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Best Sellers Review: Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza Are a Formidable Comedic Duo

Harris Shaw (Michael Caine) is a writer in need of money. Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) is an editor/publisher in need of money. And it just so happens that a...

TIFF Review: Laurent Cantet’s Arthur Rambo Presents a Complex Web of Emotions

There's an interesting lesson to be learned at the center Laurent Cantet's Arthur Rambo—one it's honestly shocking to think still needs to be learned. I don't ...

TIFF Review: Murina is a Coming-of-Age Tale That Goes Beyond the Usual Tropes

We often forget that exotic locales aren't an escape for those living here. While co-eds dock ashore for sun, sex, and fun, families merely wake up early to go...

TIFF Review: The Mad Women’s Ball is an Emotionally Shattering Period Piece From Mélanie Laurent

With the TIFF world premiere The Mad Women’s Ball (Le Bal des folles), Mélanie Laurent proves again to be an equal force in front of and behind the camera. The...

Venice Review: The Lost Daughter Puts Olivia Colman in a Fine Meditation on Motherhood

One of the particular pleasures of The Lost Daughter, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal’s debut feature as a director, is wondering which of the handful of sizeable fe...

Titane Red Band Trailer: Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or Winner is Unleashed Next Month

With Cannes returning this year but pushed back two months from its normal May slot, it means the wait between premiere and theatrical release for most films i...

TIFF Review: Julia Captures a Culinary Icon with Taste

Booked to talk Mastering the Art of French Cooking on public access channel WGBH-TV, Julia Child took it upon herself to call the station and request a hotplat...

TIFF Review: Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava is a Heartwarmingly Funny, Melancholic Romance

Their differences are plenty. Her heritage is Irish; his is Pakistani. She lives in a part of Britain where he knows to worry about getting stones thrown at hi...

TIFF Review: The Middle Man is a Meandering Norwegian Drama of Off-Kilter Absurdity and Bone-Dry Hilarity

Frank Farelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) has been unemployed in a dying town for quite some time. The area used to attract visitors in the past—not many, but enough to...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 443 – Candyman (with Craig D. Lindsey)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Craig D. Lindsey to discuss Ni...

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

Armand Trailer: Renate Reinsve Leads Norway’s Oscar Contender

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

Reviews

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

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Features

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

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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