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The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Includes Les Vampires, Sterling Hayden, Sundance & More

With fears our winter travel will need a, let's say, reconsideration, the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming could hardly come at a better moment. High on...

The Most Overlooked Films of 2021

In a year marked by a recovering box office and distributors experimenting with a wide variety of types of releases, what does an overlooked film constitute? W...

The Whaler Boy Exclusive Trailer: Venice Winner Captures Coming of Age on the Bering Strait

The winner of the Venice Days Director’s Award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, writer-director Philipp Yuryev's immersive coming-of-age drama The Whaler Boy ...

First Trailer for Robert Eggers’ The Northman Introduces a Viking Epic

Following up his break-out horror hit The Witch and his black-and-white buddy comedy of sorts, The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers is returning in 2022 with his bigg...

Nightmare Alley Review: Guillermo del Toro Brings a Dreamlike Sheen to Noir Retelling

Of all the oddball flourishes across Guillermo del Toro’s filmography, it’s perhaps most surreal that he has taken this long to run away and join the circus. I...

U.S. Trailer for Pushpendra Singh’s Gorgeous Drama The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs

One of the most beautiful films I've seen in the last few years, Pushpendra Singh's The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs is finally getting a U.S. theatrical re...

Hong Sang-soo Makes an Introduction with Exclusive U.S. Trailer and Poster

Making for the ideal winter viewing, Hong Sang-soo's black-and-white drama Introduction––the first of two features to premiere on the festival circuit this yea...

The B-Side – Joan Harrison (with Christina Lane)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie producers! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...

MUBI Unveils January 2022 Lineup

MUBI is kicking off the new year with a selection of our 2021 highlights, including some of which haven't picked up proper distribution yet. Most notably, thei...

New to Streaming: Voyage of Time, The French Dispatch, Days, The Hand of God & 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

Exclusive Clip and Poster for Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Premiere Hot Water Introduces Mother-Son Road Comedy

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Removal of the Eye Finds Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan Building a Family

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

Reviews

Sundance Review: Once Upon a Time in Harlem is an Unearthed Treasure of Black History

Sundance Review: Frank & Louis is a Missed Opportunity to Tell a Compelling Story about Life Behind Bars

Sundance Review: The Shitheads Offers Lively Comedy That’s More Than Meets the Eye

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Godard and Griffith, Gerry, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie & More

New to Streaming: James Bond, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, The Smashing Machine & More

Interviews

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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