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Justin Kurzel and Caleb Landry Jones Tell a Tale of Violence In Trailer for Cannes Title Nitram

Justin Kurzel doesn't make it easy. Notwithstanding the oddity that is his Assassin's Creed movie, the Australian auteur has distinct eyes for horrors—so we se...

Cannes Review: Ahed’s Knee is a Blistering Tirade by Nadav Lapid

It’s always interesting, at the beginning of any Nadav Lapid film, to note the myriad Israeli institutions that have backed the project. Since Emile’s Girlfrie...

Léa Seydoux Enters Erotic Entanglement In Trailer for Arnaud Desplechin’s Cannes Selection Deception

Few films in Cannes, competition or otherwise, have us excited like Arnaud Desplechin's Deception, the director's adaptation of Philip Roth's erotic, dialogue-...

Scales Review: A Feminist Fable High on Metaphorical Imagery

Scales is the latest in a movement of feminist cinema coming from Saudi Arabia, in the wake of great work done by Haifaa Al-Mansour (whose excellent The Perfec...

Leos Carax, Sparks, and Marion Cotillard Discuss Annette In 45-Minute Press Conference

Annette has been birthed and, surprise of surprises, initial reaction to a Leos Carax-directed, Sparks-penned musical proves divisive. In any case, we (the bes...

Robert Downey Sr. Dies at 85; Stream His Films and Watch Interviews with Paul Thomas Anderson

Was Robert Downey Sr. the world's greatest director? A bold claim for anybody, a very bold claim when the director in question hadn't produced anything for dec...

Nadav Lapid Returns In Teaser for Cannes Competition Title Ahed’s Knee

Brief but stirring, vague if not for lack of worthwhile images, here's the first teaser for Ahed's Knee, the new film from Synonyms director Nadav Lapid. Littl...

Cannes Review: Annette is a Gnarled Musical that Marks a Bracing Return for Leos Carax

In Annette, a provocative comedian (Adam Driver) and renowned opera singer (Marion Cotillard) fall in love and have a gifted child. Written and composed by Ron...

First Trailer for Ari Folman’s Where Is Anne Frank Arrives Ahead of Cannes Premiere

Following his live-action/animation hybrid The Congress in 2013, Waltz with Bashir director Ari Folman is finally returning this year with his long-awaited pro...

Taron Egerton Replaces Robert Pattinson in Claire Denis’ Stars at Noon

The Stars at Noon, Claire Denis' long-awaited Denis Johnson adaptation, will sadly not be a High Life reunion. While on the press tour for her ambitious sci-fi...

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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