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Sundance Review: Edgar Wright’s Obsessive Documentary The Sparks Brothers is a Fan’s Dream

With his films growing in popularity and success––capped off by his highest earner Baby Driver––Edgar Wright received the backing to direct his first documenta...

Rotterdam Review: In the Tiger Award-Winning Pebbles, Nature Does the Talking

The striking Pebbles is set in Arittapatti, a village in southern India terrorized by draught so persistent it has turned fields of green into yellowish dust a...

Sundance Review: First Date Captures a Wild Night with First Film Blunders

First Date contains all the trappings of a first film. With a minimal budget, the technicality of Darren Knapp and Manuel Crosby’s debut feature falters, unabl...

Sundance Review: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street is a Well-Researched, Warm Look at the Seminal Show

Sidestepping the curse that has befallen lesser behind-the-scenes documentaries taking on subjects with an immense archival body amassed over the course of dec...

Posterized February 2021: The Wanting Mare, Little Fish, The Vigil & More

The pandemic weirdness continues as we hit February and see … Oscar contenders? I'm not going to be talking about the posters for The Father (limited, ...

Sundance Review: Bring Your Own Brigade Blows the Whistle on Rugged Individualism

It’s difficult to know where to begin when telling a story as vast as California’s wildfires, which with stunning frequency seem to have an impact on two very ...

13 Films to See in February

With Sundance Film Festival now in the rearview, it's time to look at the worthwhile new releases of February. Featuring the roll-out of Oscar hopefuls, imagin...

Listen to John Carpenter’s New Album Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

Let's dispel the boilerplate ruminations on John Carpenter maybe, likely never directing another movie. Not enough that a retirement-of-sorts watching basketba...

Sundance Review: Clifton Collins Jr. Shines in Routine Horse Racing Drama Jockey

Clint Bentley’s Jockey sources its strength from its casting. Led by a career-best Clifton Collins Jr. and supported by more-than-solid performances from Molly...

Sundance Review: Flee is an Extraordinarily Intimate Animation Capturing the Refugee Experience

There have, of course, been a great many animated films about deeply serious subjects, many in recent years, from Persepolis to Anomalisa to Waltz With Bashir....

News

First Look at Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira

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

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Saša Vajda’s Berlinale Premiere The Lights, They Fall

Scare Out Trailer: Zhang Yimou’s Spy Thriller Starring Jackson Yee Arrives This Month

A Pennsylvania Community Clashes in Exclusive Trailer for An American Pastoral

Reviews

Sundance Review: Aanikoobijigan Demands a Necessary Reclamation

Sundance Review: Public Access is a Kaleidoscopic Celebration of Creativity

Sundance Review: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

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

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

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

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

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