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BFI London Review: Ron’s Gone Wrong is Soulless, Algorithmic Filmmaking

For fledgling animation studios, the first impression is always the most important. Pixar managed to cement their brand of heartfelt, pop culture-inflected sto...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Joe Odagiri’s They Say Nothing Stays the Same, Shot by Christopher Doyle

Japanese actor Joe Odagiri (I Wish, Air Doll) has made his directorial debut with They Say Nothing Stays the Same, a drama that premiered at the Venice Film Fe...

Halloween Kills Review: David Gordon Green’s Sequel Fails Its Audience

Where does one even begin with Halloween Kills? Is it paramount to speak of its content, which achieves the impossible of being so stretched out that it couldn...

I Was a Simple Man Trailer Introduces Christopher Makoto Yogi’s Serene Hawaiian Ghost Story

Following up his lovely, meditative debut feature August at Akiko's, Christopher Makoto Yogi returned this year with I Was a Simple Man, a serene ghost story s...

Watch: Terrence Malick Has Directed a Ford Commercial Narrated by Don Cheadle

It looks like Sonic Drive-In will not be the last American brand that Terrence Malick captures on film. As the director continues to toil away in the editing r...

Criterion’s January Lineup Includes Time, Dick Johnson is Dead, the Beatles in 4K & More

2022 (Christ, 2022?) is on the horizon, and rest assured: Criterion continues. Their new year starts auspiciously with a mix of old and new, first-timers and r...

NYC Weekend Watch: Jacques Rivette, Demonlover, Melvin Van Peebles & More

After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repert...

Stream John Carpenter’s Halloween Kills Score

It's a great time for John Carpenter fans. While, no, he might never make another movie, the musical output in recent years has been positively voluminous: the...

New to Streaming: The Velvet Underground, Lynne Sachs, I’m Your Man, Copshop & 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...

Cusp Trailer: Texan Teens Come of Age in Sundance Documentary

An official selection at Sundance (where it picked up the 2021 Emerging Filmmaker Special Jury Award) and AFI Docs, Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt's medita...

News

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

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Reviews

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

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Features

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Interviews

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

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

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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