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A Blasphemous Fetish is Introduced in Exclusive Trailer for Bruce LaBruce’s Saint-Narcisse

Leave it to Bruce LaBruce, aka Canada's "King of Kink," to kick off the fall movie season with a portrait of a unique fetish that falls on the blasphemous side...

Exclusive Trailer for the Venice Premiere Detours Charts Moscow’s Urban Landscape

It's hard to believe the fall festival season is right around the corner: Venice and Telluride kick off next week, followed swiftly by Toronto, NYFF, and more....

Penélope Cruz Has an Identity Crisis in U.S. Trailer for Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers

It's not at the scandalous level of its poster—so long as Instagram doesn't have anything to say about it—but a Pedro Almodóvar preview gets eyes, lactation or...

Paolo Sorrentino Gets Personal in U.S. Trailer for The Hand of God

An especially prolific few years for Paolo Sorrentino have yielded a return to roots—so's the word on The Hand of God, a Netflix-backed production set in the d...

Together Review: Stephen Daldry Tackles Trauma in Real Time, For Better or Worse

Right off the bat, let's acknowledge something: making a movie about the COVID-19 pandemic during the COVID-19 pandemic feels like too much too fast. That said...

Fantasia Review: Baby, Don’t Cry is an Immigrant Tale Told with Cathartic, Experimental Poetry

Baby (Zita Bai) is a seventeen-year-old Chinese immigrant surviving on the fringes of her community. She's a voyeur—always with camera on to capture the dialog...

Fantasia Review: Lee Won-tae’s Twisty Thriller The Devil’s Deal Puts an Honest Man Through the Wringer

There's no way anybody beats Jeon Hae-woong (Cho Jin-woong) in a hometown election—everyone loves him. Walking down the street means shaking hands and bowing t...

Fantasia Review: Baby Money is a Race Against Time and Greed

The job is simple. Break into an old couple's home in the middle of the night, skulk around while they sleep to procure a purple metal box, and then just wait ...

Fantasia Review: The Sadness Imagines a Relatable Nihilistic Pandemic Hellscape

Trigger warnings accompanying The Sadness at the Fantasia International Film Festival are no joke. The acts of violence writer-director Rob Jabbaz has his char...

Fantasia Review: Agnes is Not Your Mother’s Exorcism Movie

Agnes begins how any other possession film might––with the discovery of a demonic presence. When the convent of Saint Theresa fear there’s evil inhabiting the ...

News

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

December on the Criterion Channel Includes Bob Dylan, John Waters, MTV & More

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

Trailers

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Trailer: A24 Sets Rungano Nyoni’s Cannes Winner for March Release

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 Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

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

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

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

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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