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Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Part II Leads Sight and Sound’s Top 50 Films of 2021

One of the most respected film magazines has delivered their list of favorite films of 2021. Sight and Sound, from the BFI, has selected Joanna Hogg's stunning...

NYC Weekend Watch: Michael Snow, Juliet Berto, Death Proof & 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...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza Leads 2021 National Board of Review Winners

The National Board of Review have announced their 2021 winners and Paul Thomas Anderson's dazzling Licorice Pizza has come out on top. Picking up Best Film, Be...

Michael Bilandic on Project Space 13, Capturing the Present, and Fostering a Filmmaking Community

Michael Bilandic’s cinema has, over the course of four very small-scale features, staked out a distinct corner in indie film. Focusing on niche interests—be it...

The Power of the Dog Cinematographer Ari Wegner on Subverting the Western and Jane Campion’s Search for Authenticity

Early during Camerimage, everyone's still reeling from jet lag. By the time Ari Wegner sits down for an interview by a reception desk in the festival's main ha...

West Side Story Review: Steven Spielberg Remakes the Classic Musical with Passion and Vitality

West Side Story—a curious exception in the modern glut of sequels and remakes, with its powerhouse combination of hallowed subject matter and director—announce...

Posterized December 2021: Parallel Mothers, Benedetta, Red Rocket & More

Hollywood is officially back to normal with a ton of limited release qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles this month before expansions arrive in...

15 Films to See in December

It's now the final month of 2021 and, as is the case every year, one can see some of the theatrical offerings are a bit all over the place. Some of last month'...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 453 – House of Gucci (with Michael Cuby)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Bill Graham and Robyn Bahr are joined by Michael Cuby to discuss Ridley Scott's Hous...

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2021 Includes Annette, Vortex, and Red Rocket

One of our favorite annual traditions is a best-of-the-year movie list that usually finds a more interesting path than all the various guilds and critics group...

News

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

Metrograph Launches Print Publication with Inaugural Issue Featuring Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Clint Eastwood, Ari Aster & More

Trailers

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

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

Reviews

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

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Paddington in Peru Review: Threequel Fails to Climb to Franchise Heights

Features

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

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

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

Interviews

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

“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

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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