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Matt Damon Strives to Exonerate His Daughter in First Trailer for Tom McCarthy’s Stillwater

Following his Best Picture-winning Spotlight, Tom McCarthy has had a curious career, directing a few episodes of 13 Reasons Why and the family film Timmy Failu...

ND/NF Review: Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) is a Somber Diptych of Nigerian Lives

Home is profoundly where the heartache is in Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), a finely wrought, wistful but mildly unsatisfying debut feature by Nigerian-raised, N...

The Djinn Review: Clunky Horror That Writes Itself Into a Corner

There's a reason young, mute Dylan Jacobs (Ezra Dewey) longs for a voice and it's not simply an ableist fantasy striving for some misguided ideal of "normalcy....

First Look at Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

After news arrived last month that Martin Scorsese, cast, and crew had begun shooting Killers of the Flower Moon in Oklahoma, we already have our first officia...

Watch: David Lynch-Directed Music Video for Donovan’s I Am The Shaman

If the rumors are true, David Lynch has embarked on his next series (known as Unrecorded Night or Wisteria) this month. While we likely won't have any official...

Hot Docs Review: Lady Buds is an Engaging Look at Women Blazing a Path in California’s Legal Weed Market

In what could be a companion piece to Mario Furloni and Kate McLean’s cannibusiness drama Freeland, Chris J. Russo’s Lady Buds is an exploration of newcomers a...

ND/NF Review: Bebia, à mon seul désir Strands Us at a Picturesque Georgian Funeral

An apt alternate title for Bebia, à mon seul désir could well be Grandma, which of course was also the name of a Lily Tomlin-starring comedy from 2015. Indeed,...

Ben Mankiewicz on Being Caretakers of Classic Cinema, Mank, Martin Short, and the Politics of Art

For the second year in a row, the TCM Classic Film Festival is available from home and now even more accessible than ever with two ways to watch. The festival ...

Enfant Terrible Review: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Biopic is a Banal Brew

Following on the heels (and somewhat novelty) of art-film director biopics Pasolini and Godard Mon Amour comes Enfant Terrible, which spans fifteen years in th...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Story of a Three-Day Pass, Mirror, 2001: A Space Odyssey & More

After a 14-month hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we're delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend W...

News

Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive: Cinema Guild Acquires the Films of Margarida Cordeiro and António Reis

Exclusive: Kevin Walker and Jack Auen’s Debut Feature Chronovisor Acquired by Grasshopper Film

Trailers

Ombres de soie Exclusive Trailer: Éric Rohmer Collaborator Mary Stephen’s Debut Feature Gets Restored

The Invite Trailer: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton Have a Night to Remember

The Last One for the Road Trailer: Take an Inebriated Trip Through Italy

Reviews

Fiume o Morte! Review: A Historical Reenactment of Rare Wit and Energy

Exit 8 Review: A Videogame Adaptation Heavy on Allegory

Heads or Tails Review: An Ethereal, Lived-In Western

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

13 Films to See at 2026 New Directors/New Films

Posterized April 2026: Blue Heron, The Christophers, Exit 8 & More

Interviews

“I’m Definitely Not Trying to Be Consistent”: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on Serpent’s Path, Chime, and Kokurojo

Isabelle Huppert on Becoming a Vampire, Ulrike Ottinger’s Timeless Touch, and Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales

François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting

Podcasts

Dolphins and Drugs: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens on Capturing the Work of John Lilly

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

Gabe Klinger on Finishing Movies, Navigating Festivals, and Isabel

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