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“It is a Kingdom of Conscience or Nothing”: Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven at 20

20 years ago, 20th Century Fox began the summer-blockbuster season with a sword-and-sandals epic about the Crusades. Kingdom of Heaven's pedigree was impressiv...

Emulsion Episode Six: Edo Choi and Alexander Fee on Mikio Naruse

In a city where the rents are too high, the subways are too slow, and morale barely hovers above cope, repertory options might make such troubles worthwhile. S...

Mike Figgis’ Documentary on the Making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Will Arrive This Fall

It's been one year since Francis Ford Coppola unfurled his epic passion project Megalopolis at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by a fall theatrical release ...

Sister Midnight Review: Offbeat Black Comedy Highlights the Modern Indian Woman

Recent times have been a boon for films by or about Indian women. On top of Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine As Light, 2024 also saw the premiere or rel...

We Were Dangerous Review: A Coming-of-Age Tale of Energetic Independence and Defiance

The Matron (Rima Te Wiata) of Te Motu School for Incorrigible and Delinquent Girls truly believes she's doing the work of God through her three education princ...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Heroic Trio, Mikio Naruse, John Ford & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageJohnnie To's The Heroic Trio and To & Ching Siu-tung's Execut...

Jane Schoenbrun Sets Cast for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Picked Up By MUBI

After I Saw the TV Glow topped our list of the 50 best films of 2024, there's been much anticipation for Jane Schoenbrun's follow-up Teenage Sex and Death at C...

The B-Side Ep. 161 – Maggie Cheung (with Nick Newman)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

New to Streaming: The Ugly Stepsister, The Ballad of Wallis Island, One to One: John & Yoko, Warfare & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Exclusive Trailer for Redlands Captures Creativity, Sexuality, and Violence in California

With their latest release, Constance Tsang's evocative debut Blue Sun Palace, now in theaters, the distributor Dekanalog has now announced their latest acquisi...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

Is This Thing On? Review: Bradley Cooper’s Gentle Film About Marital Strife

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Features

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: One Battle After Another, It Was Just an Accident, Song to Song, The Running Man & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Twin Peaks, Breezy, Gus Van Sant, Ken Jacobs & More

Interviews

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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