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Sanctuary Director Zachary Wigon on the Truth of Artifice and the Location Creativity

Nine years after Zachary Wigon's feature debut The Heart Machine, the writer-director returns with another lean thriller, again with elements of romance and co...

White Building Review: Kavich Neang’s Narrative Debut Takes an Intimate, Muted Look at Gentrification in Cambodia

It’s clear from the opening moments why the narrative feature debut of Kavich Neang, finally arriving in the US nearly two years after its 2021 Venice premiere...

First Trailer for Hong Sang-soo’s 30th Feature Film In Our Day, Premiering at Cannes

While it certainly wasn't a surprise in the lineup, one of our most-anticipated films premiering at Cannes––specifically at Directors' Fortnight––is the 30th f...

Martin Scorsese: “The Whole World Has Opened Up to Me, But It’s Too Late”

In development since 2016, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon finally has its world premiere this week at the Cannes Film Festival. While there will ...

First Trailer for Savanah Leaf’s Sundance Hit Earth Mama Introduces One of the Year’s Best Debuts

One of the most accomplished directorial debuts of the year thus far, Olympian-turned-director Savanah Leaf's Earth Mama premiered at Sundance Film Festival ea...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 508 – BlackBerry (with Daniel Reynolds)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Robyn Bahr, and Bill Graham are joined by Daniel Reynolds to discuss Mat...

Criterion’s August Lineup Includes 4K Kurosawa, Drylongso & More

Surely marking an upgrade from the snapcase Warner Bros. DVD we all watched in your green-gilled days, Criterion will give Akira Kurosawa's Dreams the 4K treat...

Listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Self-Curated Funeral Playlist

There's allowing one's work to commingle with one's life, and then there's ensuring your funeral has a good soundtrack. Yet one of Ryuichi Sakamoto's greatest ...

Sydney Sweeney Exposes Secrets in First Trailer for Reality

One of the highlights of Berlinale this year was Reality, which expanded Syndey Sweeney's talents in her finest performance yet. Directed by Tina Satter from h...

Exclusive Trailer for Noam Kaplan’s Tribeca Premiere The Future Examines the Aftermath of an Assassination

Kicking off next month, Tribeca Festival can often be difficult to navigate with its many sections and sidebars, but steering away from some of the star-studde...

News

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Berlinale 2026 Competition Lineup Includes Angela Shanelec, Alain Gomis, Karim Aïnouz, Lance Hammer & More

Trailers

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

A NYC-Set Gem is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Reviews

Arco Review: A Thought-Provoking Twist on the Solarpunk Genre

All You Need Is Kill Review: Time-Loop Anime is a Visual Treat That Embraces Videogame Structure

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

Features

2026 Sundance Film Festival Preview: The Must-See Films at the Final Year in Park City

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

Interviews

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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