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Berlin Review: Geographies of Solitude Takes a Sensory Look at an Island of One

Considering the Wikipedia page for Sable Island states a population of zero (minus the six-to-twenty-five rotating personnel team from the Meteorological Servi...

Berlin Review: Robe of Gems is a Harrowing Tale of Three Women with a Poetic Sense of Connection

I made the mistake of worrying about plot while watching Natalia López's feature directorial debut Robe of Gems. The synopsis dares you to worry with its talk ...

Berlin Review: Quentin Dupieux’s Incredible But True Takes a Playful Twist on an Enduring Sci-Fi Trope

In Being John Malkovich, an entire half-hour passes by before John Cusack’s hangdog puppeteer peaks behind his filing cabinet and finds a tunnel to another man...

Stream Cliff Martinez’s Kimi Score

Secret's out: Kimi is great, perhaps Steven Soderbergh's best-oiled machine in more than a decade. (Man's prolific and consistent in such equal ratio I won't o...

Benediction Trailer: Terence Davies Captures the Life of English Poet Siegfried Sassoon

After a flurry of films with 2011's The Deep Blue Sea, 2015's Sunset Song, and 2016's A Quiet Passion, British director Terence Davies is finally back this yea...

New to Streaming: Kimi, Fabian: Going to the Dogs, Red Rocket, The Woman Who Ran and 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...

Berlin Review: François Ozon’s Peter von Kant is a Slavish Fassbinder Reimagining

From the sure evidence of his filmography—and, yes, his legendarily turbulent private life—Rainer Werner Fassbinder should be quite tickled by the thought of a...

Bigbug Review: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Returns with a Limp Futuristic Social Satire

Jean-Pierre Jeunet put his stamp across the 1990s and 2000s with a unique blend of zany personality, thoughtful character portraits, and sharp, multi-dimension...

Andrew Dominik Confirms Blonde is NC-17 Version of the Marilyn Monroe Story: “It’s a Demanding Movie”

Update: Variety reports that Netflix won't be bringing any of their films to Cannes, including Blonde. See the original story below. At long last, 2022 look...

NYC Weekend Watch: Catherine Breillat, Toshiro Mifune, Vincent Gallo & More

After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our...

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

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: “Silent” Movies, Godzilla & More

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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