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63rd New York Film Festival Sets Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere as Spotlight Gala

After their Main Slate and Currents lineups have been unveiled, the 63rd New York Film Festival has now revealed its Spotlight Gala selection: Scott Cooper’s S...

Locarno Review: A Seance of Self and Film, Blue Heron is an Astonishing Debut

In Nine Behind, one of Sophy Romvari’s earliest shorts, a young woman is heard sobbing on the phone to her estranged grandfather: “I want to know my family...

NYC Weekend Watch: Luc Moullet, Who Killed Teddy Bear?, The Lovers on the Bridge & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterA career-spanning Luc Moullet retrospective begins; In the Mood ...

Exclusive Trailer for Manoel de Oliveira’s Aniki-Bóbó Restores a Career’s Origins

Made when he was 33, not to be followed by another feature for some 20 years, and effectively starting the career of cinema's oldest-ever filmmaker, Aniki-Bóbó...

New to Streaming: Caught by the Tides, Sorry, Baby, Harvest & 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...

Exclusive Trailer for Bille August’s Zappa and Twist and Shout, Restored and Coming to Blu-ray

One of the few filmmakers to earn a Palme d'Or twice over, Bille August started his career with a pair of period dramas that have been largely forgotten by con...

63rd New York Film Festival Adds Films by Tsai Ming-liang, Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze & More

Following their Main Slate announcement, the 63rd New York Film Festival has unveiled its Currents lineup, featuring 40 boundary-pushing films from around the ...

By the Stream Review: Hong Sangsoo Excels in a More Narrative-Driven Mode

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. By the Stream opens in theaters on August 8, 2025. The death of the aut...

An Officer and a Spy Review: Roman Polanski Tells a Tale of Injustice

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2019 Venice coverage. An Officer and a Spy opens in theaters on August 8, 2025. What road should o...

My Mother’s Wedding Review: A Likable Yet Formulaic Directorial Debut for Kristin Scott Thomas

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 TIFF coverage. My Mother's Wedding (formerly North Star) opens in theaters on August 8. They ...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

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

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

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 Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

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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