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First Trailer for Sebastián Silva’s Phallus-Filled Meta Comedy Rotting in the Sun

While A24 will release Dicks: The Musical this fall, an alternate title for Sebastián Silva’s Rotting in the Sun could certainly be Dicks: The Meta Comedy Dete...

Paris Theater Reopening Next Month with Dolby Atmos System and 70mm Series

If New York has the world's greatest repertory programming (don't let any Parisians and certainly no Californians tell you otherwise) recent weeks have been of...

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Trailer: Raven Jackson’s Debut is One of 2023’s Best Films

Far and away the best film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival this year was Raven Jackson's directorial debut All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. Produced by Barr...

Mothers’ Instinct Trailer: Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway Lead Benoît Delhomme’s Psychological Thriller

One film we've been waiting to see pop up on the fall festival circuit is Mothers' Instinct, the directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Benoît Delhomme...

Locarno Review: The Permanent Picture is a Shapeshifting Debut Exploring Diasporic Anxieties

At the beginning of The Permanent Picture a teenage girl gives birth, gives up her baby, and disappears. Then, 50 years later, a casting director discovers her...

61st New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate Lineup

Taking place September 29-October 15, the 61st New York Film Festival has now unveiled its Main Slate lineup. Comprised of 32 films, the slate includes work by...

Fair Play Trailer: Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor Fight for Power

After selling to Netflix for a whopping $20 million out of Sundance Film Festival, Chloe Domont’s feature debut Fair Play is finally re-emerging this fall. Hea...

Farewell My Concubine Trailer: Chen Kaige’s Original Cut Comes to Theaters in 4K Restoration for 30th Anniversary

Premiering 30 years ago this year, Chen Kaige's enchanting, Palme d'Or-winning, and Oscar-nominated drama Farewell My Concubine is finally returning in its ori...

An Equine Transformation Begins in U.S. Trailer for Ann Oren’s Piaffe

While we await for Hollywood to take on a big-budget reimagining of Animorphs, some international filmmakers are providing their own unique take on a kind of a...

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation Trailer: Cannes, TIFF, and ND/NF Selection Arrives This Month

A selection at Cannes Director’s Fortnight, Toronto International Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, and Beyond Fest, Youssef Chebbi's supernatural noir A...

News

James Gray’s Paper Tiger Sets North American Premiere as Opening Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

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

Trailers

Hanging by a Wire Trailer: Thrilling Rescue Documentary Will Arrive This August

Olmo Trailer: Fernando Eimbcke’s TIFF and Berlinale Selection Arrives This August

The Uprising Trailer: Andrew Garfield Leads a Rebellion for Paul Greengrass

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

Four Must-See Classic Films From Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Backrooms, The Currents, Obsession & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

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

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