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The Phoenician Scheme Review: Wes Anderson Loses the Plot in Breakneck, Tiresome Spy Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Ghost Trail opens in theaters on May 30. We begin with music that's uncharac...

Pietro Scalia on Editing for Bernardo Bertolucci, the Beauty of Keanu Reeves, and Collaborating with Ryuichi Sakamoto

Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha returned to theaters this month in a 4K restoration ahead of a 4K UHD on July 22 from Kino Lorber. The film follows Jesse, ...

Exclusive Trailer for Lucía Garibaldi’s A Bright Future Introduces a Sci-Fi Adventure

After crafting a promising debut with The Sharks, a Best Director winner at Sundance in 2019, Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi is back with her second featu...

Diciannove Trailer: Luca Guadagnino-Produced Venice Selection Comes to U.S. This July

While he stays prolific on the directing side with this year's After the Hunt, after last year's double offering of Challengers and Queer, Luca Guadagnino is a...

Cannes Review: A Poet is a Darkly Humorous Tale of Failed Creative Pursuits

Far removed from the mournful yearnings of A Quiet Passion––much less the quotidian, calming rhythms of Paterson––Simón Mesa Soto’s Medellín-set second feature...

Ghost Trail Review: An Engrossing Surveillance Thriller Haunted by the Syrian War

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Ghost Trail opens in theaters on May 30. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine have d...

The Best Films of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident taking home the Palme d'Or (see all jury winners he...

Cannes Review: Koji Fukada’s Love on Trial Gracefully Unpacks Idol and Agency

What is love? For some, it is mutuality––a chemistry, care, and concern that blossoms into an equally supportive relationship. For others, it is devotion––...

Cannes Review: Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life is a Saccharine Tribute to Marcel Pagnol

It’s common for a successful artist to be asked about advice they'd give their younger self; one film from this year’s Cannes Specials selection does the oppos...

Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident Wins Palme d’Or; See Full List of Cannes 2025 Winners

Juliette Binoche's Cannes jury has unveiled their winners for this year's edition, awarding the Palme d'Or to Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, marking N...

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

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Features

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: One Battle After Another, It Was Just an Accident, Song to Song, The Running Man & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Twin Peaks, Breezy, Gus Van Sant, Ken Jacobs & More

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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