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Tragic Jungle Trailer: Venice & NYFF Selection Features a Mythic Tale in the Mayan Rainforest

One intriguing title that has caught our eye on the fall festival slate this year is Tragic Jungle (Selva trágica), the fifth feature from director Yulene Olai...

Venice Review: Abel Ferrara Reckons with a Chaotic Year in Sportin’ Life

It’s late February and Abel Ferrara is sitting on the couch of a Berlin hotel room, slouched beside is his friend, muse, and confidante Willem Dafoe. They look...

Our 12 Most-Anticipated Premieres at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival

The fall film festival season is now officially underway with Venice Film Festival kicking off last week. Next on the calendar is the Toronto International Fil...

Venice Review: The World to Come is a Gorgeous Drama Told in a Subdued Gear

In The World to Come, an unlikely romance blossoms against the rugged rural backdrop of the American Northeast. The action plays out during the year 1856 somew...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 402 – I’m Thinking of Ending Things (with Mary Beth McAndrews)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Mary Beth McAndrews to dis...

Antebellum Review: Genre Exploits Undermine the Genuine Horrors of Slavery

If you've been paying attention to what's happening these past four years, you've certainly seen your share of open racism spewed with an angry sense of entitl...

Nina Hoss, Daisy Ridley & Kristin Scott Thomas to Lead WWII Drama Women In The Castle

Casting is now underway for the adaptation of the 2017 best-selling novel The Women in the Castle. Assembling an impressive international cast, Nina Hoss, Dais...

Venice Review: Quentin Dupieux Delivers Surreal, Uproarious Comedy in Mandibules

Like the giant fly in Mandibules, director Quentin Dupieux has been buzzing and provoking us for roughly the past decade, trying to build a reputation as a new...

First Images from David Fincher’s Mank Go Behind the Making of Citizen Kane

Although the fall film festivals are now underway, one title not making an appearance is perhaps our most-anticipated of the year. As Netflix sits out of Venic...

Venice Review: Vanessa Kirby Excels in Kornél Mundruczó’s Warm Melodrama Pieces of a Woman

One of the most anticipated films going into the festival, Pieces of a Woman delivers, although in a less harrowing register than many assumed. The film is dir...

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

Sundance Review: Kogonada’s Free-Flowing Zi is an Experimental Career Reset

Sundance Review: Andrew Stanton’s In the Blink of an Eye is Technofuturist Propaganda

Josephine and Nuisance Bear Lead 2026 Sundance Film Festival Winners

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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