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The Real Charlie Chaplin Review: An Ambitious Attempt To Quantify a Legend

As directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney, The Real Charlie Chaplin attempts a delicate dance, quite ambitiously trying to understand both Chaplin the g...

So Late So Soon Review: After 50 Years of Marriage, a Couple Reflects on Their Energetic Past and Deteriorating Present

As Jackie and Don Seiden unintentionally describe themselves by way of an impromptu thought experiment: he's the warm-hearted crocodile and she the intelligent...

Out of the Blue Review: Dennis Hopper’s Restored Classic is an Unnerving Descent Into Moral Decay

The new 4K restoration of Dennis Hopper’s mad-wheeling 1980 feature Out of the Blue opens with text detailing the fascinating behind-the-scenes turmoil that le...

The Spine of Night Directors on Horror Fiction Inspirations and the Freedom of Independent Animation

Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King’s The Spine of Night is an impassioned tribute to adult animation, dark fantasy, and truly ambitious genre epics of the typ...

tick, tick … Boom! Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Directorial Debut is a Fast-Moving Cautionary Tale About Failure

Despite any prescience on behalf of its subject matter, I’m sure even the playwright himself, Jonathan Larson, would have looked back on his big-budget, s...

DOC NYC Review: Messwood Examines Race and Class Divides Through a Football Experiment

You can't avoid questions of race when discussing a situation such as that at the center of Emily Kuester and Brad Lichtenstein's documentary Messwood. The tit...

DOC NYC Review: Adrienne is a Heartbreaking Documentary Exploring the Passionate Life of a Talent Gone Too Soon

I hadn't seen any of Adrienne Shelly's work at the time of her death, but you couldn't follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News ...

Criterion’s February Lineup Includes Miller’s Crossing, Written on the Wind & More

Potently blending long-awaited classics, new filmmakers, and a modern-ish American classic, Criterion's February slate has arrived. No 4K discs, sadly, but we'...

Experience Essential Cinema From Six Japanese Directors in Exclusive Trailer for Flash Forward

A stellar snapshot of recent Japanese cinema is coming next month to the Japan Society. Flash Forward: Debut Works and Recent Films by Notable Japanese Directo...

Ira Sachs Begins Shooting Passages Starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw & Adèle Exarchopoulos

After going international with the Isabelle Huppert-led Frankie, it looks like American director Ira Sachs is continuing the trend with his next feature. The L...

News

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

December on the Criterion Channel Includes Bob Dylan, John Waters, MTV & More

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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