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Gladiator II Trailer: Ridley Scott Sets Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington In Battle

After returning to his Alien and Blade Runner franchise in various capacities, Ridley Scott is continuing the story of his Best Picture winner Gladiator nearly...

Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway Lead U.S. Trailer for Mothers’ Instinct, Arriving This Month

We have a late addition to the movie calendar this month. Mothers’ Instinct, the directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Benoît Delhomme, brings togethe...

8 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2024

Comprising international premieres, short programs, and some of the country’s finest-ever films in new restorations, 2024’s Japan Cuts––running July 10-21 at N...

Longlegs Review: Frigid Serial Killer Procedural Plays Too Clean

As FBI agents mention the final book of the Bible, one calls it “Revelations.” Then “semi-psychic” Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) corrects them. “Revelation. Singul...

The Nature of Love Review: A Charming, Sexy Take on a Tale as Old as Time

Filmmaker Monia Chokri loves a zoom lens. Such is the fun aesthetic of her third feature The Nature of Love. Often the image jumps forwards or backwards, accen...

2024 Venice Classics Lineup Features New Restorations of Films by Antonioni, Wiseman, Hawks, Ōshima & More

While its often the world premieres that get the most buzz out of any major film festival, look to their restorations lineup (if they are smart enough to have ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Sergei Parajanov, Seven Samurai, Bruce Baille & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageA Sergei Parajanov retrospective has begun, while “See It Big at ...

New to Streaming: Free Time, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, Neonoir, This Closeness, Family Portrait & 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...

Posterized July 2024: Longlegs, MaXXXine, Didi & More

Between Despicable Me 4 (July 3), Twisters (July 19), and Deadpool & Wolverine (July 26), there aren't going to be too many open screens in theater...

KVIFF Review: With Panopticon, a New Georgian Filmmaker Keeps You Watching

Cinema has always had a way of opening unfamiliar places up to the world––if not always for a visit, then at least in the imaginations of those watching. The s...

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

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

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Reviews

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

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Features

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

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

Interviews

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

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

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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