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Mayor Review: A Riveting Portrait of a City Searching for a Home

The reign of bigotry and terror from Donald Trump and his administration can often take the form of a myopic view for those in the United States, witnessing on...

Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup and Free All-Access Passes

As with most festivals in a pandemic world, Slamdance Film Festival is changing things up with their 2021 edition. Moving a few weeks back to February 12-25, n...

Identifying Features Trailer: Sundance Winner Follows a Mother’s Harrowing Journey in Mexico

The winner of the Audience Award and Best Screenplay in the World Cinema (Dramatic) section at Sundance Film Festival this year, Kino Lorber has now unveiled t...

DOC NYC Review: American Rapstar is a Fleeting Look at the Phenomenon of SoundCloud Rap

Late in Justin Staples’ brief exploration of the sub-genre known as "SoundCloud Rap," New York Times pop music critic Jon Caramanica opines that "what young pe...

Half Brothers Review: Road Trip Dramedy Achieves Heartfelt Reflection, Tonal Turbulence

An emotional rollercoaster from minute one, director Luke Greenfield's Half Brothers ultimately taps into something earnest. Renato (Luis Gerardo Méndez) is a ...

Luxor Review: Andrea Riseborough Leads a Methodical Adventure of the Soul

After spending two decades as a British aid worker throughout a war-torn Middle East, Hana (Andrea Riseborough) chooses Luxor as the destination for her leave....

Anything for Jackson Review: Grandparents Attempt a Resurrection in Unapologetic Horror Tale

The day Audrey (Sheila McCarthy) and Henry Walsh's (Julian Richings) grandson Jackson died was the day they sold their souls to the Devil—figuratively speaking...

David Lynch to Begin Production on New Netflix Series in May

The many breadcrumbs David Lynch has been dropping about an upcoming major project has now led to some tangible information about what we can expect from the a...

My Psychedelic Love Story Review: Errol Morris Tells a Touching Saga of Devotion

There’s a certain aura that some people who’ve lived a lively, eventful life possess––a rare shimmer of self-belief and authority. Errol Morris’ new documentar...

Stardust Review: David Bowie Biopic Fails to Find Man in the Myth

“What follows is (mostly) fiction,” begins Gabriel Range’s lacklustre David Bowie biopic Stardust. What’s true is that in 1971, after “Space Oddity” but before...

News

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

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

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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