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Berlin Review: Anocha Suwichakornpong’s Come Here is a Transportive Thai Odyssey

In 1953, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais released Statues Also Die, a key work in their fledgling early careers that focused on traditional African art and its ...

Berlin Review: Radu Jude’s Incendiary Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Playfully Addresses The Moment

As his old compatriots dabble in as far flung places as comic noirs (The Whistlers) and über-dense period symposiums (Malmkrog), it’s interesting that Radu Jud...

Boogie Review: Generic Sports Drama Bogs Down Compelling Human Interest Story in Eddie Huang’s Debut

As writer/director Eddie Huang's fortune teller states, when a dragon and a dog come together, they create a snake. That's what Alfred 'Boogie' Chin (Taylor Ta...

Berlin Review: Petite Maman is Céline Sciamma’s Warm, Delicate Portrait of Mother-Daughter Love

After the ambitious and wildly popular Portrait of a Lady on Fire shot Céline Sciamma into the arthouse stratosphere, she has returned with her fifth feature, ...

Jean-Luc Godard Hints at Retirement in New 85-Minute Conversation

It is, all things considered, slightly insane that Jean-Luc Godard is still alive, cognizant, and someone from whom we can receive perspective on the modern wo...

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi on Cassavetes, Sci-Fi, Coincidence, and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

High anticipation for a new Ryūsuke Hamaguchi film is a relatively recent phenomenon. The Japanese director completed his debut film Passion around the tail en...

Berlin Review: Dan Stevens’ Robot Lover is More Human than Human in I’m Your Man

Falling in love with a robot isn’t good news, as Her and Blade Runner (both 2019 and 2049) tell us. In I’m Your Man, unspooling in competition at Berlin, a for...

Lost Course Review: An Epic Look at Democracy, Power, and the Pitfalls of Idealism in South China

“I was locked in Guangdong jail for twenty days,” says Hong, a resident of Wukan, China who became a key figure in the small village’s 2011 protests that drew ...

Chaos Walking Review: Doug Liman’s Sci-Fi Adventure Delivers Thrills With Little Depth

Doug Liman's foray into science fiction has given us inexplicable lows like Jumper, and impressive heights such as Edge of Tomorrow. Chaos Walking finds an int...

Robin Wright Discusses Finding Her Directorial Style, Building a Cabin, and House of Cards as a Film School

For over three decades, Robin Wright has been an ever-welcome presence on screen. From iconic roles in pictures like Forrest Gump to The Princess Bride to more...

News

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

December on the Criterion Channel Includes Bob Dylan, John Waters, MTV & More

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

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

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

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

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

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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