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Reformed Sex Clubs, Wealthy Donors, and Thai Dinners: How a Portland Arts Institution Finds Innovative Ways to Champion Cinema

It is quite possible, circa 2025, that there are a greater number of North American film institutions than North American citizens who actively watch films. It...

Cannes Review: Nadav Lapid Stages a Furiously Provocative Satire of Israeli Genocide with Yes!

Tel Aviv native, defector, and auteur Nadav Lapid opens his fifth feature in a catastrophic state of carouse. A filmmaker known for his employment of trade...

Lurker Trailer: Théodore Pellerin Seeks Fame in Sundance Stand-Out

One of the most buzzed-about films to come out of Sundance and New Directors/New Films this year, Lurker marks the directorial debut from The Bear and Beef wri...

Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Lineup Features Ari Aster, Takashi Miike, Together, Lurker & More

One of the most eclectic lineups in genre cinema each year, Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 29th edition this summe...

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Review: A Bold Rethinking of Black Surrealism

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire opens in theaters on June 6. The Ballad of Suzan...

Dangerous Animals Review: Shark Thriller Meets Serial Killer Horror With Generic Results

Maybe it’s a bad sign when you can predict the exact moment a title card is going to drop. So is the case with Dangerous Animals, a new thriller-horror hybrid ...

Architection Trailer: Victor Kossakovsky Explores a World of Concrete

After premiering back at the 2024 Berlinale, we've been wondering when Victor Kossakovsky's Architection would finally be released by A24, particularly after t...

Cannes Review: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Find Pain and Pathos in The Young Mother’s Home

The new film from Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne is much like the others. The actors are mostly non-professional; the locations are real; the themes are sociolog...

U.S. Trailer for Albert Serra’s Mesmerizing Matador Portrait Afternoons of Solitude

Following up his career-best work with the mesmerizing Pacifiction, Albert Serra returns just a couple years later with a work of non-fiction. Afternoons of So...

Paul Laverty on Three Decades of Collaborating with Ken Loach

It’s a brisk March morning in Luxembourg and my conversation with Paul Laverty has turned to Cantona. “Remember that goal he scored, with Brian McClair?” A cla...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Father Mother Sister Brother: Jim Jarmusch’s Anthology of Late Style

Features

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

Podcasts

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

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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