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Justin Kurzel on Nitram, Gun Culture, Creative Partnerships, and Step Brothers

Controversy is no stranger to Justin Kurzel. His 2011 debut Snowtown, an impressionist true-crime drama of harrowing power, dramatized Australia’s most notorio...

Posterized April 2022: Hit the Road, Vortex, Petite Maman & More

The first five Friday month of 2022 has arrived and studios are bringing their heavy hitters like Morbius (wide, April 1), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (wide, ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Squirrels to the Nuts, Robert Siodmak, Buster Keaton & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern Art Peter Bogdanovich's very funny, never-before-seen Squirrels to the ...

New to Streaming: Apollo 10 ½, Beyond Blaxploitation, Nitram, and More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week's selections below and past r...

Kathryn Bigelow Sets Return to Directing with Netflix Thriller Aurora

It's been half a decade since the release of a new Kathryn Bigelow film, but now thankfully it looks like we won't have to wait much longer. Following 2017's D...

The Bubble Review: A Movie About Making a Movie That Barely Feels Like a Movie

Two years into the pandemic, filmmakers will either ignore our current reality entirely, subtly weave it in (such as the latest from Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Joac...

MUBI Unveils April 2022 Lineup

MUBI has unveiled its streaming offerings this April in the U.S. and leading the pack is a special spotlight on Franz Rogowski, star of their recent theatrical...

U.S. Trailer for Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman Introduces an Enchanting Childhood Tale

Following Portrait of a Lady on Fire, one might have expected Céline Sciamma to up her scale but instead, during the pandemic, she focused on a story with a sm...

Morbius Review: Jared Leto Leads a Passionless, Forgettable Superhero Movie

So here we are: another entry in Sony's not-quite MCU, not-quite Spider-Man multi-villain series following the two oddly (but rightly popular) Venom flicks. Ba...

15 Films to See in April

The spring often brings the most interesting slate of releases––films operating outside the prescribed box of awards season contenders while also attempting to...

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

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

First Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Follows Daniel Craig Searching for a High

Ride a Dreamlike Musical Carousel in Exclusive Trailer for Signe Birkova’s Lotus, Partly Shot on a 1920s Camera

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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