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SXSW Review: Our Father Sets Estranged Sisters on a Leisurely Paced Road Trip

A nuanced and occasionally moving drama about an estranged family, Bradley Grant Smith's Our Father features an arc that perhaps sounds too common: siblings ta...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 425 – Promising Young Woman (with Drea Clark)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Drea Clark to discuss Emerald ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Soggy Bottom Adds Nate Mann in a Leading Role

Considering the secrecy around his projects, it's not entirely surprising that the casting of a major role in a Paul Thomas Anderson film is only revealed mont...

Coming-of-Age in One Day: Rachel Sennott on Shiva Baby’s Path of Anxiety

“I love Zoom because I always get a little peek of everyone’s home,” says Shiva Baby star Rachell Sennott at the start of our recent video interview, gesturing...

Rebecca Hall is Trapped in The Night House in First Trailer for David Bruckner’s Horror Feature

Before premiering her directorial debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the impressive black-and-white drama Passing, Rebecca Hall led a horror feature ...

SXSW Review: Ninjababy Defies Expectations in Delightfully Unruly Fashion

The title of 2021 Berlinale and SXSW selection Ninjababy might conjure thoughts of wacky superhero adventures; “Ninjababy” could be Astro Boy or Turbo Kid’s in...

Limbo Trailer: Cannes & TIFF Selection Wryly Explores the Refugee Experience

A favorite at Toronto International Film Festival last fall (where it premiered following being selected for Cannes), Ben Sharrock's BAFTA-nominated drama Limb...

Tiny Tim: King for a Day Trailer: Weird Al Yankovic Tells the Tale of a Unique Artist

Born Herbert Butros Khaury in 1932, the Manhattanite who grew up as an outcast would better become known as Tiny Tim. A unique artist whose influence would be ...

SXSW Review: Mumblecore Meets Zoom in the Likable Language Lessons

Before diving into Natalie Morales’ often charming Language Lessons, I approached the film with a certain skepticism. After a year of endless Zoom meetings, Fa...

SXSW Review: Dear Mr. Brody Entertainingly Sheds Light on a Counterculture Footnote

Long before the days of going viral with a scam to share wealth with whomever retweets a comment, there was Michael J. Brody Jr., an Oleomargarine heir and all...

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

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

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

Reviews

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

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

Features

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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

Interviews

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“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

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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