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James Cameron Returns with First Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The king of the blockbuster, James Cameron, returns this winter with the latest installment of his Avatar franchise. The third feature, Avatar: Fire and Ash, f...

Exclusive Trailer for Trương Minh Quý and Nicolas Graux’s Locarno-Bound Hair, Paper, Water…

Just a year after his acclaimed second feature Việt and Nam, director Trương Minh Quý has reunited with Belgian filmmaker Nicolas Graux, following their 2023 s...

Together Review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco Get Trapped in Relationship Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Together opens in theaters on July 30. Early in Michael Shanks’ directoria...

Fantasia Review: Hellcat is a Contained Survival Thriller

Lena (Dakota Gorman) awakens with no idea about her surroundings. The room is moving and cramped. She feels groggy, as though escaping a drug-fueled sleep. And...

The B-Side – Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler of Killer Films

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes - sometimes - the companies that made the movies those stars and director...

Isabelle Huppert Makes Her One-Woman Debut In Exclusive Trailer for Michael Rozek’s Marianne, Screening In New York July 30

Update: The New York premiere of Marianne will be held on July 30 at the Emily Harvey Foundation, featuring Michael Rozek in a post-screening Q&A; tickets ...

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

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Jessica Chastain Begins a Dangerous Affair in First Trailer for Michel Franco’s Dreams

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 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part Two

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2026: Part One

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

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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James Cameron Returns with First Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash

Exclusive Trailer for Trương Minh Quý and Nicolas Graux’s Locarno-Bound Hair, Paper, Water…

Together Review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco Get Trapped in Relationship Horror

Fantasia Review: Hellcat is a Contained Survival Thriller

The B-Side – Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler of Killer Films

Isabelle Huppert Makes Her One-Woman Debut In Exclusive Trailer for Michael Rozek’s Marianne, Screening In New York July 30

NYC Weekend Watch: Breathless, Barbara Loden, Birth & More

New to Streaming: Materialists, Dangerous Animals, Little Buddha, Northern Lights & More

Toxic Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Drama Will Worm Its Way Inside You

Fantasia Review: Julie Pacino’s I Live Here Now is a Psychodrama That Embraces Unsettling Humor