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First Trailer for Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Embarks on a Journey Through a Virtual Landscape

One of our most-anticipated animations of the year comes from Mamoru Hosoda, the acclaimed auteur behind The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, The Bo...

Gaia Trailer: The First Acquisition From DECAL, NEON and Bleecker Street’s New Venture, Arrives This Month

One of the most intriguing developments in the world of indie film the past few months has been the formation of DECAL, a distribution company that marks a joi...

15 Films to See in June

With the summer movie season underway, Cannes now on the horizon, and Tribeca kicking off this month, the film industry turns its gears again after an unpreced...

Paula Beer on Christian Petzold’s Methodical Approach and Telling a Berlin Fairytale with Undine

After first gaining prominence in Germany as a teen actor, Paula Beer rose to international arthouse stardom with her leading role in Francois Ozon’s Frantz in...

The Amusement Park Review: George A. Romero’s Long-Lost Film is a Damning Exploration of Ageism and Elder Abuse

Created as a PSA to raise awareness about elder abuse, George A. Romero’s 1973 film The Amusement Park, long considered lost and recently restored by Romero’s ...

Cinephile Game Night’s June 2021 Lineup Features MUBI & Lingua Franca Director Isabel Sandoval

Watch live here or below! https://twitter.com/TheFilmStage/status/1403155180544266242 We’re excited to announce that Cinephile Game Night will return f...

First Trailer for Dinner in America Brings Punk Anarchy to Suburbia

One of the more entertaining films I saw back at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival was the punk rock rom-com Dinner in America. Directed by Adam Rehmeier (Jonas,...

Ben Whishaw Gets Unhinged in First Trailer for London-Set Thriller Surge

One of the films that premiered nearly 1.5 years ago at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival that I'm surprised still hasn't found U.S. distribution is the Ben Whis...

Luca Guadagnino Says Call Me By Your Name Sequel Not Likely as Bones and All Cast Expands

Though more ink was spilled over the potential of a Call Me By Your Name sequel than anything Luca Guadagnino has worked on since the original film's release, ...

Ahead of the Curve Review: The Story of a Groundbreaking Lesbian Magazine Covers Broad Ground

In 1990, a 23-year-old named Frances “Franco” Stevens applied for multiple credit cards. When she was approved, she withdrew as much cash as she could from the...

News

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

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Removal of the Eye Finds Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan Building a Family

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

Reviews

Sundance Review: I Want Your Sex is Gregg Araki’s Plea to the Younger Generation to Chill Out and Have More Sex

Sundance Review: The Oldest Person in the World is a Neverending, Personal Quest

Sundance Review: American Doctor Shows the Genocide Your Tax Dollars Are Paying For

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

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

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

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

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

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