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The Film Stage Show Classic – The Tree of Life (with Brett McCracken)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Brett McCracken for a special ...

Silo Review: A Taut Thriller and Effective Cautionary Tale Explores a Nightmare on Farm

The After School Special vibe at the back of Marshall Burnette's Silo isn't a bug. It's a feature. Because beyond creating a captivatingly suspenseful premise ...

13 Films to See in May

While our massive summer preview will give you an in-depth look at the films we're most looking forward to over the next four months, it's time to dive a bit d...

Paul Verhoeven Returns in First Trailer for Benedetta, Confirmed to Premiere at Cannes

At long last, a new film from Paul Verhoeven will premiere this year. Following his stellar Isabelle Huppert-led Elle, he's directed Benedetta, which tells the...

ND/NF Review: Gull is a Searing Korean Drama Unpacking the Trauma of Sexual Assault

For nearly 30 years, O-bok (Jeong Ae-hwa) has operated her own successful seafood stand inside a small Seoul fish market. The hard, punishing work has made it ...

The Human Factor Review: An Illuminating Look at the Messy, Evolving Middle East Peace Process

Arriving at an energizing time in American history (the arrival of a new administration looking to reset certain international priorities), Dror Moreh’s The Hu...

Memories of Murder on Criterion: Bong Joon-ho’s Haunting Masterwork of Controlled Chaos

In the procedural genre, where “bad cops” frequently reveal themselves to be law-enforcement geniuses, it remains shockingly refreshing to see a film where the...

Exclusive Trailer for Five Years North Examines the Lives of an Undocumented Teenager and ICE Officer

While Biden has sought to restrict the power of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (aka ICE), reversing a number of Trump's inhumane policies, it's hard to ge...

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Biopic Enfant Terrible Gets U.S. Trailer

An official selection of the Cannes That Didn't Happen, a new biopic exploring the life of one of the most prolific directors of all-time, German New Wave icon...

ND/NF Review: Dark Red Forest is a Rigorous Look at the Circular Nature of Sacrifice

Yarchen Monastery located on the Tibetan Plateau is home to 10,000 nuns at any one point in the year. As Dark Red Forest explains in the opening title cards, m...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Reviews

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

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Features

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

Interviews

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

Podcasts

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

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

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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