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First Look at Woody Allen’s French-Language Thriller Coup de Chance Ahead of EFM Debut

I did not successfully lobby for Woody Allen Summer Project 2022 placing on our list of most-anticipated 2023 films. Rather than get into any reasoning for or ...

Exclusive Trailers for João Canijo’s Berlinale Premieres Bad Living & Living Bad Introduce an Ambitious Cinematic Project

One of the most fascinating, ambitious cinematic projects premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival this month comes from Portuguese director João C...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Leopard, Mikey and Nicky & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA series on Claudia Cardinale begins, including The Leopard this Friday...

Exclusive: MoMI’s First Look 2023 Features Tori and Lokita, Fremont, Mami Wata, Rodeo, The Eight Mountains & More

One of the best showcases of international cinema every year, the Museum of the Moving Image's First Look festival is now in its 12th edition and we're pleased...

Kristen Stewart Will Play Susan Sontag in Kirsten Johnson’s Next Film

On the heels of collaborating with David Cronenberg and Olivier Assayas last year, Kristen Stewart has found a new project. It's quite an enticing amalgamation...

The B-Side – Cameron Diaz (with Mitchell Beaupre)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...

New to Streaming: Saint Omer, All That Breathes, Corsage, Expedition Content & 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...

The Outwaters Review: Found-Footage Horror Takes Slow Journey to Gonzo Finale

We’re less than a quarter into 2023 and independent horror appears to be having a moment. Technically it started several months ago when Kyle Edward Ball’s “li...

Consecration Review: Christopher Smith’s Horror Feature Gets Lost in Its Own Design

Christopher Smith’s films have often been obsessed, in one way or another, with time. From the recursive looping of his breakout Triangle to the branching narr...

Rotterdam Review: An Ode to Boston’s Oldest Gay Bar, Playland is a Boisterous, Magic Seance

The only exterior shot Playland shows of the iconic Boston gay dive that lends the film its name is a black-and-white photograph slotted seconds before the end...

News

First Look at Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira

Justine Triet Sets Next Feature with Fonda Starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane & More

Exclusive Clip and Poster for Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Premiere Hot Water Introduces Mother-Son Road Comedy

Trailers

A Scenario Multiplies In First Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s The Day She Returns

Exclusive Trailer for Saša Vajda’s Berlinale Premiere The Lights, They Fall

Scare Out Trailer: Zhang Yimou’s Spy Thriller Starring Jackson Yee Arrives This Month

Reviews

Sundance Review: Shame and Money is a Pressure Cooker Drama About the Crushing Demands of Capitalism

Sundance Review: Jaripeo is an Immersive Portrait of Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Culture

Sundance Review: Ghost in the Machine Lays Out the Evils on Which A.I. is Built

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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