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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. ...

A Little Prayer Review: A Delicate Southern Family Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 Sundance coverage. A Little Prayer opens in theaters on August 29, 2025. In the quiet, pe...

Love, Brooklyn Review: A Tender Romance Through a Vague Borough

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Love, Brooklyn opens in theaters on August 29. You can feel the warm breez...

“We Want to Be Watched”: Stranger Eyes Director Yeo Siew Hua on Voyeurism, Lee Kang-sheng, and Singaporean Cinema Identity

In the ever-intensifying dance between seen and being seen, where surveillance has become both a threat and an intimate gesture, Singaporean filmmaker Yeo Siew...

The Quay Brothers on the Two-Decade Journey of Crafting Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

One of the most rewarding things about falling in love with a film is then falling in love with all of the things that inspired its creation. What are the book...

Exclusive Trailer for Nastia Korkia’s Venice Premiere Short Summer

After premiering her documentary feature GES-2 at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, Nastia Korkia returns to the festival this year with her narrative feature ...

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

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

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

Reviews

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

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

Features

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

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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