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In a Violent Nature Director Chris Nash on Creating a New Kind of Slasher, Gus Van Sant, and the Best Friday the 13th Movie

Premiering at Sundance to rave reviews earlier this year, In a Violent Nature instantly set itself apart from the glut of recent independent horror films via i...

Cannes Review: Rumours Proves a Funny if Exhausting Exercise for Guy Maddin and the Johnsons

When we say a filmmaker is in another league, we typically mean it in a good way––they’re a cut above the rest. But when we say it about Guy Maddin, it doesn’t...

George Clooney and Brad Pitt Reunite in the First Trailer for Wolfs

While they both provided voices for John Krasinski's If (at least going by IMDb, as I can't imagine ever watching it), we're considering Wolfs to be the true r...

Jesse Plemons Warns of Danger in New Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness

With Cannes Film Festival wrapped up, one of the first premieres to arrive in theaters is Yorgos Lanthimos' triptych Kinds of Kindness. Starring Cannes Best Ac...

Saved! at 20: Director Brian Dannelly Reflects on His Teenage Christian Comedy and Plans for a Sequel

It might be too on-the-nose to call Saved! a minor miracle of a movie, but how else would you describe Brian Dannelly’s faith-centric satire? Since it was rele...

Exclusive Trailer for Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge’s Don’t You Let Me Go, Premiering at Tribeca 2024

With Cannes now wrapped up, the next film festival on our radar is Tribeca, which runs its 23rd edition from June 5 to 16. One film we're looking forward to is...

Cannes Review: All We Imagine as Light is a Drama of Profound Beauty

“Everyone has at least one person in Mumbai.” “There’s work and money in Mumbai. Who would want to go back?” “You better get used to the impermanence.” Like po...

Watch Two Exclusive Clips from The All Golden, Playing Wednesday at the Roxy Cinema

When friend and Film Stage contributor Ethan Vestby suggested I watch Nate Wilson's The All Golden, I did so with no expectations of what might follow. My enth...

Cannes Review: Misericordia is a Galvanizing Ode to the Power and Subversiveness of Desire

In a career spanning four decades and eight features, Alain Guiraudie has cemented himself as one of our most astute chroniclers of desire. If there’s any leit...

The Best Films of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Sean Baker's Anora taking home the Palme d'Or. While our coverage will continue with a few...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap

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

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

Thessaloniki Review: Holy Electricity is a Directorial Debut That Finds Substance in Unusual Places

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

Features

New to Streaming: Here, Conclave, Eureka, Memoir of a Snail, Beatles ’64 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

Interviews

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming in Secret and the Repression of the Iranian Republic

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

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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