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Sundance Review: The Beautiful Land Finds Robin Wright Comfortable in the Director’s Chair

There is a scene about halfway through Land, directed and starring Robin Wright, in which Miguel (Demián Bichir) reveals a tragedy in his past. Edee (Wright), ...

Sundance Review: Hive Captures a Portrait of Resilience in the Patriarchal Society of Post-War Kosovo

Hive has a similar based-on-a-true-story inspirational narrative as many English-language crowdpleasers: through sheer force of will, a resilient woman triumph...

Earwig and the Witch Review: Studio Ghibli’s First 3D Animation is Fun But Unpolished

Those familiar with Diana Wynne Jones' children's book Earwig and the Witch will be surprised to find Gorô Miyazaki's cinematic adaptation beginning with a cha...

Sundance Review: Ailey Celebrates a Genius Choreographer Gone Too Soon

Has any choreographer mattered more to American dance than Alvin Ailey? The documentary Ailey, directed by Jamila Wignot, makes a good case that there has not....

Sundance Review: Mayday Imagines a Female-Dominated, War-Torn Fantasy World

Not far removed from the island nation of Themyscira as recently seen in Wonder Woman’s big-screen/HBO Max adventures, the world of Mayday is one dominated by ...

Sundance Review: All Light, Everywhere Brilliantly Questions the Bonds Between Filmmaking, Perspectives, and Policing Technology

Seemingly birthed from some kind of virtuosic computer algorithm or beamed directly from outer space, Theo Anthony’s debut feature Rat Film was a peculiarly en...

News

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, and Sam Raimi Set Next Features

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

Trailers

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

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

Reviews

Cannes Review: The Unknown Stumbles on Its Own Gender Binarisms

Cannes Review: James Gray’s Paper Tiger Is a Masterfully Measured, Quintessentially Subtle New York Tale

Cannes Review: Na Hong-Jin’s Hope Is a High-Octane Creature Feature That Falls Flat

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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Sundance Review: The Beautiful Land Finds Robin Wright Comfortable in the Director’s Chair

Sundance Review: Hive Captures a Portrait of Resilience in the Patriarchal Society of Post-War Kosovo

Earwig and the Witch Review: Studio Ghibli’s First 3D Animation is Fun But Unpolished

Sundance Review: Ailey Celebrates a Genius Choreographer Gone Too Soon

Sundance Review: Mayday Imagines a Female-Dominated, War-Torn Fantasy World

Sundance Review: All Light, Everywhere Brilliantly Questions the Bonds Between Filmmaking, Perspectives, and Policing Technology

Sundance Review: Rebecca Hall’s Painstaking Directorial Debut Passing Seductively Shatters Façades

Sundance Review: Together Together is a Gentle, Insular Surrogacy Dramedy

Sundance Review: Misha and the Wolves is a Twisty Documentary Unpacking a Holocaust Memoir

Sundance Review: Taming the Garden is an Evergreen Look at Gratuitous Wealth