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Julia Ducournau on the Transformative Arc of Titane and Empathetic Values of Dark Humor

With her sophomore feature, French writer, director, and provocateur Julia Ducournau has secured her place in film history and proven herself a serious talent....

Jerry Schatzberg on Battling Studios, Working with Actors, and Finding the Realism in The Panic in Needle Park

Jerry Schatzberg is among the great American filmmakers who changed the landscape in the 1970s, but his name is one that has taken some time to get the recogni...

BFI London Review: The Harder They Fall is a Greatest Hits Package of Western Tropes

Few films announce their mission statement within their opening frames to quite the extent of The Harder They Fall. An introductory title card informs the audi...

New to Streaming: Possession, Old, Universal Horror, El Planeta & 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...

BIFF Review: Landlocked is a Reconciliation Story Made of Authentic Little Moments

Nick's (Dustin Gooch) mother just passed away. One more source of stress to go along with marriage, parenthood, and the reality that a year of not taking a pay...

A Lost Iranian Classic is Marvelously Restored in New Trailer for Chess of the Wind

It's a story deserving its own film: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Reza Aslani's Chess of the Wind had three public screenings, likely recognized as the remarkabl...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Brood, Mia Hansen-Løve, Red Desert & 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 r...

Exclusive Trailer for Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s Lost Landmark Chameleon Street

One of the great restorations of recent years, premiering in the 59th New York Film Festival's Revivals section, is Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s Sundance Grand Jury...

Hamburg Review: Franz Rogowski is Mesmerizing in the Quiet, Thoughtful Drama Great Freedom

As we learned during the pandemic, some things take two shots to fully work. I saw Austrian director Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom at Cannes this summer. A c...

BIFF Review: Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez Examines the Uncompromising Work of an Underground Legend

It's easy to pick out two of the talking heads in Susan Stern's Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez, a documentary about her husband. Robert Crumb, the ar...

News

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

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

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

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

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

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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