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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...

A Little Prayer Trailer: Angus MacLachlan’s Lovely Drama Finally Arrives This August

A lovely film that has had quite a path to distribution will finally be arriving to close out the summer. Junebug writer Angus MacLachlan's latest feature A Li...

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley Trailer Documents a Life Cut Tragically Short

One of the great artists who had far too little time on this planet, Jeff Buckley's life and legacy get unearthed in the latest film from Oscar-nominated direc...

Amnesiascope and Rohmer Fits Present Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of Summer July 22—25

My screening series Amnesiascope will return to the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research on July 22, 24, and 25 with Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of Summer, ...

Riefenstahl Trailer Examines the Contradictions of the Nazi Propagandist Filmmaker

As fascism rears its ugly head once more across the United States and beyond, it is ever more important to remember our heinous history. Written and directed b...

Hal Hartley Returns In Where to Land Trailer Starring Bill Sage, Robert John Burke, and Edie Falco

To paraphrase Kent Jones on John Carpenter: America doesn’t have so many great directors to spare that it can afford to let Hal Hartley fall through the cracks...

First Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt Sets Julia Roberts in Psychological Thriller

Following up the double dose of last year's Challengers and Queer, Luca Guadagnino is readying a fall release for his next feature, After the Hunt. Led by Juli...

The B-Side Ep. 166 – Embeth Davidtz on Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars and movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they mad...

Cloud Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Crafts a Dark Thriller with Satirical Edge

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Cloud opens in theaters on July 18. Kiyoshi Kurosawa is having quite the...

No Sleep Till Review: An Existential Look Inside Florida’s Hurricane Season

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. No Sleep Till opens in theaters and arrives on Metrograph at Home on July 18. ...

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

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

“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

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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