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Banel & Adama Review: Ramata-Toulaye Sy Crafts an Intoxicating, Bold Directorial Debut

A directorial debut programmed into the main Cannes competition is typically viewed with suspicion, if not overlooked altogether. Very rare is that lightning-i...

Viggo Mortensen on the Subtle Power of Vicky Krieps and the History of Western Cinema

In the heart of Western Europe, above the gorge of the Alzette river, sits Luxembourg City, a trash-free Eurotopia where the trams are free and the streets are...

Elaine May Finally Gets the Biography She Deserves

Before now there has never been a full-length biography of Elaine May, the icon known for being one-half of Nichols and May and the director of A New Leaf, The...

14 Films to See in June

The summer movie season continues with a handful of festival highlights coming to theaters, including Cannes premieres both from this and last year, alongside ...

New to Streaming: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Gasoline Rainbow, MoviePass, MovieCrash & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Repo Man, The Big Lebowski, György Pálfi, mk2 & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by Oshima, Tony Scott, Alex Cox, John Carpenter, A...

Cannes Review: Savages is a Beautiful Stop-Motion Animation Exploring the Complexities of Modernity

Eight years after My Life as a Zucchini premiered in Directors' Fortnight en route to winning two Césars (and nabbing one Oscar nomination), Swiss director Cla...

Exclusive Restoration Trailer for Belarusian Folk-Horror The Savage Hunt of King Stakh

Summer time is approaching, which means it is, of course, Belarusian folk-horror season. As part of Deaf Crocodile Films' new collaboration with DiabolikD...

The B-Side – Martin Scorsese (with Jake Kring-Schreifels)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 539 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (with Sam Cohen)

Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Sam Cohen to discuss George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Enter...

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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