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Fantasia Review: What Josiah Saw Depicts a Shared Horror with a Potent Payoff

Josiah Graham (Robert Patrick) doesn't believe in God. To look at him and witness his actions is enough to know this truth, but his words have never been afrai...

Locarno Review: Zeros and Ones Finds Abel Ferrara Channeling the Fury of His Early Work

The city of Rome certainly means something to Abel Ferrara. A new home after being priced-out and disgusted by the “new” New York, it’s served in recent films ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Carol on 35mm, Screen Slate at 10 & More

After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repert...

Abel Ferrara Adds Shia LaBeouf to Padre Pio Biopic; Willem Dafoe Circling

Putting the discourse to test as if it sought sanctification, Abel Ferrara has revealed Shia LaBeouf—whose most recent news cycle was, put one way, undesirable...

Fantasia Review: Ghosting Gloria is a Sex Horror-Comedy with a Supernatural Touch

Sex is everywhere Gloria (Stefania Tortorella) turns. She can't sleep because the people in the apartment above her are at it every single night like clockwork...

Fantasia Review: Indemnity is a Breakneck, Bourne-Esque South African Thriller

Theo Abrams (Jarrid Geduld) jumps into action with CPR upon waking to find his wife's (Nicole Fortuin's Angela) dead body by his side. He then immediately clam...

Free Guy Review: A Fleet-Footed, Innocuous Adventure Through a Digital World

For a major release by a media behemoth, Free Guy is surprisingly restrained. Set in an ersatz Fortnite dubbed Free City, the film follows Ryan Reynolds’ Guy, ...

The Nowhere Inn Trailer: St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein’s Concert Film Goes Awry

The formula for the concert documentary is a tried-and-true one, with only a few surprises to arrive here and there. Martin Scorsese had some fun with the tene...

Locarno Review: John David Washington Brings Intensity to the Throwback Thriller Beckett

The title Beckett evokes the very mystery its plot presents. Former Luca Guadagnino understudy Ferdinando Cito Filomarino teams with versatile and bonafide act...

Heartbreak and Grief in the Films of M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan’s work is obsessed with the anguish of grief and cosmic feelings of heartbreak. Whether or not they are explicitly about grieving, a sense o...

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

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

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

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

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

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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