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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...

Night’s End Review: Haunted Apartment Horror Spirals into Disappointing Camp

About halfway through director Jennifer Reeder and writer Brett Neveu's Night's End, a character explains to Ken Barber (Geno Walker) that the ghost haunting h...

The Matrix Resurrections Writer Aleksandar Hemon on Mythologies, Meta-Narratives, Tolstoy, and TV

The Matrix Resurrections was one of our favorite films of 2021, an auteur franchise film thoroughly unafraid to plunge down the rabbit hole of Lana Wachowski’s...

SXSW Review: Raquel 1:1 is a Restrained Thriller That Could Use a Little More Liberation

A good deal more restrained and nuanced than The Craft and Carrie, Raquel 1:1 takes itself perhaps a little too seriously, presenting a rather straightforward ...

SXSW Review: Andrea Riseborough is Brilliant in the Harrowing West Texas Drama To Leslie

British-born Andrea Riseborough deserves credit for her ability to seemingly morph into any character like a chameleon. With veteran TV director Michael Morris...

New Directors/New Films 2022 Lineup Announced

Returning from April 20-May 1 for its 51st edition, New Directors/New Films has announced this year's lineup. Taking place at NYC's Film at Lincoln Center and ...

SXSW Review: Lily Gladstone Traverses the Lonely Road in The Unknown Country

Beginning with a departure in the dead of night in the middle of winter, and ending perhaps where its lead Tana (Lily Gladstone) was destined to go, Morrisa Ma...

SXSW Review: Anonymous Club is a Kodachrome Trip Through Courtney Barnett’s Creative Process

A current of loneliness runs through Danny Cohen’s beautifully haunting Anonymous Club, a rich documentary filmed in 16mm chronicling little more than a year i...

SXSW Review: Under the Influence Finds Casey Neistat Turning His Lens on David Dobrik and the YouTube Culture of Enablers

What initially starts as a light-hearted look at YouTube star David Dobrik and his “Vlog Squad” evolves into a portrait that doesn’t quite know what to make 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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