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The Criterion Collection’s November Lineup Includes Eyes Wide Shut, Él, and Hell’s Angels on 4K

Has it become a bit clichéd and too-smart-for-your-own-good to say Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie? Of course. Is Eyes Wide Shut not only a Christmas movie...

Locarno Review: Golden Leopard-Winning Two Seasons, Two Strangers Is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Writing about another great Locarno film a few days ago, I lamented the critical inclination to always bring up Éric Rohmer and Hong Sangsoo. Regardless, i...

Locarno Review: The Plant from the Canaries is a Debut of Clarity, Wit, and Beauty

Never underestimate the critical desire to cite Éric Rohmer––spend enough days at a film festival and you’ll start noticing illusions to the director’s wor...

NYC Weekend Watch: Hong Kong Classics, Women In Action, Mixed Blood & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. IFC CenterFilms by John Woo, Tsui Hark, and Ringo Lam screen in Hong Kong Cinema Classics; ...

New to Streaming: Eddington, Dawson City: Frozen Time, The Legend of Ochi & 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...

Exclusive Trailer for The Friends Restores Shinji Sōmai’s Boyhood Adventure

Cinema Guild's release of Shinji Sōmai restorations stands among the great projects in modern cinema. Shortly after debuting Love Hotel, they'll be giving The ...

Amnesiascope Presents Carlos Reichenbach’s Rarely Screened Movie Dementia on August 27

One of the great films about movie love, failed ambition, and personal destruction, Carlos Reichenbach's aptly titled Movie Dementia (or the more evocative Fil...

It Was Just an Accident Trailer: Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or Winner Opens This October

Jafar Panahi followed Henri-Georges Clouzot, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Robert Altman as just the fourth director to win the Cannes Palme d'Or, the Berlin Gol...

Dive Into Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Steven Spielberg’s Jaws In New 50th-Anniversary Book

50 years since Steven Spielberg forever changed the images that race through one's mind when dipping their toe into the ocean, the legacy and phenomenon of Jaw...

NYFF63 Revivals Features Sholay Restored Director’s Cut, Satyajit Ray, Mamoru Oshii & More

The final piece of the 63rd New York Film Festival film lineup has been locked into place. Expanding the traditional canon, Revivals celebrates works that have...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Reviews

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

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

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Features

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part One

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“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

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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