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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

On a bright summer day in a tent on top of the sultry clay courts that give the Tennis Club Venezia its name, writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi––known for his ...

Christian Petzold Sets Next Feature Miroirs No. 3 Starring Paula Beer

Update: Metrograph Pictures has acquired the film for North American distribution, with a cast also including Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt, and Enno Trebs. Pr...

17 Films to See in May

A month so staggering in quality new releases that a new Mad Max film from George Miller barely cracked the top five, May kicks off the summer movie season wit...

First Look at Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel Have Grand Ambitions

Now that Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled his long-in-the-works epic Megalopolis to buyers and the industry, we're just a few weeks away from its official pre...

The Beatles’ Swan Song Breathes New Life In Trailer for Let It Be Restoration

It's been four years since Disney and Peter Jackson announced intent to restore Michael Lindsay-Hogg's Let It Be––long enough (and with enough baggage) to thin...

“All Great DPs Become Alcoholics”: Rob Tregenza on Shooting Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies

I was very gratified by the response to last year's interview with Rob Tregenza, a Zelig-like figure of modern cinema. Our very long, multi-Zoom conversation c...

VdR Review: Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten Captures Laughs and Levity of an Austrian Primary School

It can be a fine line between goodbye and good riddance. Carlo Chatrian might have breathed a sigh of relief when his tenure as Berlinale's creative director c...

Exclusive Trailer Debut for Hiroshi Shimizu Retrospective, Starting May 4, Sheds Light on a Japanese Master

However hard it is to expand the canon, legwork must always be done. In my own time I've seen the understanding of mid-century Japanese cinema expand, however ...

Listen to Thom Yorke’s Score for Confidenza, His First Since Suspiria

It's only fitting that on the day the score drops for Challengers, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Thom Yorke's first score since Luca Guadagnino's ...

New to Streaming: Love Lies Bleeding, Nostalghia, Tótem, Monkey Man, Omen & 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...

News

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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