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Venice Review: Cover-Up Is the Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Three years after Venice welcomed (and awarded the Golden Lion to) Laura Poitras’s documentary about artist and activist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the...

Venice Review: Ghost Elephants is Werner Herzog’s Yearning, Materialized

What opens Werner Herzog’s Ghost Elephants, even before we hear the German filmmaker’s distinctive cadence, is the National Geographic logo. While production c...

Venice Review: Strange River Announces Jaume Claret Muxart as a Major Talent

Traveling in a foreign land can be disorienting. Established routines lose their meaning. Unfamiliar sights, sounds, smells may trigger old memories or bra...

First Teaser for Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother Arrives Ahead of Christmas Release

Six years since The Dead Don't Die (long enough for that film to now be underrated), Jim Jarmusch is back with Father Mother Sister Brother, which finds him re...

New to Streaming: It’s Never Over Jeff, Buckley, Together, She Rides Shotgun, Venice 2025 Shorts & 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...

Witness America’s Cultural Collapse in Exclusive Trailer for End of History

It's our pleasure to spotlight a true indie production today. Shot on a shoestring budget of around $5,000 during a 10-day road trip to Deadhorse, Alaska, Jaco...

NYC Weekend Watch: New Orleans, Shinji Sōmai, Charlie Chaplin & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA series on New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina inc...

U.S. Teaser for Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Cannes Winner The Secret Agent

Six years since his last narrative feature Bacurau (we might call 2023's Pictures of Ghosts a notable interlude) Kleber Mendonça Filho made a splashy return wi...

Exclusive Trailer for Zoë Eisenberg’s Slamdance Winner Chaperone, Set for Fall Release

Premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it received the Grand Jury Award for Best Breakout Feature, Zoë Eisenberg’s romance drama ...

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass Review: The Return of the Brothers Quay

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 BFI London coverage. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass opens in theaters on August 29. ...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Trailers

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

The Drama Trailer: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Relationship Gets Rocky

Reviews

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Resurrection Review: A Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft

Features

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: The Mastermind, Afternoons of Solitude, Wake Up Dead Man, Die My Love, and More

Interviews

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

A Magical Life: Train Dreams Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on Capturing a Film of Memories

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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