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Athena Trailer: Romain Gavras’ Venice-Bound Drama Finds Siblings at War

While making his name with his striking music videos for the likes of M.I.A., Jay-Z & Kanye West, Jamie xx, and more, French director Romain Gavras has als...

Olivia Colman Believes in the Power of Cinema in First Teaser for Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light

Following up his World War I epic 1917, director Sam Mendes is jumping about 70 years in the future for Empire of Light, a 1980s-set tale about the power of ci...

Goodnight Mommy Trailer: Naomi Watts Stars in Matt Sobel’s Remake of the Austrian Horror

Naomi Watts certainly has a predilection for leading English-language remakes of Austrian psychological horror hits. After starring in Michael Haneke's remake ...

Spice Up Your Summer with Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Erotic Brazilian Drama The Book of Delights

If one is looking for a bit of erotic romance to spice up your cinematic offerings as we approach the tail end of summer, look no further than Marcela Lordy’s ...

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon Trailer: Ana Lily Amirpour’s Thriller Arrives This September

As we gear up for another Venice Film Festival, a project premiering at last year's edition will finally get a release next month. A Girl Walks Home Alone At N...

James Cameron Announces 4K HDR Theatrical Re-Release of Avatar with New Trailer

If you conceived a child on the opening night of James Cameron's Avatar they would nearly be a teenager by the time Avatar: The Way of Water opens this Decembe...

NYFF60 Adds New Restorations of Films by Claire Denis, Pedro Costa, Edward Yang, Jean Eustache & More

Following Main Slate, Spotlight, and Currents, the 60th New York Film Festival have now unveiled its final film-focused section with Revivals. Featuring brand-...

The Inspection Trailer: A Gay Black Man Navigates Military Life in Elegance Bratton’s TIFF & NYFF Selection

Quickly emerging as one of the most-anticipated fall festival premieres, Elegance Bratton's narrative debut The Inspection has locked in coveted spots at both ...

Aubrey Plaza Joins Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, Confirmed to Shoot this Fall

Update: Megalopolis has expanded by two Coppolas, the cast adding Talia Shire and Jason Schwartzman, while (per THR) Shia LaBeouf continues his (contentious) c...

Out of the Blue Review: Neil LaBute’s Noir is a Silly Exercise in Delayed Gratification

A new cinematic drinking game has arrived. It's a doozy, too, when taking a shot every time writer-director Neil LaBute uses an intertitle demarking time in Ou...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

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

Reviews

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

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

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

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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