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Berlin Review: Dan Stevens’ Robot Lover is More Human than Human in I’m Your Man

Falling in love with a robot isn’t good news, as Her and Blade Runner (both 2019 and 2049) tell us. In I’m Your Man, unspooling in competition at Berlin, a for...

Lost Course Review: An Epic Look at Democracy, Power, and the Pitfalls of Idealism in South China

“I was locked in Guangdong jail for twenty days,” says Hong, a resident of Wukan, China who became a key figure in the small village’s 2011 protests that drew ...

Chaos Walking Review: Doug Liman’s Sci-Fi Adventure Delivers Thrills With Little Depth

Doug Liman's foray into science fiction has given us inexplicable lows like Jumper, and impressive heights such as Edge of Tomorrow. Chaos Walking finds an int...

Robin Wright Discusses Finding Her Directorial Style, Building a Cabin, and House of Cards as a Film School

For over three decades, Robin Wright has been an ever-welcome presence on screen. From iconic roles in pictures like Forrest Gump to The Princess Bride to more...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 422 – Minari (with Michael Snydel)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, we have a special announcement. As revealed last week, Michael Snydel will be steppi...

Exclusive Teaser for Berlinale Premiere From Where They Stood Retraces Holocaust History

Set to premiere at Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section this week is From Where They Stood (aka À pas aveugles), which takes a unique look at Hol...

Lena Dunham Secretly Shot Her First New Film in Over a Decade

It was over a decade ago since Lena Dunham broke out with her SXSW-winning, Criterion-approved directorial debut Tiny Furniture, leading to six seasons of her ...

Gore Verbinski and Paul W.S. Anderson Set George R.R. Martin Adaptations for New Films

While Game of Thrones has concluded at HBO, the premium cable network is looking to cash in on the audience of the series further, but in the meantime, two maj...

Bad Trip Trailer: Eric André’s Prank Comedy Arrives on Netflix This Month

Scheduled to have its world premiere a year ago at SXSW, Eric André's latest project will finally arrive on Netflix this month, after the streamer acquired the...

Berlin Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Introduction Makes a Deliberately Knotty First Impression

First paragraphs of Hong Sang-soo reviews often dwell on the Korean master’s penchant for self-repetition, soothing readers that narrow expectations will be fu...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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