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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Soggy Bottom Adds Nate Mann in a Leading Role

Considering the secrecy around his projects, it's not entirely surprising that the casting of a major role in a Paul Thomas Anderson film is only revealed mont...

Coming-of-Age in One Day: Rachel Sennott on Shiva Baby’s Path of Anxiety

“I love Zoom because I always get a little peek of everyone’s home,” says Shiva Baby star Rachell Sennott at the start of our recent video interview, gesturing...

Rebecca Hall is Trapped in The Night House in First Trailer for David Bruckner’s Horror Feature

Before premiering her directorial debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the impressive black-and-white drama Passing, Rebecca Hall led a horror feature ...

SXSW Review: Ninjababy Defies Expectations in Delightfully Unruly Fashion

The title of 2021 Berlinale and SXSW selection Ninjababy might conjure thoughts of wacky superhero adventures; “Ninjababy” could be Astro Boy or Turbo Kid’s in...

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...

News

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Tony Leung Finds Earthly Connection in Exclusive Poster for Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

Trailers

Idiots Red Band Trailer: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Lead Macon Blair’s Comedy

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Chie Hayakawa’s Cannes Selection Renoir, Opening This May

First Trailer for Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars Puts Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin & Margaret Qualley in the Apocalypse

Reviews

Erupcja Review: A Fateful Romantic Timebomb Erupts

Blue Heron Review: An Astonishing Seance of Self and Film

Mile End Kicks Review: A Canadian Music Critic Finds Herself

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Tina Aumont, Terry Zwigoff, Pauline at the Beach & More

New to Streaming: The Love That Remains, Magellan, Undertone, The Chronology of Water & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

David Lowery on Mother Mary, Beyoncé, and Transposing His Concerns Onto a Pop Icon

Podcasts

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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

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