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NYC Weekend Watch: Raúl Ruiz, The Big Sleep, L’Avventura & More

After a hiatus where New York's theaters closed during the pandemic, we're delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repert...

Nine Days Director Edson Oda on Finding the Beauty in Life, Mental Health, and Admiring Hirokazu Koreeda

When director-writer Edson Oda was twelve years old, his uncle took his own life. And ever since that devastating tragedy, people only saw him as a man who com...

Nadav Lapid on Ahed’s Knee, Israel’s Collective Soul, and Embracing Western Archetypes

Two years on from swooping the Golden Bear in Berlin with Synonyms (one of our favorites of 2019), Nadav Lapid returns with Ahed's Knee, a fraught and blisteri...

Noémie Merlant Embarks on a Fiery Affair in Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Curiosa

After breaking out in Céline Sciamma's dazzling Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Noémie Merlant has gone on to collaborate with Zoé Wittock, Jacques Audiard, and An...

Flag Day Trailer: Sean Penn Directs His Daughter Dylan Penn in Con Drama

It's a family affair for Sean Penn and his new film Flag Day. Directed and starring the two-time Oscar winner, Penn enlisted his real-life daughter Dylan Penn ...

Joseph Losey’s Masterful The Servant Gets 4K Restoration Trailer

Few discoveries are quite as joyous as Joseph Losey. Though a wide, dense filmography, his is perhaps best-liked for its selection of thrillers—perfectly atten...

NYC’s The Paris Theater Unveils Reopening Repertory Lineup

While Netflix is far from being a haven for admirers of classic cinema, they thankfully are backing strong repertory programming in New York City. After acquir...

Jungle Cruise Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Delivers Efficient Adventure with Classical Notes

If you’re like this writer and frequently check the IMDb page for The Mummy and Van Helsing director Stephen Sommers, you’ll see an anecdote under the trivia t...

Recommended New Filmmaking Books: Tarantino’s Return to Hollywood, Shyamalan’s Old Inspiration, Making Fargo & More

If you're a film nerd putting together a late summer reading list, look no further. There are a number of books here that could qualify as “beach reads,” chief...

Exclusive Trailer for Andreas Fontana’s Azor Introduces a Web of Intrigue

The festival seasons have been so crowded—blame a world-ending pandemic that pushes premiere after premiere into the same ten-day spans—that something as unifo...

News

Justine Triet Sets Next Feature with Fonda Starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane & More

Exclusive Clip and Poster for Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Premiere Hot Water Introduces Mother-Son Road Comedy

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

Trailers

Hong Sangsoo Puts Comedy In Focus with U.S. Trailer for What Does That Nature Say to You

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere No Salgas From Ramona Director Victoria Linares Villegas

I Love Boosters Trailer: Boots Riley Returns with Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige

Reviews

Sundance Review: Undertone is Heavy on Dread, Light on Ideas

Sundance Review: Barbara Forever is Much More Than a Celebration of a Great Artist

Sundance Review: John Turturro Shines in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Godard and Griffith, Gerry, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie & More

New to Streaming: James Bond, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, The Smashing Machine & More

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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