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Orwell: 2+2=5 Trailer: Raoul Peck Unpacks the Prophecy of the 1984 and Animal Farm Author

Premiering at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Orwell: 2+2=5 marks the latest documentary from I Am Not Your Negro and Exterminate All the Brutes direct...

First Trailer for Sierra Falconer’s Sundance Breakout Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

One of the great discoveries from this year's Sundance Film Festival was Sierra Falconer’s directorial debut Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake). The l...

The Balconettes Review: Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Balconettes opens in theaters on August 22. The chic balconies of Ma...

Yi Yi Trailer: Edward Yang’s 21st-Century Masterpiece Receives 4K Restoration

No matter that a child born the day after Edward Yang's death will start college this month; the Taiwanese filmmaker's stature has grown so much in the last 18...

Relay Review: Riz Ahmed Leads a Kinetic Thriller

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Relay opens in theaters on August 22. You always hear about whistleblowers––th...

Predators Trailer Unpacks the Moral Complications of Chris Hansen’s Hit Show

Not to be confused with Dan Trachtenberg's latest Predator film coming later this fall, David Osit's Mayor follow-up Predators is one of the most essential doc...

The Criterion Channel’s September Lineup Includes Robert Altman, Olivier Assayas, Satoshi Kon, and Jodie Foster

There is a distinct '70s sheen to the Criterion Channel's September lineup: a decades-spanning Robert Altman retrospective with everything from Nashville and T...

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...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

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

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

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

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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