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Cane Fire Review: Kauai’s Colonial Legacy Examined Through the Lens of Hollywood

While director Anthony Banua-Simon uses the revelation as a sort of "gotcha" moment to end his documentary Cane Fire, hearing Kauai-native Larry Rivera—an ente...

First Look at John Woo’s Silent Night Starring Joel Kinnaman

As action master John Woo prepares a reimagining of his own film The Killer, he's also wrapped his next feature Silent Night, which marks his return to U.S. fi...

David Cronenberg Discusses Consumed Adaptation and the “Very Conservative” Netflix

When it rains it pours, and after a long drought David Cronenberg is present as ever. It'd be satiating enough were we only days from a Cannes premiere for Cri...

The Mother and the Whore Trailer Heralds 4K Restorations of Jean Eustache

For years—I'm talking years—the films of Jean Eustache, post-New Wave genius and forefather of more than you'd ever realize, were basically impossible to find ...

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes the Safdies, Frownland, Marcel Carné & More

Following one of their better months of late, Criterion ring in the second half of 2022 (I know) with a pendulum swing between recent cult favorites and pre-wa...

Fire Walk with Me Turns 30: David Lynch’s Uncompromising Character Study is the Beating Heart of Twin Peaks

The opening act of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is easily misread as cynical. Its first shot, a metal bat shattering a television screen, violently severs the...

Emma Thompson Explores Her Desires in First Trailer for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

One of the most pleasant surprises at this year's Sundance Film Festival was the latest film from Australian director Sophie Hyde. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande...

Bertrand Bonello Casts George MacKay in The Beast, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey7 Sets August Start & More

Following the tragic passing of Gaspard Ulliel, one of the projects he was attached to has found a new actor. 1917 star George MacKay will now lead Bertrand Bo...

Tahara Trailer: Rachel Sennott & Madeline Grey DeFreece Find Unexpected Romance in High School Dramedy

A few months before Shiva Baby premiered at SXSW 2020 and led to a breakout for star Rachel Sennott upon its TIFF screenings and subsequent 2021 release, anoth...

Adèle Haenel Steps Away From the Film Industry: It’s “Reactionary, Racist, and Patriarchal”

It's no mere coincidence that Adèle Haenel hasn't made a movie since 2019's trio of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Deerskin, and Heroes Don't Die. While the Frenc...

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

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“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

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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