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NYC Weekend Watch: Wuhan, Jia Zhangke, Sarah Maldoror, Jean Vigo & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMA retrospective of Wuhan on film begins. IFC CenterA major Jia Zhangke retrospective ...

The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

A Desert Review: Neo-Noir Debut Can Only Coast on Vibes For So Long

Anything weird, offbeat, or psychosexual seems to elicit the world "Lynchian" in descriptions, reviews, or marketing material. It’s become a shorthand and ulti...

New to Streaming: Jia Zhangke, Nickel Boys, Sacramento, The Friend & 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...

Sally Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures the Life of Boundary-Breaking Astronaut

Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Cristina Costantini's Sally captures the life of Sally Ride,...

“It’s a Three-Sided Movie”: Alex Ross Perry and Robert Greene on Pavements, Lifelong Music Geekery, and Val Kilmer

On the basis of the following interview, if you’re going to speak to a director, perhaps ask for the lead editor to join them. Fitting for a film largely about...

16 Films to See in May

If you've already scoured through our massive summer movie preview, then you're already aware the season's kick-off is one of the most eclectic months in some ...

Sorry, Baby Trailer: Eva Victor’s Sundance Stand-Out Arrives This June

The finest narrative film to emerge from the Sundance Film Festival this year, Eva Victor's directorial debut Sorry Baby non-chronologically follows the writer...

Vulcanizadora Review: A Dark, Hilarious, and Contemplative New Vision from Joel Potrykus

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Tribeca coverage. Vulcanizadora opens in theaters on May 2. Like the punk-rock cousin of ...

Emma Mackey and Vicky Krieps Experience a Spanish Summer in First Trailer for Hot Milk

While Emma Mackey is gearing up for a major year with Julia Ducournau's Cannes premiere Alpha and James L. Brook's long-awaited return in the December-bound El...

News

The Film Stage Presents an IB Technicolor Print of Howard Hawks’ Hatari! at the Roxy Cinema

Mike Figgis’ Documentary on the Making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Will Arrive This Fall

Jane Schoenbrun Sets Cast for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Picked Up By MUBI

Trailers

Landmark Iranian Feature Is Restored In Exclusive Trailer for The Sealed Soil

Familiar Touch Trailer: Sarah Friedland’s Acclaimed Directorial Debut Arrives This June

First Teaser for Bi Gan’s Resurrection Arrives Ahead of Cannes Premiere

Reviews

Cannes Review: Leave One Day is a Nostalgia-Laced Musical That Plays It Safe

Final Destination: Bloodlines Review: Silly, Bloody Rollercoaster Ride Delivers Franchise Highs

Sister Midnight Review: Offbeat Black Comedy Highlights the Modern Indian Woman

Features

“It is a Kingdom of Conscience or Nothing”: Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven at 20

NYC Weekend Watch: The Heroic Trio, Mikio Naruse, John Ford & More

New to Streaming: The Ugly Stepsister, The Ballad of Wallis Island, One to One: John & Yoko, Warfare & More

Interviews

Atom Egoyan and Eric Nazarian on Filmmaking, Authenticity, and the Psychology of Violence

Jia Zhangke on Criterion Releases, Creating a Perfect Movie Theater, and His Filmmaking Lineage

“It’s a Three-Sided Movie”: Alex Ross Perry and Robert Greene on Pavements, Lifelong Music Geekery, and Val Kilmer

Podcasts

Emulsion Episode Six: Edo Choi and Alexander Fee on Mikio Naruse

The B-Side Ep. 161 – Maggie Cheung (with Nick Newman)

The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)

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NYC Weekend Watch: Wuhan, Jia Zhangke, Sarah Maldoror, Jean Vigo & More

The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)

A Desert Review: Neo-Noir Debut Can Only Coast on Vibes For So Long

New to Streaming: Jia Zhangke, Nickel Boys, Sacramento, The Friend & More

Sally Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures the Life of Boundary-Breaking Astronaut

“It’s a Three-Sided Movie”: Alex Ross Perry and Robert Greene on Pavements, Lifelong Music Geekery, and Val Kilmer

16 Films to See in May

Sorry, Baby Trailer: Eva Victor’s Sundance Stand-Out Arrives This June

Vulcanizadora Review: A Dark, Hilarious, and Contemplative New Vision from Joel Potrykus

Emma Mackey and Vicky Krieps Experience a Spanish Summer in First Trailer for Hot Milk