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Murder at Yellowstone City Review: A Character-Driven Western Murder Mystery

Nobody in the Montana Territory circa 1881 watches a former slave like Cicero (Isaiah Mustafa) walk into town without keen interest. That goes for friends and ...

Girl Picture Trailer: Sundance Winner Follows Coming of Age in Finland Over Three Fridays

While it doesn't break out entirely new ground, Alli Haapasalo's Sundance winner and Berlinale selection Girl Picture is an energetic, deeply felt coming-of-ag...

Good Madam Trailer: South African Psychological Horror Feature Arrives on Shudder in July

One of our favorites at last year's TIFF, Jenna Cato Bass’ South African psychological horror feature Good Madam is now set for a release on Shudder next month...

Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors Trilogy Gets Stunning 4K Restoration Trailer

It's been more than a decade since Criterion's all-timer Three Colors set, which gave Krzysztof Kieślowski's three (okay... two) masterworks what seemed their ...

Cooper Raiff on Crying Often, Savior Complexes, and the Messiness of Cha Cha Real Smooth

After the success of 2020’s Shithouse, 25-year-old filmmaker Cooper Raiff had expectations for a follow-up. His sophomore feature, Cha Cha Real Smooth, finds t...

Tribeca Review: Butterfly in the Sky Captures the Magic of Reading Rainbow

Butterfly in the Sky, a documentary from Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb, revisits the impact of Reading Rainbow and its host, LeVar Burton. For 23 years ...

Juliette Binoche & Vincent Lindon’s Romance is Tested in U.S. Trailer for Claire Denis’ Both Sides of the Blade

Claire Denis is back with two new features this year, the first of which comes to theaters in just a few weeks. Both Sides of the Blade—which premiered at Berl...

This Much I Know To Be True Trailer: Andrew Dominik Reunites with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

If you missed your recent one-night-only chance to experience Andrew Dominik's reunion with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis theatrically, you are in luck. MUBI has ...

Kevin Costner is Expanding His Epic Western Horizon into Four Movies

It's been nearly two decades since Kevin Costner last stepped behind the camera and, as he prepares his epic western Horizon, he's making up for lost time. ...

Tribeca Review: B. J. Novak’s Directorial Debut Vengeance is a Smart Comic Thriller

Despite its generic title, B.J. Novak’s feature-directing debut Vengeance is a smart, subversive fish-out-of-water comedy about a stereotypical coastal elite t...

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

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

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

Reviews

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

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

Features

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

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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