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Ick Review: Joseph Kahn’s Riotous, Satirical Take on the Creature Feature

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Ick opens in theaters on July 24. The world is ending and nobody cares in Ick,...

Karlovy Vary 2025: Protest Songs, Sexual Politics, and Lisbon-Set Rohmerian Delights

As someone who’s always admired the look of the Czech embassy in Berlin––an array of nicotine-hued trapezoids that sits on the corner of Wilhelm Strasse––I was...

The Baltimorons Trailer: Jay Duplass Returns with Christmas Eve-Set Charmer

After a flurry of features directing with his brother Mark Duplass from 2005's The Puffy Chair to 2012's The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, Jay Duplass is now helming his...

Exclusive Trailer for Megan Griffiths’ Year of the Fox Finds a Teenager Navigating Privilege and Predation

Following her acclaimed features I'll Show You Mine, Lucky Them, Eden, and Sadie, filmmaker Megan Griffiths returned this year with the Eliza Flug-scripted Yea...

TIFF 2025 Adds Films by Benny Safdie, Gus Van Sant, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann, Mark Jenkin & More

Celebrating its 50th edition this year, the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4–14. The festival has now unveiled its Galas & S...

Lee Kang-sheng Observes in U.S. Trailer for Yeo Siew Hua’s Stranger Eyes

After landing on our radar with his Golden Leopard-winning feature A Land Imagined, Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua returned to the festival circuit last fal...

New to Streaming: Apocalypse in the Tropics, No Sleep Till, Queens of Drama & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Suspended Time Trailer: Olivier Assayas’ Personal Drama Finally Arrives Next Month

It's been such a long wait for Olivier Assayas' Suspended Time, which premiered back at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival, that the director has already shot an...

NYC Weekend Watch: Kurosawa, Kiarostami, Koyaanisqatsi & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumA number of Akira Kurosawa's most seminal films play in new 4K restorations, whil...

August on the Criterion Channel Includes Maurice Pialat, Michael Roemer, Sammo Hung & More

Intended or not, the Criterion Channel's programming of Maurice Pialat and Michael Roemer pairs two auteurs who spoke the same death-riddled language. August's...

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

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Features

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: One Battle After Another, It Was Just an Accident, Song to Song, The Running Man & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Twin Peaks, Breezy, Gus Van Sant, Ken Jacobs & More

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. 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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