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The Croods: A New Age Review: Animated Sequel Improves Upon Predecessor with a Vibrant World

What does one make of an animated sequel to a hit that's been mostly forgotten in the seven years since it was released? The Croods: A New Age, directed by Joe...

Jonah Hill, Angelina Jolie, Alexandre Aja, Dan Trachtenberg & More Set Next Directorial Projects

Jonah Hill is stepping behind the camera again with another topic close to his heart. After his 2018 directorial debut Mid90s, which was an autobiographical lo...

DOC NYC Review: Beautiful Something Left Behind Finds Catharsis in the Long Process of Grieving

Thought no fault of the filmmaker, Katrine Philp’s affecting Beautiful Something Left Behind arrives in an unusual period of global certainty, bravely explorin...

Joaquin Phoenix Will Lead Ari Aster’s Next Film Disappointment Blvd.

Update: Joaquin Phoenix is confirmed to lead Ari Aster's next film Disappointment Blvd., Deadline reports. Original reports that it will be Beau Is Afraid is i...

69: The Saga of Daniel Hernandez Review: 6ix9ine Doc Fails to Interrogate its Own Trolling Subject

69: The Saga of Daniel Hernandez, the latest documentary from Vikram Gandhi, is a cute title but it hardly fits the bill. What felt like a promising premise an...

Terrence Malick’s The Last Planet Gets New Title

A minor update on Terrence Malick's next feature, about which news has been scant since last year. Our friends at One Big Soul have confirmed that what was onc...

Sean Durkin on The Nest, the Art of Directing Great Performances, and Finding the Right Ending

Nine years after the release of his first feature Martha Marcy May Marlene, Sean Durkin returns with the familial drama The Nest, starring Jude Law and Carrie ...

New to Streaming: Mangrove, The Nest, Collective, Gone Girl & More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

Some Kind of Heaven Trailer Shows Trouble In Paradise

Sprawling across 30-plus miles, housing 115,000 people, featuring 12 golf courses, and countless restaurants—the Villages is the biggest 55+ retirement communi...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: PTA, American Utopia, Christopher Nolan, and A is for Auteur

It is holiday time, and to that end, this latest look at recent books touching on the world of cinema features some gift ideas, quarantine reading—and even lit...

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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