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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...

Highest 2 Lowest Review: A Lesser Collaboration for Spike Lee and Denzel Washington

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Highest 2 Lowest opens in theaters on August 15 and arrives on Apple TV+ on Sep...

“Shut Up, Shut Up, Listen”: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow opens in theaters on A...

Suspended Time Review: Olivier Assayas Blends Passions and Personal History in Breezy Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Suspended Time opens in theaters on August 15. The memes won't let yo...

My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow Review: Julia Loktev Reveals the Real World Horrors of Anti-War Russian Journalists

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow opens in theaters on ...

Locarno Review: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due Concludes Abdellatif Kechiche’s Alluring Saga

What is Mektoub, My Love about? Eight years since the first movie’s release––and after more than eight hours of Abdellatif Kechiche’s magnum opus––it’s sti...

East of Wall Review: An Ordinary Tale Featuring Extraordinary Characters

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. East of Wall opens in theaters on August 15. The degree of difficulty in m...

News

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

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

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

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Reviews

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

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

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Features

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

Interviews

“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

A Magical Life: Train Dreams Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on Capturing a Film of Memories

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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