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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Mike Nichols, Dazed and Confused, Tenet, Fury Road & More

The end of 2020 and the start of 2021 have featured a diverse and dynamic collection of cinema-related books. Let's start with two of these, a biography of dir...

Quo vadis, Aida? Review: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar Entry Captures Desperation with Intensity

Some stories don't leave room for a hero even if they provide ample opportunity for one to enter. And when it comes to the 1995 Bosnian genocide that occurred ...

Unearthing the Joys of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s Anti-Vietnam War Doc F.T.A.

Against the star-spangled, quilted backdrop of what looks like it could be a friendly, amateur Fourth of July talent show, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, and t...

Mélanie Laurent is Trapped in First Trailer for Alexandre Aja’s Oxygen

Following up his immensely entertaining Crawl, Alexandre Aja is back with a survival thriller marking his return to a French-language film. Led by Mélanie Laur...

The Best Films of the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival

With a two-part structure featuring an online press and industry component that's just concluded, followed by physical screenings this summer, the Berlin Inter...

Glasgow Review: Our Midnight is a Hongian Exploration of Heartbreak

Lim Jung-eun's directorial debut Our Midnight immediately draws comparisons to other contemporary works. Its use of structure, black-and-white photography, and...

Sarah Sutherland Returns Home in Exclusive Trailer for Like a House on Fire

Premiering at last year's Toronto International Film Festival as part of their Industry Selects sidebar, Jesse Noah Klein's Like a House on Fire follows Veep s...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 423 – Raya and the Last Dragon (with Nguyen Le)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Nguyen Le to discuss the lates...

Still Life in Lodz Review: Captivating Holocaust Documentary Contextualizes Trauma Through Art

As a young girl growing up in Lodz, Poland after World War II, the framed still life painting that hung above Lilka Elbaum's family couch became synonymous wit...

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...

News

Kenneth Lonergan Returns with Tomorrow Is a Drag; Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Matthew Broderick, and Vanessa Kirby Starring

NYC Weekend Watch: Korean Cinema’s Celluloid Fever, Southland Tales, Gamer & More

The Criterion Channel’s June Lineup Features Odysseys, Weddings, James Bond, and Brian Eno

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Isabelle Huppert and Delphine Seyrig Inhabit an Artist In Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse

The Rivals of Amziah King Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Leads Andrew Patterson’s Crime Thriller

Reviews

Cannes Review: The Meltdown Is an Elusive Chilean Chiller

Cannes Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales Is an Ambitious If Tedious Take on Kieślowski

Cannes Review: Gentle Monster Is a Masterfully Performed Drama In the Aftermath of Betrayal

Features

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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