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The B-Side Ep. 162 – Clint Eastwood (with Mitchell Beaupre)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

Cannes Review: Adam’s Sake is an Empathetic But Uneven Hospital Drama

Laura Wandel left a lasting impression with her debut feature Playground, a character study of a very young girl during her first school days, and was lauded f...

NYC Weekend Watch: Ran, Prime Cut, Police Story & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. IFC CenterRan begins screening in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Goodfellas and ...

Daniela Forever Trailer: Timecrimes and Colossal Director Nacho Vigalando Returns with Sci-Fi Tale

After spending much of the last decade directing television, Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalando returned to the festival circuit last year with his first feat...

New to Streaming: Vermiglio, Mickey 17, The Legend of Ochi, The Black Sea & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Cannes Review: Heads or Tails is an Ethereal, Lived-In Western

I could name few living filmmakers better equipped for the Western than Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis. The duo behind The Tale of King Crab––a film I...

Cannes Review: Carla Simón’s Romería is a Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Continuing in the low-key register of her Golden Bear winner Alcarràs, Carla Simón returns with Romería, another tale of intergenerational dissonance. A film a...

Cannes Review: Alpha is a Half-Baked Misstep for Julia Ducournau

Julia Ducournau has turned 180 degrees since Titane, the gritty and bizarre thriller that Spike Lee's Cannes jury awarded the Palme d'Or in 2021. There's no do...

Caught Stealing Trailer: Austin Butler Navigates ’90s NYC in Darren Aronofsky’s Crime Drama

Attempting to bounce back after his career nadir of The Whale, Darren Aronofsky has all the right ingredients for a much-needed energy boost. Led by Austin But...

Cannes Review: Peak Everything is a Romantic Dramedy That Finds Levity in the Anxieties of Societal Ills

While there’s the oft-repeated observation that every generation thinks they are living through the end of the world, the maelstrom of anxieties (both quotidia...

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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