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Steven Spielberg to Direct Autobiographical Film About His Childhood; Michelle Williams Joins Cast

Update #2: Paul Dano has joined the cast, playing a character inspired by Spielberg's father, THR reports. Update: Seth Rogen has also joined the cast, play...

Glasgow Review: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In Offers a Personal Reflection on a Sports Icon

Sir Alex Ferguson is arguably the greatest football manager of all-time. His achievements as coach of Manchester United for 27 years are unprecedented in the h...

Berlin Review: A Cop Movie is a Clever But Superficial Deconstruction of the Police Drama

There has never been a less auspicious time to make a “cop movie.” As scrutiny abounds from both within (content warnings on streaming services) and externally...

Berlin Review: Daniel Brühl Gets Meta With Directorial Debut Next Door

In Next Door, a famous actor living in the penthouse of a renovated Altbau in Berlin––complete with his own private elevator––has his life flipped upon confron...

Berlin Review: Pietro Marcello Gives a Charming Snapshot of One of Italy’s Great Crooners in For Lucio

The director of 2019’s critically acclaimed Martin Eden returns with For Lucio, a slim, charming documentary about one of Italy’s premier post-war crooners. Lu...

Spend a Year with Éric Rohmer in Restoration Trailer for Tales of the Four Seasons

Among the greatest of the French New Wave filmmakers, Éric Rohmer's films age like a fine wine, opening up delicate intricacies of the human heart upon each ne...

Craig Brewer on Flipping the Comedy of Coming to America, Zamunda vs. Wakanda, and Why He Loves ’80s Movies

Craig Brewer burst on the scene in 2005 with the hip-hop classic Hustle & Flow, winner of Best Original Song Oscar for Three 6 Mafia's “It's Hard Out Here ...

kid 90 Review: The Trials and Tribulations of Young Hollywood Stardom

My mindset entering Soleil Moon Frye's autobiographical documentary kid 90 anticipated a fun, nostalgic, low stakes look at kid celebrities. That's what the sl...

Berlin Review: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Appreciates the Little Things

What did the drain pipe, the security camera, and the sapling say to the girl when she crossed the road? This is the set up, not of some shitty joke, but of a ...

Berlin Review: Ballad of a White Cow Shows Innocence Shattered Under Iran’s Repressive Regime

The cruelty of the Iranian justice system is in the spotlight again in Ballad of a White Cow, the compelling debut of directing team Behtash Sanaeeha and Marya...

News

Watch: Spike Jonze Directs Zendaya in Shape of Dreams Campaign

Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive: Cinema Guild Acquires the Films of Margarida Cordeiro and António Reis

Trailers

Ombres de soie Exclusive Trailer: Éric Rohmer Collaborator Mary Stephen’s Debut Feature Gets Restored

The Invite Trailer: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton Have a Night to Remember

The Last One for the Road Trailer: Take an Inebriated Trip Through Italy

Reviews

Fiume o Morte! Review: A Historical Reenactment of Rare Wit and Energy

Exit 8 Review: A Videogame Adaptation Heavy on Allegory

Heads or Tails Review: An Ethereal, Lived-In Western

Features

Marxist Millionaires and Fungal Worlds: The Best Films of CPH:DOX 2026

New to Streaming: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, My Father’s Shadow, Dreams, The President’s Cake & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Jack Harlow, Trouble Every Day, Caché & More

Interviews

“I’m Definitely Not Trying to Be Consistent”: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on Serpent’s Path, Chime, and Kokurojo

Isabelle Huppert on Becoming a Vampire, Ulrike Ottinger’s Timeless Touch, and Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales

François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting

Podcasts

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

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

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