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TIFF Review: Amoeba is a Surprising Singaporean Hangout Film

Coming-of-age tales are a genre with little recent innovation. Yet Singaporean-American filmmaker Siyou Tan finds remarkable specificity and novelty in her Sin...

The Criterion Collection’s December Lineup Includes His Girl Friday and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure on 4K

And like that, Criterion's 2025 is in the books. A sterling year closes out with Tim Burton's inauguration into their hallowed halls (and maybe through the mos...

Exclusive: KimStim Acquires Acclaimed Ukrainian Documentary Timestamp, Release Trailer & Poster

We're pleased to exclusively announce that KimStim has acquired all North American rights to Timestamp, the highly acclaimed documentary feature from Ukrainian...

TIFF Review: Barrio Triste is One of the Year’s Great Debuts

At barely two years old, Harmony Korine’s “post-cinema” company EDGLRD is already branching out. After directing AGGRO DR1FT and Baby Invasion, Korine take...

TIFF Review: Easy’s Waltz Finds Nic Pizzolatto Offering an Odd, Creaky New Hollywood Counterfeit

My friend (and Film Stage Managing Editor) Nick Newman likes the term “counterfeit money” to describe certain movies. Be it The Batman or Ben Affleck's oeuvre,...

Paul Thomas Anderson on Getting Thomas Pynchon’s Blessing to Radically Adapt Vineland: “I Stole the Parts That Really Resonated with Me”

After finally unveiling One Battle After Another last week with a Steven Spielberg-anointed screening and conversation, the early praise for Paul Thomas Anders...

News

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Park Chan-wook to Direct Tang Wei, Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, and Pedro Pascal in The Brigands of Rattlecreek

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

Trailers

Zach Cregger Returns in First Trailer for Resident Evil

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Jackass: Best and Last Trailer: Get Ready for One Final Ride

Reviews

The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

Two Pianos Review: Another Rich, Thoughtful Drama from Arnaud Desplechin

Deep Water Review: Renny Harlin Goes Back to Basics in Airplane Disaster Movie Meets Shark Thriller

Features

15 Films to See in May

Prismatic Ground 2026 Forges a Vibrant, Accessible Path for Film Festivals

NYC Weekend Watch: Maurice Pialat, Jane Fonda, Tarsem, Casablanca & More

Interviews

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

“Objectivity Is Not Possible”: Lucrecia Martel on Crafting Her First Documentary

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

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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TIFF Review: Amoeba is a Surprising Singaporean Hangout Film

The Criterion Collection’s December Lineup Includes His Girl Friday and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure on 4K

Exclusive: KimStim Acquires Acclaimed Ukrainian Documentary Timestamp, Release Trailer & Poster

TIFF Review: Barrio Triste is One of the Year’s Great Debuts

TIFF Review: Easy’s Waltz Finds Nic Pizzolatto Offering an Odd, Creaky New Hollywood Counterfeit

Paul Thomas Anderson on Getting Thomas Pynchon’s Blessing to Radically Adapt Vineland: “I Stole the Parts That Really Resonated with Me”

TIFF Review: Maddie’s Secret Showcases John Early’s Total Commitment

Exclusive Trailer for 35th Anniversary Restoration of Zhang Yimou’s Ju Dou Starring Gong Li

New to Streaming: Weapons, Honey Don’t, The Damned, Sister Midnight & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Chantal Akerman, Terence Davies, 70mm & More