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Drive My Car Trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Masterful Haruki Murakami Adaptation Arrives This Month

Following last month's release of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Ryusuke Hamaguchi is capping off an incredible 2021 with the U.S. bow of his masterful Haruki M...

Hive Director Blerta Basholli on the Dichotomy of Pain and Sweetness in Kosovo’s Oscar Entry

Although its delights are effortlessly tasty, the preparation of ajvar is not quite simple. The red pepper “caviar” served in Balkan countries requires the rig...

All is Forgiven Review: Mia Hansen-Løve’s Debut is a Gut-Wrenching Drama

After nearly fifteen years, Mia Hansen-Løve’s feature debut All is Forgiven finally has its theatrical release in the U.S. A tender yet heart-wrenching drama a...

New to Streaming: Robert Mitchum, The Beta Test, All Is Forgiven, Garrett Bradley’s Shorts & 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...

Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe on Making a Goofball Chinatown with The Beta Test

The Beta Test, the newest micro-budget film from independent actor-writer-director Jim Cummings, finds the Emerson College alum teaming up with his friend, cla...

SDAFF Review: A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces is Shengze Zhu’s Open Letter to Wuhan and its Rapid Progress

The river in Shengze Zhu’s fourth feature A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces is not an ordinary river. It’s the longest in Asia and located at the heart of ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Mia Hansen-Løve Selects, India Song, Three by Assayas & More

Metrograph With her sublime debut All is Forgiven now playing, Mia Hansen-Løve has curated a series populated by the likes of Varda, Rohmer, and Edward Yang...

The B-Side – In Conversation with Harvey Keitel

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...

Finch Review: Tom Hanks Gets His Chappie in Inconsistent Yet Charming Sci-Fi Drama

Listen closely while watching Finch and you can almost hear a studio exec's elevator pitch. It’s certainly apparent in every single frame of the film, almost t...

Posterized November 2021: Spencer, The Power of the Dog, C’mon C’mon & More

November brings Hollywood blockbusters, awards favorites, foreign Oscars hopefuls, and more with a ton of titles showing how this holiday season is goi...

News

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Eye The Devil in the White City as Next Collaboration

Berlinale 2025 Adds Films by Richard Linklater, Radu Jude, Hong Sangsoo, Michel Franco & More

First Look at Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Arrives as Five-Month Shoot Wraps

Trailers

Claude Lanzmann’s Monumental, Essential Shoah Returns with New Trailer and Poster Ahead of Berlinale Showcase

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Society’s Nobuhiko Obayashi Series Highlights Six ’80s Films

An Italian Box-Office Sensation Comes to U.S. in New Trailer for There’s Still Tomorrow

Reviews

Companion Review: Smug Sexbot Horror Feature is Low on Thrills

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Review: A Dutiful Celebration of a Legend

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

Features

20 Must-See Films Premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

NYC Weekend Watch: Fat City, THX 1138, Anthony Mann & More

New to Streaming: Queer, Close Your Eyes, A Different Man, Red Rooms & More

Interviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

Podcasts

The B-Side – In Conversation with Julia Stiles on Her Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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