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TIFF Review: The Girl and the Spider is a Mesmerizing, Moving Drama Full of Mystery

Ostensibly the story of a Berlin family preparing for its evening dinner as a cat wanders the apartment, The Strange Little Cat was among the most beguiling fi...

Venice Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God Lacks Divine Inspiration

Contemporary filmmakers clearly have an enormous bee in their bonnet for the coming-of-age film and poetic youth memoir—even Steven Spielberg is currently gett...

TIFF Review: To Kill the Beast Finds Women Fighting Fear in Atmospheric Feature Debut

A beast has arrived at a small town on the border between Argentina and Brazil. People talk about it being the spirit of an evil man transforming into differen...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Soggy Bottom Gets a New, Vinyl-Inspired Title: Licorice Pizza

At long last, Paul Thomas Anderson is ready to share the first look of his new film with the world—well, not the entire world yet. His Phantom Thread follow-up...

TIFF Review: As In Heaven Beautifully Explores the Madness of Religious Superstition

Lise (Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl) couldn't be happier now that she knows her mother's (Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen's Anna) determination has successfully overcome ...

New to Streaming: Undine, Lav Diaz, The Evening Hour & 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...

Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Will Explore the Making of the Atom Bomb During WWII

Update: Universal Pictures has acquired the film, which will begin production early next year for a July 21, 2013 release, Variety reports. Cillian Murphy is c...

TIFF Review: Good Madam is a South African Horror Tale That Utilizes the Supernatural to Explore Traumatic History

A matriarch passes and the family swarms to poach whatever they can in the aftermath. Tsidi (Chumisa Cosa) tells herself it won't matter—she's been the one tak...

TIFF Review: The Odd-Job Men Explores a Volatile Situation in Barcelona with Compassion

It's an important week for three handymen in Barcelona. Pep (Pep Sarrà) is retiring after decades on the job. Moha (Mohamed Mellali) is showing what he can do ...

NYC Weekend Watch: A Tribute to New York City, The Limey, Buster Keaton & 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...

News

James Gray’s Paper Tiger Sets North American Premiere as Opening Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

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