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Limbo Trailer: Cannes & TIFF Selection Wryly Explores the Refugee Experience

A favorite at Toronto International Film Festival last fall (where it premiered following being selected for Cannes), Ben Sharrock's BAFTA-nominated drama Limb...

Tiny Tim: King for a Day Trailer: Weird Al Yankovic Tells the Tale of a Unique Artist

Born Herbert Butros Khaury in 1932, the Manhattanite who grew up as an outcast would better become known as Tiny Tim. A unique artist whose influence would be ...

SXSW Review: Mumblecore Meets Zoom in the Likable Language Lessons

Before diving into Natalie Morales’ often charming Language Lessons, I approached the film with a certain skepticism. After a year of endless Zoom meetings, Fa...

SXSW Review: Dear Mr. Brody Entertainingly Sheds Light on a Counterculture Footnote

Long before the days of going viral with a scam to share wealth with whomever retweets a comment, there was Michael J. Brody Jr., an Oleomargarine heir and all...

Lena Dunham Sets Cast for Medieval Comedy Catherine, Called Birdy

Update: Joe Alwyn (The Favourite), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Isis Hainsworth (Metal Lords) have also joined the cast, Deadline and Variety report. See t...

SXSW Review: United States vs. Reality Winner is a Delicate Balance of Activism and Whistleblowing

With a deliberate pace, Sonia Kennebeck’s United States vs. Reality Winner quietly directs its outrage towards the injustice faced by 25-year-old whistle blowe...

SXSW Review: The Hunt for Planet B Searches for Life 39 Light Years Away

The Hunt for Planet B is an evocative documentary about something everyone has pondered at one time or another: is there another evolved planet beyond our gala...

The Criterion Channel and MUBI Unveil April 2021 Lineups

Despite the proliferation of streaming services, it's becoming increasingly clear that any cinephile only needs subscriptions to a few to survive. Among the to...

Exclusive Trailer for Grear Patterson’s Giants Being Lonely Explores the Ups and Downs of Adolescence

A world premiere at Venice Film Festival, Grear Patterson's acclaimed debut feature Giants Being Lonely will now arrive stateside next month, on April 6, court...

New to Streaming: L’intrus, A Tale of Springtime, Federico Fellini, The Father, Violation & More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

News

Justine Triet Sets Next Feature with Fonda Starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane & More

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

Trailers

Hong Sangsoo Puts Comedy In Focus with U.S. Trailer for What Does That Nature Say to You

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere No Salgas From Ramona Director Victoria Linares Villegas

I Love Boosters Trailer: Boots Riley Returns with Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige

Reviews

Sundance Review: The Invite is a Knockout Relationship Comedy

Rotterdam Review: Chronovisor Uncovers the Greatest Conspiracy Never Told

Sundance Review: Kogonada’s Free-Flowing Zi is an Experimental Career Reset

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

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

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

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

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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