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Shiva Baby Trailer: Emma Seligman’s Festival Favorite Arrives This April

A selection at TIFF and SXSW, Emma Seligman's Shiva Baby was a major hit on the festival circuit last fall as we named it one of our favorite features. Starrin...

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson Trailer Presents a Terrifying Take on the Time Loop Movie

While recent time loop movies like Palm Springs have presented a rather bright and bubbly approach to the concept, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson takes a differ...

Pleasure Director Ninja Thyberg on the Evolution of the Porn Industry, Power Structures, and the American Dream

An actress portrays a nomadic woman leaving her life for the American west, experiencing real people who play versions of themselves. It’s a hit movie from an ...

First Plot Details for Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire Follow-Up Petite Maman

One of the best surprises of the Berlinale 2021 lineup is that the newest film from Céline Sciamma––marking her fifth feature and first since her widely acclai...

Blithe Spirit Review: Dan Stevens Leads Exhausting Noël Coward Adaptation

Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens) is plagued by writer's block—so much so that his wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) talked her film producer father (Simon Kunz's Henry Ma...

Silk Road Review: Ross Ulbricht Drama Becomes a Tired Boomer vs. Millennial Diatribe

Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) wanted to change the world. And he did. Whether you believe it was for the better (bringing the Dark Web and Tor into the mainstr...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 420 – Judas and the Black Messiah (with Sarah-Tai Black)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Michael Snydel are joined by Sarah-Tai Black to discuss Shaka King's ...

Jesse Plemons Opts for Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Over Jordan Peele’s Next Film

When he isn't penning brilliant, damning essays about the state of the film business and cinema culture, Martin Scorsese is prepping another epic production. K...

Test Pattern Review: A Unique and Sobering Deconstruction of the Relationship Drama

Every new romance begins with the fantasy of everlasting happiness. Film as an art form is adept at capturing the intensity of euphoric early moments shared be...

The Mauritanian Review: Tahar Rahim Excels in Otherwise Tepid Political Drama

I’ve seen and reviewed many of Kevin Macdonald’s narrative feature films but can hardly remember any of them. State of Play, The Last King of Scotland, Black S...

News

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Whit Stillman Plans Return with Adam Brody-Led A Night at Claridge’s; Sebastian Stan and Ana de Armas to Lead Felipe Gálvez’s Impunity

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Rare Touching the Skin of Eeriness Screens May 19

Trailers

Maddie’s Secret Trailer: John Early Crafts a Sincere Satire in Directorial Debut

Kamal Aljafari Documents a Vanishing Land In Exclusive Trailer Debut for With Hasan in Gaza

Dominic Sessa is Anthony Bourdain in First Trailer for Matt Johnson’s Tony

Reviews

Silent Friend Review: Tony Leung Finds a Flora Connection

The Misconceived Review: Incisive, Inventive Look at Contemporary Life

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

Features

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Posterized May 2026: Renoir, I Love Boosters, Backrooms & More

Interviews

“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

Arnaud Desplechin on Two Pianos, Nervous Breakdowns, and Making Cinema Bigger Than Life

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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