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The G Review: Dale Dickey Brings the Rage

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Fantasia 2024 coverage. The G opens in theaters and on VOD on June 27. Ann Hunter (Dale Dickey) lo...

First Trailer for Alex Ross Perry’s Videoheaven Captures the Rise and Fall of the Video Store

A late but exciting addition to the July movie calendar is Alex Ross Perry's second release of the year. The three-hour essay film/documentary Videoheaven take...

Watch: Wes Anderson Directs Himself in New Montblanc Short Film, Shot by Darius Khondji

With Wes Anderson's newest film The Phoenician Scheme now in theaters, he's now reteamed with Montblanc for a new short film following last year's collaboratio...

The B-Side Ep. 164 – Mike Leigh (with Alex Heeney)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.&nb...

J. Hoberman on 1960s New York, Protests, Alternative Press, and Sinners

To paraphrase Margaret O’Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis: Wasn’t I lucky to come of age in my favorite city? For one thing, my impressionable undergraduate years...

New to Streaming: Friendship, Final Destination Bloodlines, An Unfinished Film, and 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...

Enter a Mystical World in the First Trailer for Realm of Satan

After seeing some 18 months ago at Sundance Film Festival in 2024, I've been waiting for release news of Scott Cumming’s formally compelling documentary R...

Emulsion Episode Eight: The Jag and Familiar Touch

I've spent my offline hours producing The Jag, a new play that runs from June 21 to July 6 at the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research. Even without some of my...

NYC Weekend Watch: Almayer’s Folly, J. Hoberman, Tom Cruise & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA Theater Near You includes films by Chantal Akerman, Bertolucci, Aldri...

“The Phones Became Weapons”: Anthony Dod Mantle on Animating 28 Years Later with Danny Boyle

Anthony Dod Mantle has done more to advance digital photography than nearly any artist in any medium, a fact his humility rendered somewhat subtle during a car...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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