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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Quentin Tarantino, Paul Newman, Steven Spielberg, Hayao Miyazaki & More

We have a lot to cover in this, our last roundup of new and recent books on film and pop culture before year’s end—high-profile memoirs, the coolest collection...

Tony Kushner on The Fabelmans, His Friendship with Steven Spielberg, and Casting David Lynch

The longest answer you’ve ever received might as well come from Tony Kushner, whose status as American scribe par excellence exceeds most known precedent or (f...

Montclair Review: Is That Black Enough For You?!? is a Warm and Wise Exploration of Blaxploitation Film

A comprehensive, personal, and kaleidoscopic look at representation, Elvis Mitchell’s Is That Black Enough For You?!? is a passionate and loving walk through f...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: A Lumbering, Somber Sequel with Flashes of Ambition

“This one’s a little different” is what every critic trots out while reviewing a new Marvel movie, as if they’re not all running the same plays to inevitable e...

The Whale Trailer: Brendan Fraser Leads Darren Aronofsky’s Drama

While he never really left, recently turning in a great supporting turn for Steven Soderbergh, The Whale marks a major critical resurgence for the talents of B...

First Trailer for Matthew Heineman’s Retrograde Examines the End of America’s 20-Year War in Afghanistan

After immersing himself on the front lines of the Mexican drug war, NYC's early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Syria, filmmaker Matthew Heineman...

Zac Efron Enters the Ring in First Look at Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw

After a nearly decade-long break between his first and second features, Martha Marcy May Marlene and The Nest director Sean Durkin thankfully is moving more qu...

U.S. Trailer for Arthur Harari’s Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Introduces an Epic Journey

The opening title of Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year, Arthur Harari's epic adventure Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle finally hit U.S. theaters last ye...

2nd Chance Trailer: Ramin Bahrani Examines the Rise and Fall of a Bulletproof Vest Magnate

While there is a documentary-like authenticity to much of his work, particularly his early films, director Ramin Bahrani hasn't directed his first feature-leng...

Chevalier Trailer: Kelvin Harrison Jr. Enters the Spotlight in TIFF Drama

A highlight at Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall, Stephen Williams' Chevalier gives the stage to rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves, Cy...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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