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Cannes Review: The Balconettes is Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror

The chic balconies of Marseille certainly offer an image that is photogenic enough to open Noémie Merlant’s sophomore feature, The Balconettes, especially as s...

Cannes Review: Motel Destino is a Noirish Fever Dream that Sparkles with Sweat and Lust

Simply put, Brazilian motels are places for people to have sex. Everyone knows it, no one objects to it. You pay by the hour and the suite is yours––a big bed,...

Cannes Review: Grand Tour Marks an Enchanting Return for Miguel Gomes

If Chris Marker and Preston Sturges ever made a film together, it might have looked something like Grand Tour, a sweeping tale that moves from Rangoon to Manil...

NYC Weekend Watch: Cutter’s Way, Princess Mononoke, Jacques Rivette, & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by Scorsese, De Palma, Woody Allen, Coppola, Jarmusch, ...

New to Streaming: Civil War, About Dry Grasses, Ferrari, Stress Positions & 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...

Cannes Review: Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance is an Overstimulating, Impressive Thrill

Coralie Fargeat made a splash with her debut Revenge. But she was only standing in a puddle, endearing niche corners of the global cinephile community to her c...

“Films Can’t Fix Lives”: Arnaud Desplechin on Filmlovers!, The Fabelmans, and Jean-Luc Godard

When it was announced Arnaud Desplechin's next feature Spectateurs! (titled the less-appealing Filmlovers! in English) would be a) a docu-fiction hybrid; b) ab...

Cannes Review: Universal Language is a Beguiling, Surrealist Ode to Persian Cinema

In Universal Language, a man makes a journey to his childhood home and meets the family now living there––these are at least the broad strokes. The director is...

Cannes Review: The Surfer Knows Exactly What to Do with Nicolas Cage

In The Surfer, an exploitation film set to pressure-cook, a mild-mannered man is pitted against a group who even Andrew Tate might find a touch extreme. It's s...

Cannes Review: Sean Baker’s Anora is a Devastating, Gut-Busting Beauty

Up to this point, Mikey Madison––the fearless, explosive 27-year-old lead of Sean Baker’s Anora––is best-known for her chilling turn as the deranged killer in ...

News

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

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

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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