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63rd New York Film Festival Adds Films by Tsai Ming-liang, Radu Jude, Alexandre Koberidze & More

Following their Main Slate announcement, the 63rd New York Film Festival has unveiled its Currents lineup, featuring 40 boundary-pushing films from around the ...

By the Stream Review: Hong Sangsoo Excels in a More Narrative-Driven Mode

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. By the Stream opens in theaters on August 8, 2025. The death of the aut...

An Officer and a Spy Review: Roman Polanski Tells a Tale of Injustice

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2019 Venice coverage. An Officer and a Spy opens in theaters on August 8, 2025. What road should o...

My Mother’s Wedding Review: A Likable Yet Formulaic Directorial Debut for Kristin Scott Thomas

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 TIFF coverage. My Mother's Wedding (formerly North Star) opens in theaters on August 8. They ...

Criterion’s Resurrects Eclipse with 17-Film Abbas Kiarostami Blu-ray Set

When the world of physical media often lacks hope, good news can land very hard. Case in point: the Criterion Collection have announced the return of their Ecl...

Rose Byrne is Adrift in First Trailer for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Seventeen years after her directorial debut Yeast, which gave Greta Gerwig one of her very first roles, Mary Bronstein finally returns with her second feature,...

Exclusive Clip from Alexandre Koberidze’s Sony Ericsson-Shot Locarno Premiere Dry Leaf

We can admire those who (brilliantly) craft entire feature films on iPhones, but the choice to shoot a three-hour feature with a Sony Ericsson––a device which ...

Boys Go to Jupiter Review: An Open-Source Nightmare-Scape of Late-Stage Capitalism

Boys Go to Jupiter, an animated feature directed and written by Pittsburgh-based 3D artist Julian Glander, is truly a product of its time. And that time is now...

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley Review: A Lovely Document of a Beautiful, Tragic, Talented Life

Amy Berg's It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is an impressive archival document as well as a celebration of the life of a tortured artist. And while the term "tort...

Jay Kelly Trailer: Noah Baumbach Sets George Clooney and Adam Sandler on a European Adventure

Reteaming with Netflix after his ambitious misstep White Noise, Noah Baumbach is getting introspective. Jay Kelly stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler as a mo...

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: One in a Million Tells an Epic Saga of Exile and Assimilation

Sundance Review: John Wilson’s The History of Concrete is an Idiosyncratic, Joyous Feature Debut

Sundance Review: The Lake Captures a Thrilling, Terrifying Mission to Defuse an Environmental Nuclear Bomb

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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