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Zhang Yimou Plans Fifth Film in Two Years With Sniper Drama The Coldest Gun

On a peerless prolific streak, Zhang Yimou's wuxia epic Shadow premiered in 2018 and since then, the Chinese director has four additional feature films in the ...

Mad Max Prequel Furiosa Sets Cast with Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

After breaking all expectations with his instant action classic Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller has been revving up his return to the dystopian universe for ...

Azazel Jacobs on the Pressure of French Exit, Casting Michelle Pfeiffer, and Growing Up in the Filmmaking World

Azazel Jacobs grew up in the world of film, understanding its importance from his father, experimental filmmaking pioneer Ken Jacobs. His newest feature, Frenc...

Nine Days Trailer: Winston Duke & Zazie Beetz Get Existential in Spike Jonze-Backed Sci-Fi Drama

Hailing from first-time director Edson Oda, the imaginative sci-fi drama Nine Days bowed at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year where it earned no shortag...

BFI London Review: Soul Finds Pixar Returning to Their Former Glory in Ambitious, Poetic Triumph

Pixar’s Soul will be celebrated for many things, but chief among them should be the platform it gives, in American animation, to the great art form of jazz. We...

BFI London Review: Never Gonna Snow Again Tells a Visually Striking Tale That Will Leave One Cold

The lives of the bourgeoisie aren’t as perfect as they seem, says Małgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s Never Gonna Snow Again, the Polish submission to th...

Exclusive: First Images from Hard Luck Love Song Starring RZA, Sophia Bush, Michael Dorman & Eric Roberts

Now in its 27th year, Austin Film Festival continues to champion independent filmmaking and, for this year's edition, a notable world premiere has its roots in...

Nightstream Review: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson Subverts Time Loop Conventions to Illuminate Societal Prejudice

While not in control of the response, Tunde Johnson (Steven Silver) does control the conversation when deciding to come out as gay to his wealthy, Nigerian-bor...

Nightstream Review: The All-Puppet Horror Feature Frank & Zed Conjures Up a Bloody Romp

Centuries ago in a small kingdom ravaged by evil wizard The Moroi, a king made a pact with the God of Death to usher in what he believed was his only chance at...

BIFF Review: Tahara Brings Weight and Authenticity to the High School Comedy

The word tumah in Jewish law is the state of being impure—ritually and morally. And it seems there are many reasons why you might fall under this category as s...

News

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

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

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

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

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

Reviews

Hokum Review: Adam Scott Gets Trapped in Underwhelming Horror Feature

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

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

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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