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Leonardo DiCaprio Has No Fear in New Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another

We're now less than three months away from Paul Thomas Anderson's highly anticipated One Battle After Another. The September 26 release, which would set it up ...

Emulsion Ep. 12 – Abel Ferrara on Turn in the Wound

You'd have to be very bad at interviews, or really just conversations, to not get something from Abel Ferrara, who's the perfect combination of endearing and p...

Venice Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup

Celebrating its 82nd edition this year, Venice Film Festival will take place August 27 through September 6. Ahead of the event, President Pietrangelo Buttafuoc...

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...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

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

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

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

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

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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