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The Creator Review: Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Spectacle Has Scale But Fails at Sentimentality

If you need an example of a movie that doesn’t earn the portentous use of chapter titles and an “Everything In Its Right Place” needle-drop, look no further th...

The Criterion Channel’s October Lineup Includes ’90s Horror, Techno Thrillers, James Gray & More

These last few years the Criterion Channel have made October viewing much easier to prioritize, and in the spirit of their '70s and '80s horror series we've gr...

The Human Surge 3 Review: Eduardo Williams Pushes the Edges of What Cinema Can Achieve

In an interview with the Metrograph Journal, Eduardo Williams remembers the first time he ventured into a jungle. Rumor had it the forest teemed with cougars, ...

San Sebastian Review: Cristi Puiu’s MMXX is a Provocative, Frustratingly Opaque View of the COVID Era

Clearly the COVID-19 scenario's been on Cristi Puiu's mind. After all, the Romanian director loudly voiced his opposition to mask mandates when on the publicit...

The Curse Teaser: Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone & Benny Safdie Want to Fix Your Home

Even though it may not be strictly cinema, moving images don't get much more anticipated this year than a new collaboration between Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdi...

San Sebastian Review: Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano is a Mesmerizing, Urgent Migrant Tale

Matteo Garrone’s talent for weaving stories out of the fabric of real events––especially those involving desperate or violent people––gets another airing in Io...

May December Trailer: Natalie Portman Digs into Julianne Moore’s Controversial Past in Todd Haynes Drama

One of the best films from this year's Cannes Film Festival lineup is finally getting its North American birth this week as the Opening Night selection of the ...

Jessie Buckley & Riz Ahmed Question Their Love in First Trailer for Christos Nikou’s Fingernails

Following up his breakout drama Apples, Greek director Christos Nikou leveled up his scope with the Cate Blanchett-backed Fingernails, which brings together Je...

8 Undistributed Films to See at the 61st New York Film Festival

While it's understandable that many's most-anticipated films at a festival are also some of the biggest titles of the season––evidenced by the instant sell-out...

Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Asghar Farhadi’s Dancing in the Dust, Getting First-Ever North American Release

Thanks to the breakout success of his Oscar-winning drama A Separation back in 2011, Asghar Farhadi's earlier films have received newfound recognition thanks t...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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