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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...

Val Kilmer Looks Inward In Trailer for Decades-Spanning Documentary Val

If, initially, I am not quite sure what to do with the knowledge that Val Kilmer has "amassed thousands of hours of footage" shot over 40 years, my being nonpl...

Charlotte Gainsbourg Shines Light on Mother In Trailer for Cannes Entry Jane By Charlotte

If the list of great and notable directors with whom Charlotte Gainsbourg's collaborated is longer than my arm, new, one wonders why it took this long for her ...

Watch the First Teaser from Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground Ahead of Cannes Premiere

Following Edgar Wright's The Sparks Brothers, it seems to be the year of auteur-directed music documentaries. This time around, the band is a bit more well-kno...

News

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

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Trailers

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

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

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

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

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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