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Trailer for Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral Conjures an American Family

Few premieres from this last year left an impression like Ricky D'Ambrose's The Cathedral, one of the best films at this year's Sundance and ND/NF. An alternat...

Jessica Hausner Begins Shooting Club Zero Starring Mia Wasikowska and Sidse Babett Knudsen

Usually taking a handful of years to develop her projects, Jessica Hausner has now finally embarked on her follow-up to 2019's Little Joe. The Austrian directo...

Orphan: First Kill Review: An Inconsequential, Wonky Prequel

Screenwriters Alex Mace and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick gave their character Leena Klammer, aka Esther Albright, a complete back story at the end of Jaume ...

Spin Me Round Review: A Comedy Perfectly Suited for Alison Brie’s Talents

There are a number of reasons to recommend Spin Me Round, a winning comedy about the manager of an Olive Garden-style restaurant who gets chosen to attend a tr...

Locarno Review: Arnold Is a Model Student Delicately Balances Irreverence and Good Nature

One of the more unlikely films to emerge from this year’s Locarno is the Thai debut Arnold Is a Model Student. In aesthetic, it resembles one of those well-hee...

New to Streaming: Thief, Elvis, I Love My Dad, Poser & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Alain Resnais, Intimate Epics, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Licorice Pizza on 70mm & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film Forum To mark the great Alain Resnias' centennial, a massive retrospective starts w...

Locarno Review: Astrakan is a Gripping, Impressionist Rendering of the Raw Precariousness of Youth

Astrakhan fur is unique: dark, beautiful, and stripped exclusively from newborn lambs, even ones killed in their mother's womb. (Stella McCarthy once said it's...

Rogue Agent Review: Riveting Spy Thriller Plays the Long Con

I'm surprised the studio gives up the game in its marketing materials; Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson's Rogue Agent is built in such a way that allows the ruse...

First Teaser for Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All Takes a Romantic Bite

In just a few weeks we'll get the premiere of Luca Guadagnino's first narrative feature since Suspiria. Bones and All, which stars Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Ru...

News

MUBI’s January 2025 Lineup Includes Close Your Eyes, Pepe, Luca Guadagnino, Charli XCX & More

The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More

Brady Corbet Reveals First Details for Next Film, Inspired by Horror and Westerns

Trailers

The Game Is Out of Joint In Trailer for Grand Theft Hamlet

Gazer Trailer: Paranoia Thriller and Cannes Selection Arrives This February

Exclusive: ’90s Sundance Gem Girls Town Gets 4K Restoration, Trailer, and Theatrical Release

Reviews

Endless Summer Syndrome Review: An Incest Drama With Depth

Carry-On Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Delivers A New Christmas Crime Classic

A Complete Unknown Review: James Mangold’s Biopic Falls Short of Bob Dylan’s Genius

Features

Lucia Senesi’s Top 10 Films of 2024

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Interviews

Guy Pearce on the Egoism of The Brutalist and Why Brady Corbet’s Epic Earns Its Runtime

Robert Eggers on Nosferatu, Jump Scares, and Making Vampires Terrifying Again

“A Good Cinematographer is Like an Alchemist”: Jarin Blaschke on Nosferatu and Lighting Darkness

Podcasts

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

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