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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...

Exclusive Trailer for Tribeca Premiere Esta Isla Captures Life in Puerto Rican Seaside Town

With the Tribeca Festival kicking off today, we're pleased to exclusively debut the first trailer for Esta Isla (This Island), the debut narrative feature from...

The Life of Chuck Review: A Childish Take on Universal Experience

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. The Life of Chuck opens in theaters on June 6. In just over a decade, Mike Fla...

Japan Cuts’ 2025 Lineup Features Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Teki Cometh & More

The last decade of cinema has brought no greater certification than Kiyoshi Kurosawa as Japan's preeminent filmmaker. The thought occurs to me looking at the p...

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Trailer: Kogonada Sets Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell on an Adventure

Following his tender, formally precise indie dramas Columbus and After Yang, video-essayist-turned-filmmaker Kogonada is stepping up to the big leagues with hi...

10 Films to See in June

Though the summer movie season got off to a stronger start than last year, June is a bit lacking for promising tentpoles. Yet looking deeper, there's plenty to...

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

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

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

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

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

Podcasts

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

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

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

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