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First Trailer for Paul Greengrass’ News of the World Sets Tom Hanks on a Western Adventure

After once again dramatizing a horrific act of terrorism with his latest film, 22 July, Paul Greengrass is returning this holiday season with a new project and...

SDAFF Review: Death of Nintendo is a Filipino Coming-of-Age Story with Sweet Spots of Subversion

Coming-of-age narratives live or die based on the authenticity of their vision, especially those that take place in the not-so-distant past. Since the genre’s ...

Catherine Eaton on Bringing The Sounding From Stage to Screen, Integrating Shakespeare, and Society’s Responsibility

Writer/director/star Catherine Eaton's feature directorial debut The Sounding is finally available nationwide digitally after a planned theatrical run was unfo...

U.S. Trailer for Gabriel Mascaro’s Divine Love Brings Hope for New Life

One of my favorite films of last year's Sundance Film Festival is finally getting a U.S. release. Gabriel Mascaro’s strange, alluring Neon Bull follow-up Divin...

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Review: Sacha Baron Cohen Faces the Paradox of Wringing Comedy from Trump’s America

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (let’s call it Borat) took the English-speaking comedy world by storm in 20...

The Witches Review: Robert Zemeckis Conjures Amusement and Frights in Familiar Yet Entertaining Remake

Hollywood has few directors who exude the pure, giddy joy one can find in every beat of a Robert Zemeckis film. From the Beatles-infused start of his career in...

Ben Wheatley on the Moral Center of Rebecca, Revamping Hitchcock, and Constructing Layers of Memories

Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca evokes the titular character in the spaces she left behind in Maxim de Winter’s family estate, Manderley, and in the people she left beh...

Full Trailer for David Fincher’s Mank Tells a Story of Classic Hollywood

Update: Along with the trailer, an interactive site has launched featuring behind-the-scenes stills and a first listen of Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' scor...

Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal Reteam for HBO Limited Series Adaptation of The Son

Although he's expanded his scope with bigger and bigger budgets, for my money, Denis Villeneuve's finest work is still Enemy, the enigmatic psychological thril...

AFI Fest Review: The Intruder is a De Palma-Esque Thriller Lacking Genuine Scares

“You are surrounded by intruders,” a strange, inexplicably knowing old woman tells a haunted voice actor and singer named Inés. “You have to get in the dream a...

News

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

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Trailers

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

First Trailer for Kogonada’s Zi Conjures a Poetic City Symphony

Romería Trailer: Carla Simón’s Cannes and NYFF Highlight Arrives This June

Reviews

Two Seasons, Two Strangers Review: Golden Leopard Winner is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Two Women Review: Sex Comedy Flips the Script with Hilarious, Refreshing Frankness

Omaha Review: A Desperate Dad Takes His Kids On an Unexpected Road Trip

Features

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

New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Sound of Falling, No Other Choice, Late Shift & More

40 Films to See This Summer

Interviews

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

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

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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