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Cinematographer Alice Brooks on tick, tick…BOOM!, Shooting Musical Numbers, and Making Jonathan Larson’s Dreams a Reality

Marking Lin-Manuel Miranda's screen directing debut, tick, tick...BOOM! follows composer Jonathan Larson as he struggles to stage a musical show despite the ov...

Don’t Look Up Review: Adam McKay’s Satirical Doomsday Comedy Hits More Than Misses

Articulating why it’s easy to agree with writer-director Adam McKay’s politics while disliking his films isn’t so hard. Though a smart man who can hold his own...

M. Night Shyamalan Will Follow Old with Dave Bautista-Led Knock at the Cabin

Update: Speaking to JoBlo, Shyamalan revealed Knock at the Cabin will be "one continuous take." Original story is below. Old might not be M. Night Shyamalan...

Being the Ricardos Review: Aaron Sorkin’s Lucy and Desi Drama is Lifeless and Muddled

Taking place over the course of one chaotic week during the production of sitcom staple I Love Lucy, Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos spins more plates than i...

Download the 2021 Awards Season Screenplays

One of the few benefits of the awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of fu...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 454 – The Power of the Dog (with Charlie Nash)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Charlie Nash to discuss Jane C...

New Trailer for The Matrix Resurrections Fuses Past and Present

Years of anticipation and months of micro-studying that trailer are winnowing down to a matter of weeks. Our expectations for The Matrix Resurrections are much...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Iuli Gerbase’s The Pink Cloud Presciently Examines a Relationship in Lockdown

While many filmmakers have been rushing to cinematically capture the feelings of isolation, despair, and all-around strangeness of the last year-and-a-half, Br...

Paul Verhoeven to Reteam with RoboCop & Starship Troopers Writer for Young Sinner

After a few pandemic-related delays, Paul Verhoeven's Benedetta finally premiered at Cannes earlier this year and, as of this past weekend, is in U.S. theaters...

DOC NYC Review: We Are Russia is an Immersive Look at an Impossible Political Protest

Despite having premiered in 2019 with some subsequent updates, Alexandra Dalsbaek's documentary We Are Russia still feels as if it is a work-in-progress beyond...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Armand Trailer: Renate Reinsve Leads Norway’s Oscar Contender

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

Reviews

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Features

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

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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