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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...

Americana Review: A Cover Album of B-Movie Greatest Hits

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 SXSW coverage. Americana opens in theaters on August 15. Sometimes it can be fun to watch a s...

Marty Supreme Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Dreams Big in Josh Safdie’s Ping Pong Epic

Six years since Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie have forged separate paths—both are set to release major new films from A24 this fall. After Benny Safdie's T...

“I Will Never Get Away with This”: Olivier Assayas on Making Reality Fiction with Suspended Time and Premiering The Wizard of the Kremlin

Whether it's a tough marketplace, debuting at a crowded festival, or the fairly established fact that most people don't want to see films pertaining to COVID (...

Plainclothes Trailer: Acclaimed Queer Thriller Arrives This September

Premiering earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival where it picked up the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for its ensemble, Carmen Emmi's feature debut Pl...

News

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

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

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

Reviews

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

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

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

Features

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part One

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“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

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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