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Paweł Pawlikowski Will Direct Sandra Hüller In Cold War Drama 1949

Paweł Pawlikowski's Joaquin Phoenix- and Rooney Mara-led The Island was, as cinematographer Łukasz Żal told us, "just two-and-a-half weeks before shooting" whe...

Eden Review: Ron Howard’s Star-Studded Drama is an Ambitious Disappointment

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Eden opens in theaters on August 22. On paper, there are few filmmakers who se...

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...

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

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Jessica Chastain Begins a Dangerous Affair in First Trailer for Michel Franco’s Dreams

Reviews

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Features

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part One

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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