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The B-Side – Jordan Harper on She Rides Shotgun

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes––sometimes––movie writers! Today, we speak with author and screenwriter J...

Happyend Trailer: Neo Sora’s Acclaimed Narrative Debut Set for September Release

With the unfortunate pausing of Metrograph Pictures, a few of their releases were in limbo. Thankfully, Film Movement has come to the rescue for one, Neo Sora'...

Souleymane’s Story Review: A Dardenne-Esque Political Fable with a Thriller’s Urgency

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Souleymane's Story opens in theaters on August 1. Souleymane's Story deliv...

The Sparrow in the Chimney Review: An Artistic Catharsis for the Zürchers

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. The Sparrow in the Chimney opens in theaters on August 1. There’s something...

Harvest Review: Athina Rachel Tsangari Beautifully Renders the Past Present

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Harvest opens in theaters on August 1 and arrives on MUBI on August 8. An un...

Twinless Trailer: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney Form a Mysterious Bond in Sundance Winner

One of the most-discussed films premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it went on to win the Audience Award, James Sweeney's Twinless will now ar...

Love, Brooklyn Trailer: André Holland Navigates Modern Romance

Living up to its title, Rachael Abigail Holder's Love, Brooklyn is a lovely romance that finds André Holland navigating modern relationships. Also starring Nic...

Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? Will World Premiere at NYFF63 as Closing Night

Following their Opening Night and Centerpiece announcements, Film at Lincoln Center has now announced Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? as the Closing Night s...

Exclusive Trailer for Le Lac, the Locarno-Bound Feature Debut from Jean-Luc Godard Collaborator Fabrice Aragno

After years of directing shorts and collaborating with Jean-Luc Godard on his final films, Swiss director Fabrice Aragno will premiere his feature debut at the...

She Rides Shotgun Review: Father-Daughter Bonding Through Bloodshed

Based on the novel by Jordan Harper, with a screenplay by Harper and Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski, and directed by Nick Rowland, She Rides Shotgun is a pu...

News

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

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Reviews

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Features

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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