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Splitsville Review: A Resuscitation of the Rom-Com

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Splitsville opens in theaters on August 22. Michael Angelo Covino and Ky...

Daniel Day-Lewis Returns in First Trailer for Ronan Day-Lewis’ Anemone

Casting news rarely (never?) resounds like word of Daniel Day-Lewis' return. Eight years since an ostensible retirement with Phantom Thread, he's both reemerge...

First Trailer for Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind Finds Josh O’Connor Orchestrating a Heist

One of four (!) Josh O'Connor films arriving this fall, Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind is certainly our most-anticipated of the bunch. Also starring Alana Ha...

Lurker Review: A Cat-and-Mouse Psychological Thriller Without Bite

If your psychological thriller is centered around a man obsessed with a pop star on the cusp of superstardom, then the music itself had better sound believable...

Desire and Expectations in Edward Yang’s A Confucian Confusion and Mahjong

Note: This feature was originally published in 2023 as part of Film at Lincoln Center's Edward Yang retrospective. A Confucian Confusion and Mahjong are now av...

Orwell: 2+2=5 Trailer: Raoul Peck Unpacks the Prophecy of the 1984 and Animal Farm Author

Premiering at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Orwell: 2+2=5 marks the latest documentary from I Am Not Your Negro and Exterminate All the Brutes direct...

First Trailer for Sierra Falconer’s Sundance Breakout Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

One of the great discoveries from this year's Sundance Film Festival was Sierra Falconer’s directorial debut Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake). The l...

The Balconettes Review: Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Balconettes opens in theaters on August 22. The chic balconies of Ma...

Yi Yi Trailer: Edward Yang’s 21st-Century Masterpiece Receives 4K Restoration

No matter that a child born the day after Edward Yang's death will start college this month; the Taiwanese filmmaker's stature has grown so much in the last 18...

Relay Review: Riz Ahmed Leads a Kinetic Thriller

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Relay opens in theaters on August 22. You always hear about whistleblowers––th...

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

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

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

Features

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

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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