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Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass Head West in First Teaser for News of the World

After collaborating for one of Tom Hanks' finest performances in Captain Phillips, director Paul Greengrass has reunited with the actor and is changing up his ...

BIFF Review: County Lines Explores Predatory Drug Trading with Complexity

Recruiting into the drug trade isn't difficult when impoverished youth from broken homes are desperate to find purpose and escape. With school and family often...

NYFF Review: John Boyega Navigates a Programmatic Narrative in Steve McQueen’s Red, White and Blue

Red, White and Blue, the third and weakest film from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series to premiere at this year’s NYFF, suffers because of its program...

NYFF Review: Ouvertures Uses Communal Theatre to Soulfully Reexamine Haitian History

In reimagining one’s history, you suspect your role in the proceedings. If you’re American, you put yourself in the heart of the battle, at the Constitutional ...

A Rainy Day in New York Review: Woody Allen’s Long-Delayed Drama is Insufferable and Vapid

There's a scene in Mike Nichols' The Birdcage where Robin Williams' character is helping Nathan Lane's character be more "manly." He has him mimicking differen...

Trump’s Failure to Control COVID-19 Gets Examined in First Trailer for Alex Gibney’s Totally Under Control

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage our nation and, now, much of The White House, a group of filmmakers secretly began making a documentary helping...

Belushi Trailer: The Life of the Late Comedian Gets Explored in New Documentary

The life story of comedy legend John Belushi will be told in an upcoming Showtime documentary aptly named Belushi. Directed by R.J. Cutler, the trailer was rec...

My Salinger Year Trailer: Margaret Qualley & Sigourney Weaver Enter the World of a Literary Legend

Opening the Berlinale Film Festival earlier this year when the world was in a much different state, Philippe Falardeau's My Salinger Year follows Margaret Qual...

Clint Eastwood to Direct and Lead Cry Macho

It's been both a year since a new Clint Eastwood movie arrived and a year since we've heard what the 90-year-old Hollywood legend may tackle next, which is a r...

NYFF Review: The Plastic House is a Uniquely Involving Sensory Experience

The dedication at the end of The Plastic House is short and sweet: “For Mum & Dad.” Like the rest of writer-director Allison Chhorn’s documentary, that ded...

News

Justine Triet Sets Next Feature with Fonda Starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane & More

Exclusive Clip and Poster for Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Premiere Hot Water Introduces Mother-Son Road Comedy

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

Trailers

Hong Sangsoo Puts Comedy In Focus with U.S. Trailer for What Does That Nature Say to You

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere No Salgas From Ramona Director Victoria Linares Villegas

I Love Boosters Trailer: Boots Riley Returns with Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige

Reviews

Josephine and Nuisance Bear Lead 2026 Sundance Film Festival Winners

Sundance Review: Carousel is a Quiet, Romantic, and Lovely Balm

Sundance Review: Josephine is a Stomach-Churning Portrait of Lost Innocence

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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