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Our 15 Most-Anticipated Sundance 2021 Premieres

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival, beginning Thursday, will look quite different. Forging ahead during the pandemic, they've to continue offering some of the yea...

Cinematographers from the Around the World Unite in Exclusive Trailer for Erēmīta (Anthologies)

"There is no theme. Film whatever you want, however you want, with whomever you want." This is the message that Egyptian filmmaker Sam Abbas sent to his favori...

The Dig Review: Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan Excavate a Melancholic Wonder

When Simon Stone's The Dig begins with Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) towing his bicycle across the water in a boat towards Sutton Hoo, it's natural to align our ...

Noémie Merlant Falls in Love with an Amusement Park Ride in First Trailer for Jumbo

Noémie Merlant’s transcendent performance as a love-struck artist infatuated with her subject in Portrait of a Lady on Fire wowed critics and audiences alike, ...

A Lost ’90s Classic is Restored in 4K Trailer for Tom Noonan’s What Happened Was…

What Happened Was... is a lost classic of many stripes—the single-set movie, the bad-first-date comedy, the '90s American indie, the multi-hyphenate passion pr...

Andrei Tarkovsky’s Masterpiece Mirror Gets Restoration Trailer

Following the recent restorations of Stalker, Andrei Rublev, and The Sacrifice, the latest Andrei Tarkovsky masterpiece to get the treatment is Mirror, his per...

Malcolm & Marie Review: John David Washington and Zendaya Compellingly Convey a Toxic Relationship

Staying busy during lockdown, Sam Levinson shot three projects thus far: two Euphoria specials and Malcolm & Marie, one of the first major productions shot...

New to Streaming: Atlantis, Notturno, The Climb, The Salt of Tears, Identifying Features & More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Review: Hungary’s Oscar Entry Poses Questions of the Mind

The hook for Hungarian writer/director Lili Horvát’s second feature doesn’t lack intrigue. Following a doctor who returns back home to Budapest after a chance,...

You Will Die at Twenty Review: Sudan’s First Oscar Entry Beautifully Examines Misguided Notions of Faith

Set in a remote Sudanese village where religion and prophecy are valuable currencies, You Will Die at Twenty beautifully examines misguided notions of faith. A...

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

A Scenario Multiplies In First Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s The Day She Returns

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

Reviews

Sundance Review: Shame and Money is a Pressure Cooker Drama About the Crushing Demands of Capitalism

Sundance Review: Jaripeo is an Immersive Portrait of Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Culture

Sundance Review: Ghost in the Machine Lays Out the Evils on Which A.I. is Built

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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