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Caught Stealing Review: Darren Aronofsky Blends a Zany Caper with His Customary Brutality

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was born and bred San Francisco Giants baseball. Named after one of the most significant Giants in major league history––back whe...

Telluride Review: This is Not a Drill Offers a Sharp Highlight of Climate Activists Who Still Fight

About an hour into This is Not a Drill, the new documentary from director Oren Jacoby, comes a moment that is stark and unsettling. Sitting next to her daughte...

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 ...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

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

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Jessica Chastain Begins a Dangerous Affair in First Trailer for Michel Franco’s Dreams

Reviews

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

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

Features

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part One

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“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

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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