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“Shut Up, Shut Up, Listen”: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow opens in theaters on A...

Suspended Time Review: Olivier Assayas Blends Passions and Personal History in Breezy Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Suspended Time opens in theaters on August 15. The memes won't let yo...

My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow Review: Julia Loktev Reveals the Real World Horrors of Anti-War Russian Journalists

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow opens in theaters on ...

Locarno Review: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due Concludes Abdellatif Kechiche’s Alluring Saga

What is Mektoub, My Love about? Eight years since the first movie’s release––and after more than eight hours of Abdellatif Kechiche’s magnum opus––it’s sti...

East of Wall Review: An Ordinary Tale Featuring Extraordinary Characters

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. East of Wall opens in theaters on August 15. The degree of difficulty in m...

Americana Review: A Cover Album of B-Movie Greatest Hits

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 SXSW coverage. Americana opens in theaters on August 15. Sometimes it can be fun to watch a s...

Marty Supreme Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Dreams Big in Josh Safdie’s Ping Pong Epic

Six years since Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie have forged separate paths—both are set to release major new films from A24 this fall. After Benny Safdie's T...

“I Will Never Get Away with This”: Olivier Assayas on Making Reality Fiction with Suspended Time and Premiering The Wizard of the Kremlin

Whether it's a tough marketplace, debuting at a crowded festival, or the fairly established fact that most people don't want to see films pertaining to COVID (...

Plainclothes Trailer: Acclaimed Queer Thriller Arrives This September

Premiering earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival where it picked up the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for its ensemble, Carmen Emmi's feature debut Pl...

Peter Hujar’s Day Trailer: Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall Converse in Ira Sachs’ Acclaimed Drama

Passages and Love Is Strange director Ira Sachs returned to the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to debut Peter Hujar’s Day, a drama starring Ben Whish...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

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

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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