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Locarno Review: Ben Rivers’ Entrancing Bogancloch Invites Contemplation and Defies Comprehension

“O God, I could be bounded in a nut shell and count myself a king of infinite space.” Hamlet - Act II, scene ii Like the best cinema––or, at le...

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Trailer: Acclaimed Biographical Documentary Arrives in September

Before we get yet another Superman film next summer, this fall brings a documentary that examines the man who made him famous on cinema screens. Premiering at ...

Exclusive Trailer for Cláudia Varejão’s Venice-Bound Kora

Celebrating twenty years, Venice Days (aka Giornate degli autori) is kicking off this week alongside the Venice International Film Festival with a jury headed ...

Francis Ford Coppola Plans Two New Films, Including Long-Gestating Distant Vision

Contra what feels like all known odds, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis––40 years after he completed an initial draft––opens in one month and one day. Thus a...

Matt and Mara Trailer: Deragh Campbell and Matt Johnson Lead Berlinale Standout

A standout at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival, Canadian director Kazik Radwanski's Matt and Mara reunited him with his Anne at 13,000 ft star Deragh Campbell,...

C. Mason Wells on the Complex Creation of Between the Temples

Those who've followed Nathan Silver and Chris "C. Mason" Wells' careers might find themselves bewildered in recent months. Compelling enough that their latest ...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Spook Who Sat By the Door, Greed, The Holy Girl, Vertigo on 70mm & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMThe controversial, remarkable The Spook Who Sat By the Door plays in a new restoration. ...

New to Streaming: Evil Does Not Exist, Longlegs, Green Border, Hell Hole & 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...

A Crisis of Faith: Between the Temples Director Nathan Silver on Jason Schwartzman’s Inspiration and Shooting on 16mm

Nathan Silver’s Between the Temples takes a stock story––a lonely middle-aged man finds unexpected love––and places it in an unfamiliar context. For ...

First Trailer for Matthew Rankin’s Cannes Standout Universal Language

Following his Guy Maddin-influenced debut The Twentieth Century, Matthew Rankin has returned five years later with his follow-up. Universal Language, which pre...

News

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

Trailers

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

First Trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope Offers Up Romance in Naples

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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