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Memoir of a Snail Review: Adam Elliot Returns with Black-Comic Claymation Melancholy

Grace Pudel (the voice of Succession’s Sarah Snook) is wishing goodbye to her elderly friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver), who’s currently prone on her deathbed. Once ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Do the Right Thing, The Straight Story, Knight of Cups & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by David Lynch, Tony Scott, David Cronenberg, and Jim J...

Posterized June 2024: Kinds of Kindness, Janet Planet, Music & More

June proves another solid month for posters. Here’s hoping it’s the continuation of a trend that will keep pushing through to the winter and not one la...

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review: Fourthquel Steals from the Best to Deliver Decent Fare

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a film about retribution and redemption. Not just on screen, but in execution. After their last attempt at a blockbuster was shelved i...

Exclusive Trailer for Chronicles of a Wandering Saint: SXSW Winner and Independent Spirit Awards Nominee Arrives This Month

Accomplishing the rare feat of being nominated for a trio of Independent Spirit Awards (Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, and Best Cinematography) bef...

New to Streaming: Hit Man, Godzilla Minus One, Paul Schrader, Tsai Ming-liang & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Richard Linklater on Sex, Murder, Hit Man, and the Infantilization of Culture

There's always the risk of misusing 15 tightly mandated minutes on a director's junket day. One imagines it increases twofold when the subject's been of intere...

Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai Receives 4K Restoration; Watch the New Trailer

Holding off on my first Seven Samurai watch since 9th grade proved wise. A 4K restoration overseen by Toho Co. Ltd. will arrive stateside next month courtesy J...

Exclusive Trailer for Tribeca Premiere Emergent City Chronicles a Changing Brooklyn

Any major change or innovation in a large area of a city usually means a certain population is getting left in the dust. World premiering at Tribeca Festival o...

The Watchers Review: Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Debut is Competent but Uninspired Folk Horror

If anything could revive the worn-out nepotism discourse, it would be this summer's horror offerings. In August we have M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming thriller,...

News

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

Trailers

Sujo Trailer: Mexico’s Oscar Entry From Identifying Features Team Arrives Next Week

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

Interviews

Gaucho Gaucho Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw on Mythology, Compositions, and Community

Rodrigo Prieto on His Directorial Debut, Martin Scorsese’s Snubs, and Taylor Swift’s Feature Debut

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames

Podcasts

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

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

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

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