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Sundance Review: Captains of Zaatari Tells a Rousing Underdog Story, But Sugarcoats Complex Realities

Captains of Zaatari opens on a note of beauty, with exceedingly pretty shots of best friends Mahmoud and Fawzi kicking up dust as they bounce a soccer ball bac...

Sundance Review: A Glitch in the Matrix Plunges into a Deep Philosophical Rabbit Hole

I often wonder what influential film theorist Andre Bazin would make of VR and simulations, especially when this year’s Sundance has virtualized the festival e...

Sundance Review: Judas and the Black Messiah is a Captivating Character Study

A film that is both timely and timeless, Judas the Black Messiah resists intertwining current events with historical figures––an approach that Spike Lee has ex...

Dardenne Brothers’ New Film Tori et Lokita Announced; Ryūsuke Hamaguchi to Adapt Murakami

Like clockwork (which is to say every three years) we get a new Dardenne brothers movie. If it's been two since Young Ahmed and we shouldn't expect an announce...

Rotterdam Review: Riders of Justice Sets Mads Mikkelsen on a Rollercoaster of Twists

Opening the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam is Anders Thomas Jensen's entertaining rollercoaster of a film Riders of Justice, following a soldier na...

Sundance Review: El Planeta is a Clever, Brisk, and Droll Mother-Daughter Movie

In a café in Gijón, Spain, Leonor (Amalia Ulman) sits with a cup of coffee. An older man (Nacho Vigalondo) approaches her and joins her, and the two start disc...

Sundance Review: Marvelous and the Black Hole Whiplashes Between Dark Humor and Family Fun

To put it simply, Sammy (Miya Cech) isn’t doing too well. She’s as angsty as any other 13-year-old on a good day and vandalizing school on a bad one, assuming ...

PVT CHAT Review: Julia Fox’s Cam Girl Drama Explores a Tenuous 21st Century Relationship

It doesn't get more cynical than the answer Jack (Peter Vack) gives to his own question, "What's the common thread that connects every relationship you experie...

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Reteam for Frankenstein Reimagining Poor Things

Update: Mark Ruffalo, Jerrod Carmichael, Willem Dafoe, and Ramy Youssef are in talks to join the cast. Following The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos has circled...

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity Review: An Educationally Pragmatic, Historically Enlightening Look at a Great Artist

Despite Graham Nash's words at the conclusion of Robin Lutz's documentary M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity stating that the world is destined to reappreciate t...

News

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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