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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...

Exclusive Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s By the Stream Finds a Day In True Love

While effectively every Hong Sangsoo film nabs nice responses from those who seek it out, By the Stream has carried a tad more weight––the sense that, after a ...

Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His Major Year of Cloud, Chime, and Serpent’s Path

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2024 Beyond Fest coverage. Cloud opens in theaters on July 18. Every year is a good year to adm...

Eddington Review: Ari Aster’s Ambitious 2020 Period Piece Works in Fits and Spurts

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Eddington opens in theaters on July 18. In Eddington, Ari Aster’s latest doo...

Drowning Dry Director Laurynas Bareiša on Finding Comedy in Tragedy, Nicolas Roeg, and the Things We Can’t Process

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2025 New Directors/New Films coverage. Drowning Dry opens in theaters on July 18. Conan O'Brien...

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

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

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

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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