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Cannes Review: Benedetta Finds Paul Verhoeven Once Again Delightfully Needling Ideas of Good Taste

Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American h...

The Witches of the Orient Director Julien Faraut Discusses Reinventing the Sports Documentary at Sheffield Docs

As Sheffield Doc Fest wrapped its first online edition, we spoke with one of the most promising filmmakers to emerge from that discipline in recent years. With...

Cannes Review: The Worst Person in the World is a Funny, Observant, and Romantic Look at Millennial Culture

There’s a bravura scene in Joachim Trier’s funny, sexy, and intelligent new rom-com The Worst Person in the World where time stops dead. Its millennial protago...

Cannes Review: The Souvenir Part II is a Daring, Confounding Meta Experiment from Joanna Hogg

At the end of The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg filmed a film in the process of being made. She returns with The Souvenir Part II, a film all about filmmaking and its ...

Cannes Review: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds Tells a Female-Led Tale of Perseverance and Hope in Chad

In Chad, whose two main languages are Arabic and French, "lingui" is a distinct term meaning a "bond or connection"; the film’s alternate title gives it a more...

New to Streaming: Year of the Horse, Blue, Barb and Star, Shiva Baby & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week's selections below and past r...

The B-Side – Wesley Snipes

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...

Cannes Review: The Employer and the Employee Examines a Transactional Relationship with Tension

All relationships are to some extent transactional, but none more than that between employer and employee. One provides capital, the other labor. This dynamic ...

Cannes Review: H6 Captures a Captivating Clash Between Compassion and Capitalism

Some hospitals are better suited for your needs than others no matter where you reside. Maybe you're lucky and the best is local in case of emergency. Maybe yo...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Caan Film Festival, Simone Barbes, Blue Collar & More

After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we're delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our...

News

David Fincher’s Remastered Se7en Comes to IMAX to Kick Off 2025

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Trailers

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Find Pleasure in New Trailer for Babygirl

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

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

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

Appreciating a Pioneer: Pittsburgh Celebrates Queer Local Filmmaker Roger Jacoby with World Premiere Restorations

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & 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 – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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