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Reminiscence Review: Hard-Boiled Sci-Fi Noir Carries the Right Mix of Nostalgia

Despite being an amalgamation of virtually every elevated science-fiction movie of the past four decades—Strange Days, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, M...

Sweet Girl Review: Jason Momoa-Led Thriller Serves Up Engaging Action, Heavy-Handed Twists

Sweet Girl finds Jason Momoa and all of his mammoth screen presence in John Q mode. Directed by his longtime collaborator Brian Andrew Mendoza, the Aquaman sta...

Neill Blomkamp on Virtual Spaces, the Aesthetic Possibilities of Video Games, and Pivoting Genres with Demonic

Although we weren’t crazy about Neill Blomkamp’s Demonic, the South African director remains one of the more exciting talents in genre filmmaking today. Betwee...

Locarno Review: Belle is a Dazzling Near-Future Tech Fantasia From Mamoru Hosoda

If a name can trigger nostalgia, don’t be surprised when the occasional sense of deja vu sets in while watching Belle, a dazzling near-future tech fantasia wra...

First Trailer for Sundance Highlight El Planeta

Comparisons abound—Frances Ha and Eric Rohmer seemingly closest at hand, Martín Rejtman if you want to dig a bit deeper—but it's the pleasure of discovering a ...

59th New York Film Festival Adds C’mon C’mon, Dune, Red Rocket, The French Dispatch & More

The 59th New York Film Festival continues to expand its lineup, following Main Slate and Revivals announcements. The in-person event, which will take place fro...

The Wolf House Directors Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña Team with Ari Aster in Exclusive Trailer for Los Huesos

One of the most inventive, stunningly nightmarish animations of the last decade, The Wolf House was the work of Chilean filmmakers Cristobal León and Joaquín C...

Faya Dayi Trailer Takes a Transportive, Stunning Journey Through Ethiopia

One of the most ravishing films I've seen thus far this year is Jessica Beshir’s feature debut Faya Dayi, which explores the Khat trade in Ethiopia. Shot in be...

The Girl Who Got Away Review: A Serial Killer Escapes Prison in Captivating Thriller

Christina Bowden (Lexi Johnson) is an elementary school teacher with aspirations to adopt. The paperwork is filed, the young teen (Willow McCarthy's Lisa) targ...

Fantasia Review: When I Consume You is a Poignant Horror Film About Second Chances

Daphne (Libby Ewing) and Wilson Shaw (Evan Dumouchel) didn't really have anyone growing up besides themselves. The same could be said now. They cut out their p...

News

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

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

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

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

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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