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Posterized February 2022: The Worst Person in the World, Friends and Strangers, The Sky Is Everywhere & More

A couple of studios rightfully got nervous about the increased COVID numbers over the holidays and moved their marquee titles away from the wintry mont...

Exclusive Trailer for the Striking Servants Captures Rebellion in Communist Czechoslovakia

One of the most visually striking dramas I've recently seen out of New Directors/New Films is Ivan Ostrochovsky's Servants, which initially made its debut at t...

Watch Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Isabelle Huppert Discuss the Language of Cinema in 75-Minute Talk

Not only did Ryusuke Hamaguchi craft two of the greatest films of last year with Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, but the rising Japanese master ...

First Clips and Plot Details for Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, Premiering at Berlinale

Update: See the first clips below. Earlier last year it was announced Bertrand Bonello would be embarking on the ambitious sci-fi melodrama La Bête&nbs...

SXSW 2022 Lineup Includes Films by Richard Linklater, Ti West, Gillian Jacobs & More

This year's South by Southwest Film Festival, taking place March 11-20 in-person with select films available online, has unveiled its lineup. With 99 features,...

15 Films to See in February

With Sundance now wrapped up, this month we turn our sights on Berlinale and a number of notable releases arriving both theatrically and digitally. From intern...

10 Must-See Shorts from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival

After providing coverage on nearly every feature premiering at Sundance this year and sharing our top picks, today we take a deeper look at our favorite shorts...

Slamdance Review: Killing the Eunuch Khan is a Visceral Drama Set During the Iran-Iraq War

It would be a mistake to take the synopsis for Abed Abest's Killing the Eunuch Khan at face value. This is not a film about a serial killer in the generic sens...

Slamdance Review: Be Right Back Takes a Circuitous Journey into the Forest

Director Frauke Havemann's story about traveling into the woods with her dramaturg to discuss a new project at the onset of COVID-19 feels crucial to understan...

Sundance Review: Sharp Stick Marks a Bold, Messy Return for Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick, her first feature since 2010’s Tiny Furniture, finds the writer-director again taking big swings with mixed results. Set in Los Ange...

News

David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth Sets Global IMAX Release This November

Leos Carax’s Annette Follow-Up Lily May B to Shoot Next Year with Jenna Ortega

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Bouchra Presents an Acclaimed, Personal Hybrid Animation

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Reviews

Cannes Review: Low Expectations Is an Accomplished and Bittersweet Debut

Cannes Review: Steven Soderbergh’s John Lennon: The Last Interview Is a Breezy, Inessential Documentary

Tuner Review: An Entertaining, Conveniently Scripted Caper

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kim Ki-young, Popeye, A New Leaf & More

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Mother Mary, Palestine 36 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

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