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First Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza Brings 1970s California to Life

Considering how little we've seen from it, it's hard to believe Paul Thomas Anderson is putting the finishing touches on his next feature Licorice Pizza. Will ...

The Many Saints of Newark Review: The Sopranos Prequel is an All-American Opera Stuffed Into Cinematic Form

To describe verbatim the first-or-so minute of The Many Saints of Newark would be to spoil not only one of the film’s more audacious twists, painstakingly conc...

El Planeta Director Amalia Ulman on How Pre-Code Cinema and Social Media Influenced Her Directorial Debut

In 2014, maverick artist Amalia Ulman crafted an Instagram performance piece entitled “Excellences & Perfections” in which she performed the part of a made...

NYFF Review: Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Fiercely-Acted Thriller

The first image in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is of three ravens hovering through foggy and filthy air. Their altitude suggests the camera craning its ...

The Criterion Channel’s October 2021 Lineup Brings Horror, Kirk Douglas, Edgar Wright & More

October's here and it's time to get spooked. After last year's superb "'70s Horror" lineup, the Criterion Channel commemorates October with a couple series: "U...

U.S. Teaser Trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta is a Blasphemous Blast

At long last, Paul Verhoeven's Benedetta is touching down stateside this weekend with a North American premiere at the 59th New York Film Festival. Ahead of th...

Bill Morrison on Questioning Ideas of Lost Cinema, Studio Suppression, and Capturing a Soviet Icon

What classifies as a lost film? On one side, there are silent films that Hollywood studios dumped in the Pacific Ocean once talkies took over. On another, ther...

New to Streaming: I Carry You With Me, Dementia 13, Genesis, and 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...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 445 – Cry Macho (with Evan Crean)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Evan Crean to discuss Clint Ea...

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo Has Wrapped Filming as More Details Arrive

With no official announcement, until now, as it relates to Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new feature, we were left picking up the pieces from set photos and various ...

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

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

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

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

Interviews

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

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

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

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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