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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...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 451 – Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (with Jordan Raup)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Jordan Raup to discuss Ryusuke...

Oasis Knebworth 1996 Review: Hugely Entertaining Concert Doc Captures the Britpop Legends at Their Peak

There are multiple moments during Oasis Knebworth 1996, the hugely entertaining documentary revisiting the Britpop legends’ most gargantuan concert, when prese...

Mothering Sunday Trailer: Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman & Colin Firth Lead Eva Husson’s Drama

Following premieres at Cannes and TIFF, Eva Husson's star-studded drama Mothering Sunday will finally arrive soon. Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia...

News

David Fincher’s Remastered Se7en Comes to IMAX to Kick Off 2025

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Trailers

Tatsuya Nakadai Goes on Cold-Blooded Mission in Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Hideo Gosha’s Cash Calls Hell

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Find Pleasure in New Trailer for Babygirl

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

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

Appreciating a Pioneer: Pittsburgh Celebrates Queer Local Filmmaker Roger Jacoby with World Premiere Restorations

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

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

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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

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

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