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Fantasia Review: The Count of Monte Cristo is a Silly Yet Mostly Good Time

While watching the latest take on Alexandre Dumas’ literary classic, this time by directors Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte (who just adapted...

David Lynch Releases Two New Videos for Cellophane Memories

Update: Lynch has released a new, Detour-homaging promotion this week, featuring himself and Sabrina Sutherland on vocals. Original story below. David Lynch...

Sparks’ Russell Mael Tells a Tale of Body-Snatching Alien Lovers in Trailer for Zach Clark’s The Becomers

White Reindeer and Little Sister director Zach Clark returned to the festival circuit last year with The Becomers, a sci-fi tale narrated by none other than Sp...

KVIFF Review: Burak Çevik Explores Turkey’s Political Complexities in Nothing in Its Place

Turkish director Burak Çevik’s fifth feature asks a perennial question (is there politics without violence?) and answers rather grimly, showing how in Turkey, ...

Venice 2024 Lineup Features Films by Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino, Brady Corbet, Kiyoshi Kurosawa & More

Just a day after New York Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival made major announcements, Venice Film Festival is here with their full lineup a...

Robert Pattinson Joins Jennifer Lawrence in Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love

Following 2017's You Were Never Really Here, we recently learned Lynne Ramsay would finally be embarking on her next feature in Canada in just a few weeks. An ...

Fantasia Review: Jérémy Clapin’s Meanwhile on Earth is a Dark Alien Tale About Loneliness

"They've gone into their dream." That's what the non-corporeal extraterrestrial entity (voiced by Dimitri Doré) says through a highly malleable seed that Elsa ...

Fantasia Review: Bookworm is an All-Ages Adventure That Feels a Bit Stale

After the dark comedy Come to Daddy, New Zealand director Ant Timpson travels back to his home country with lead actor Elijah Wood for Bookworm, an adventure d...

Claire Denis’ No Fear, No Die Gets 4K Restoration In Exclusive Trailer

Understanding and appreciation of Claire Denis has long faced the vacancy of No Fear, No Die, her 1992 feature pitting Alex Descas and Isaach de Bankolé in the...

Fantasia Review: Carnage for Christmas is a Lightning-Fast Slasher Mystery

It's Lola's (Jeremy Moineau) first time back in her small hometown since leaving for the big city at 16 and transitioning. Thus she expects drama––either becau...

News

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

Trailers

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

First Trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope Offers Up Romance in Naples

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames

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

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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