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What Lies Beneath: The Startling Intensity of a Michelle Pfeiffer Performance

"Seriously?" asked the celebrated, thrice-Oscar-nominated actress of an overstepping journalist. It was April 2018 and Michelle Pfeiffer was sitting on the ...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Rose Plays Julie Introduces an Intense Search for Identity

One of the best films we saw on the film festival circuit last year is coming to the U.S. for an official release next month. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor's...

Hou Hsiao-hsien Joins The Criterion Collection for the First Time with Flowers of Shanghai

Building up a towering body of work over the last four decades, it's remarkable that Hou Hsiao-hsien hadn't had a film in The Criterion Collection––until now. ...

Rotterdam Review: Friends and Strangers is a Debut of Delightful, Confounding Charm

Nothing happens in James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers in the same way that nothing happens in the films of Hong Sangsoo. The people navigating this entranci...

Sundance Review: Faya Dayi is a Ruminative and Ravishing Journey Through the Ethiopian Khat Trade

“Look how far God has brought us. We can only go where God guides us to. We are exactly where God wants us to be.” These are the first words spoken in Jessica ...

Slamdance Review: No Trace is an Absorbing, Spiritual Journey Through a Stark Reality

Not knowing is the point. At least that's what writer/director Simon Lavoie says in his director's notes for Nulle trace . He's not looking to create a film wi...

Slamdance Review: Teenage Emotions Authentically Examines Adolescence in Extreme Close-Ups

Watching Frederic Da’s Teenage Emotions can feel like a bit of a shock at first. Shot entirely on iPhones in extreme close-ups, Da films teenagers around a Los...

Violation Trailer: Retribution is Enacted in TIFF, Sundance, and SXSW Stand-Out

A selection at TIFF, Sundance, and the forthcoming SXSW, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli's rape revenge thriller Violation is now arriving on Shudder...

Nina Hoss on Acting with Friends in My Little Sister, Judging Appearances, and the Need for Curation

Nina Hoss rose to international prominence in a series of films by German director Christian Petzold, delivering intense turns in cerebral dramas such as Barba...

The B-Side – Ewan McGregor

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

News

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Tony Leung Finds Earthly Connection in Exclusive Poster for Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

Trailers

Leviticus Trailer: Your Heart’s Desires Turn Terrifying in Acclaimed Aussie Horror

Coyote vs. Acme Trailer: Long-Delayed Looney Tunes Feature Arrives This Summer

Jinsei Trailer: A Century-Spanning Japanese Feature Crafted by a Single Animator

Reviews

Ricky Review: A Portrait of a Tender Man in a Harsh World

Fuze Review: An Air-Tight, Relentless Thriller

Erupcja Review: A Fateful Romantic Timebomb Erupts

Features

8 Films to See at MoMI’s First Look 2026

NYC Weekend Watch: Tina Aumont, Terry Zwigoff, Pauline at the Beach & More

New to Streaming: The Love That Remains, Magellan, Undertone, The Chronology of Water & More

Interviews

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

Podcasts

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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

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