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Goodbye, Dragon Inn: Tsai Ming-liang’s Elegiac Masterpiece Projects a Constellation of Complex Desires

Though far better known by its English title, the appropriately elegiac Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Tsai Ming-liang’s 2003 masterpiece bears a rather different name i...

Mank Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt on Why He Didn’t Shoot on Celluloid, Classic Influences, and Modern Touches

Beginning his collaboration with David Fincher as a gaffer on Gone Girl, cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt's third collaboration with the director has now arr...

The Best Documentaries of 2020

A harrowing look at the epicenter of the pandemic, moving stories for the fight for justice, journies into animal worlds, unpacking the intricacies of bureaucr...

Lars von Trier Returns to The Kingdom for Next Directorial Project

Update: Shooting has begun on the project in Copenhagen with the cast of Ghita Nørby, Peter Mygind, Søren Pilmark, Nicolas Bro, Bodil Jørgensen, with more to b...

Greenland Review: Gerard Butler Leads a Poignant, Powerful Disaster Flick

At first glance, Ric Roman Waugh's Greenland appears to be a spiritual sequel to Geostorm. Also starring Gerard Butler, that 2017 film is a silly, diverting di...

Mads Mikkelsen on Finding the Beauty in an Alcohol-Fueled Midlife Crisis

About 18 minutes into Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) starts to cry. They’re quiet tears, just brimming on his eyelids—I’m not sure ...

Listen: Mica Levi Surprise Releases New Solo Album Ruff Dog

Proving to publications around the world they should wait until the year's actually over before naming the best in their particular field, Mica Levi has now dr...

Criterion’s March 2020 Lineup Includes Céline and Julie Go Boating, Secrets & Lies & More

The Criterion Collection's March 2020 lineup has been unveiled, and it's an epic one. Along with their previously announced Wong Kar Wai box set, they will als...

ND/NF Review: Twelve Thousand Follows a Charismatic French Grifter in a Strange Cross-Section of Genres

Times are hard, and most of the time so is Frank (Arieh Worthalter). In Nadège Trebal’s Twelve Thousand, this charismatic French grifter sees sex less as commo...

Watch a Visual Effects Breakdown for David Fincher’s Mank

It's been less than two weeks since David Fincher's Mank arrived on Netflix and while it's proved quite divisive (as our review attests), there's still much to...

News

Radu Jude Will Shoot New Feature Love Diptych Next Month

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

Trailers

Nostalgia for the Future Exclusive Trailer: Charlotte Rampling Travels Through Chris Marker’s World in Cannes Premiere

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks Captures Growing Up on the French Riviera

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

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

New to Streaming: The Drama, Send Help, Exit 8, and André Is an Idiot

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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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