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Cannes Review: Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave is a Formally Dazzling Love Story

“Congratulations… it’s a murder.” A backwards thing to celebrate? Not when you’re a droll insomniac detective who’s only happy (read: not miserable) when you’r...

Cannes Review: Funny Pages is a Darkly Hilarious, Absurdist Comic Book of a Film

The deranged lunatics populating Owen Kline’s absurdist, bleakly hilarious Funny Pages are all somewhat anachronistic; loners who gravitate around old things a...

Cannes Review: Cristian Mungiu’s R.M.N. Skewers Europe and Late Capitalism

Anyone looking to take the temperature of Cristian Mungiu’s first film in six long years should heed the words of Matthias, his most recent downtrodden protago...

MUBI Unveils June 2022 Lineup

MUBI's U.S. lineup for next month has been unveiled, including some essential recent releases, notably James Vaughan's Friends and Strangers, Radu Muntean's În...

Cannes Review: Moonage Daydream is a Radiant, Psychedelic Voyage Through David Bowie’s Soul

David Bowie’s tranquil voice seeps in over a black screen, waxing poetic philosophy about the infinity and complexity of time. Letters incrementally fade in on...

Cannes Review: Holy Spider Finds Ali Abbasi Reaching for Shock

Ali Abbasi’s Border, an adaptation of a short story by Let the Right One In author John Ajvide Lindqvist, put its director on the map as one fluent in a dark g...

Dinner in America Review: The Outcasts Get Their Day in Humorous, Heartfelt Comedy

Born from a decision to combine two aughts-era sketches that weren't quite working on their own, filmed in 2018 (stewarded with the help of Danny Leiner, who p...

Ali & Ava U.S. Trailer: Clio Barnard’s Acclaimed Drama Arrives in July

Following The Arbor, The Selfish Giant, and Dark River, British director Clio Barnard’s latest work is once again set in Bradford and this time focuses on a lo...

The Film Stage Show Classic – The Secret of NIMH

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Robyn Bahr, and Bill Graham discuss The Secret of NIMH and the films of ...

Cannes Review: Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind Finds Ethan Coen Hitting a Bum Note

In 2021 Joel Coen directed his first feature apart from his brother. Seven months after The Tragedy of Macbeth's premiere, it’s Ethan’s turn to fly solo. The p...

News

Exclusive: 2026 Sidewalk Film Festival Lineup Features John Wilson, Buster Keaton & More

Listen to Ludwig Göransson’s Score for The Odyssey

James Gray’s Paper Tiger Sets North American Premiere as Opening Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

Trailers

Hanging by a Wire Trailer: Thrilling Rescue Documentary Will Arrive This August

Olmo Trailer: Fernando Eimbcke’s TIFF and Berlinale Selection Arrives This August

The Uprising Trailer: Andrew Garfield Leads a Rebellion for Paul Greengrass

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

Four Must-See Titles from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Backrooms, The Currents, Obsession & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

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