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Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Form Delicate Love in First Trailer for The History of Sound

Following up his Akira Kurosawa remake Living, Oliver Hermanus brought his queer drama The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, to Cannes ...

Train Dreams Trailer: Joel Edgerton Leads Denis Johnson Adaptation

One of the year's most beautiful, aching films is Clint Bentley's Train Dreams, a Denis Johnson adaptation that premiered at Sundance Film Festival. With a cas...

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother is Centerpiece Selection of NYFF63

Following yesterday's announcement of Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt as opener, Film at Lincoln Center has announced Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brot...

Full Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another Brings the Anarchy

We're now just two months away from Paul Thomas Anderson's highly anticipated One Battle After Another. Ahead of the September 26 release, which features an IM...

Diciannove Review: Giovanni Tortorici’s Debut Feature is Full of Style But Lacks a Backbone

Luca Guadagnino, for better or for worse, is an arbiter––and cultural signifier––of taste. Follow his lead and you are assured a sensuous journey, albeit one t...

2000 Meters to Andriivka Review: Ukrainian Documentary Captures Impossible Resilience in War

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. 2000 Meters to Andriivka opens in theaters on July 25. In 2000 Meters ...

Oh, Hi! Review: A Good Time Gone Wrong

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Oh, Hi! opens in theaters on July 25. You ever tie someone up and then lea...

Fantasia Review: I Am Frankelda, Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature, Speaks Truth to Power

More than the similarly mythologized Monsters, Inc., the first stop-motion feature produced in Mexico (courtesy of the Cinema Fantasma studio) recalls an old c...

NYFF63 Will Open with North American Premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt

As the fall festival lineup continues to take shape, a major piece has now slid into place. Film at Lincoln Center has announced Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hu...

Folktales Review: An Evocative Portrait of Self-Discovery in Norway

In their documentary Folktales, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady weave Norse mythology (specifically that of "the three Norns") and evocative imagery (courtesy of ...

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

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

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

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

“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

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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