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SXSW Review: Bottoms Throws a Queer Wrecking Ball Into the High School Comedy

It’s beginning to feel like South By Southwest is the Rachel Sennott Festival. After breaking out there three years ago with Shiva Baby (the movie premiered as...

6 Films to See at Locarno in Los Angeles 2023

Considering many films premiering at the Locarno Film Festival can take years to get a release here in the United States––should they get any at all––Locarno i...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: James Bond, Colors of Film, Sofia Coppola, Japanese Animation & More

For our latest dive into recent books on or related to cinema, we’re spending time with some icons––fictional (James Bond) and non (Sofia Coppola, Sean Connery...

Moving On Review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Plot a Murder in Haphazard, Affecting Dramedy

The invigorating success of both Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's television and film careers over the last few years cannot be overstated. About a decade ago both...

Lynne Ramsay Hopes Stone Mattress, Starring Julianne Moore and Sandra Oh, Begins Shooting This Year

Having directed only four films over the last quarter-century, we're not holding our breath when we may see the next feature from Scottish director Lynne Ramsa...

SXSW Review: Brooklyn 45 Conjures Conspiratorial, Tension-Filled Thrills

It’s supposed to be a nostalgic, supportive night. On December 27, 1945, five military veterans and friends from childhood gather inside a Brooklyn brownstone ...

SXSW Review: Eva Longoria’s Energetic Flamin’ Hot is a Surprisingly Fun Underdog Tale

Well-documented controversies over the accuracy of its story notwithstanding, Eva Longoria’s high-energy feature-directing debut Flamin' Hot is a classic under...

SXSW Review: Another Body is a Riveting, Upsetting Search for Justice for Victims of Deepfake Pornography

The legal principle of "another body" is cited by local and state law enforcement to not pursue charges against the creators of deepfake pornography, content e...

SXSW Review: With Love and a Major Organ is an Awkward Exploration of Loneliness in an Era of Total Digital Transformation

Set in an alternative world that at times seems like our own, With Love and a Major Organ can also feel as if someone asked ChatGPT to write a quirky postmoder...

SXSW Review: Mustache is Rebellious Yet Minor Coming-of-Age Tale

The feature debut of editor and short filmmaker Imran J. Khan, Mustache is a grounded coming-of-age story bursting with authenticity, even if the film feels at...

News

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Barrio Triste Review: One of the Year’s Great Debuts

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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