewell My Concubine is finally returning in its ori...

An Equine Transformation Begins in U.S. Trailer for Ann Oren’s Piaffe

While we await for Hollywood to take on a big-budget reimagining of Animorphs, some international filmmakers are providing their own unique take on a kind of a...

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation Trailer: Cannes, TIFF, and ND/NF Selection Arrives This Month

A selection at Cannes Director’s Fortnight, Toronto International Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, and Beyond Fest, Youssef Chebbi's supernatural noir A...

Locarno Review: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World is Another Exhilarating Film-Collage by Radu Jude

“Rossellini’s films,” Jacques Rivette wrote in a letter to Cahiers du Cinéma dated 1955, “have more and more obviously become amateur films––home movies.” The ...

Bitten Exclusive Trailer: Giallo Thriller Premieres at Locarno Film Festival

Bringing some of the most adventurous filmmaking from around the world to Switzerland, the Locarno Film Festival is now running through next weekend. One of th...

Meg 2: The Trench Review: Even Jason Statham Can’t Save Ben Wheatley’s Timid Shark Thriller

The summer shark movie should be silly. It should know exactly what it is: a B-movie with a bigger-than-expected budget, a bankable star, and unlimited scenes ...

News

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Berlinale 2026 Competition Lineup Includes Angela Shanelec, Alain Gomis, Karim Aïnouz, Lance Hammer & More

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Features Point Blank, Monty Python, and John Singleton on 4K

Trailers

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

A NYC-Set Gem is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

A Landmark of Brazilian Cinema is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Carlos Diegues’ Bye Bye Brazil

Reviews

All You Need Is Kill Review: Time-Loop Anime is a Visual Treat That Embraces Videogame Structure

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

A Useful Ghost Review: A Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

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The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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