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Distant Trailer: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Acclaimed Drama Returns to Theaters for 20th Anniversary

Following The Wild Pear Tree, Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been working on his next feature for some time and is poised for a return to Cannes Film Fes...

Hello, Bookstore Review: Capra-Esque Documentary Finds Hope in a Small Town

There's a moment in Hello, Bookstore, directed by A.B. Zax, wherein Matt Tannenbaum––owner of The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts––spots a happy customer pic...

Maika Monroe is Being Followed in First Trailer for Watcher

Slipping back into a genre she knows well, Maika Monroe leads Watcher, a slow-burn thriller with a sense of paranoia seeping into every frame. Directed and co-...

MUBI Unveils May 2022 Lineup

The May 2022 lineup at MUBI here in the United States has been unveiled, most notably featuring a Cannes Takeover timed with the 75th edition of the festival. ...

40 Films to See This Summer

The summer season is upon us and, per each year, we've dug beyond studio offerings (though a few potential highlights remain) to present an in-depth look at wh...

On the Count of Three Trailer: Jerrod Carmichael & Christopher Abbott Plan Their Final Day of Life

It's been a long wait for the release of Jerrod Carmichael’s sharp, darkly funny debut On the Count of Three. After premiering at Sundance Film Festival last y...

Take a Plunge into the U.S. Trailer for Michelangelo Frammartino’s Il Buco

One of the most ravishing, enveloping theatrical experiences I had last year was with Michelangelo Frammartino’s long-awaited return, Il Buco. The latest film ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 471 – The Northman (with Evelyn Sideri)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Robyn Bahr, and Bill Graham are excited to welcome back a very special g...

Céline Sciamma on Petite Maman, Cinema as Resurrection, and Childhood Pleasures

There are few things in contemporary cinema as pleasurable as witnessing Céline Sciamma’s fascination with childhood. Although she doesn’t technically make fil...

Cooper Raiff to Direct David Harbour in The Trashers

Following his SXSW winner Shithouse and Sundance winner Cha Cha Real Smooth, the latter of which was picked up for a June release by Apple TV+ to the tune of $...

News

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Exclusive: Paul Schrader’s Next Films Involve a Pederast Professor and a Wall Street-Set Erotic Thriller

2024 Gotham Awards Nominations Unveiled

Trailers

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

Reviews

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Clint Eastwood’s Late Era

The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy

AFI Fest Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Here Plays Like the Anti-Boyhood

Features

17 Films to See in November

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tony Leung, Johnnie To, and Chiara Mastroianni Talk Cinema’s Future as the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Begins

Interviews

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness

The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD

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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