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Berlin Review: Denis Côté’s Social Hygiene is an Unclean Blast of Eccentricity

An aura of pure eccentricity billows off the new film by Québécois provocateur Denis Côté, like a fug of stale-smelling nitrous oxide. Akin to his prior work o...

Berlin Review: The White Fortress Blends Horror and Fairy Tale with a Bittersweet Touch

The line between fairy tale and horror proves a thin one in Igor Drljaca's The White Fortress thanks to the differing perspectives of young love in Sarajevo. W...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Entrancing Locarno Winner The Fever Explores Indigenous Life in the Brazilian Amazon

Having first covered The Fever back in when it premiered at Locarno in 2019––where director Maya Da-Rin picked up the FIPRESCI Prize and Regis Myrupu won Best ...

Berlin Review: Natural Light is a Bleak and Beguiling WWII Drama

For his first narrative feature Natural Light, Hungarian filmmaker Dénes Nagy (who has worked in documentary since as far back as 2008) follows in the footstep...

Berlin Review: La MIF (The FAM) Takes a Fractured, Authentic Look at a Safe Space for Young Women

The big draw to Fred Baillif's fictional look inside a residential care facility housing teenage girls is the fact that he refuses to pretend his setting is an...

Dasha Nekrasova on Her Directorial Debut The Scary of Sixty-First, Jeffrey Epstein, Psychological Horror, and New Forms

As one half of the incendiary and oddly prescient Red Scare podcast, the Belarusian-born, New York-based actress, writer, and (now) filmmaker Dasha Nekrasova o...

Following Steven Spielberg, Marco Bellocchio Now Eyes Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara Drama

A few years ago, after Ready Player One completed shooting, it was looking like Steven Spielberg was set to begin production on The Kidnapping of Edgardo Morta...

Raya and the Last Dragon Review: An Energetic, Beautiful Stepping Stone for Hollywood Animation

As Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) states during her expository prologue to Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada's Raya and the Last Dragon (written by Qui Nguyen and Ade...

Watch Sean Baker’s New Short Film for Khaite, Shot by Sean Price Williams

As we eagerly await Sean Baker's The Florida Project follow-up Red Rocket, which was recently picked up for distribution in North America by A24, the filmmaker...

Exclusive Poster for Bradley Grant Smith’s SXSW-Bound Our Father

Fresh off the recent release of his poster for Shudder's debut of George Romero's "lost" film The Amusement Park, graphic designer Aleksander Walijewski has an...

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

Exclusive Trailer for Removal of the Eye Finds Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan Building a Family

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

Reviews

Sundance Review: Buddy is a Funny, Irrevent Feature From the Creator of Too Many Cooks

Send Help Review: Sam Raimi, Rachel McAdams, and Dylan O’Brien Elevate a One-Note Script

Sundance Review: Once Upon a Time in Harlem is an Unearthed Treasure of Black History

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Godard and Griffith, Gerry, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie & More

New to Streaming: James Bond, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, The Smashing Machine & More

Interviews

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

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

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

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

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

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