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Caught by the Tides Review: Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao Speed Through 20 Years of History

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Caught by the Tides opens in theaters on May 9. Jia Zhangke's is often a cin...

Black Tea Review: Abderrahmane Sissako Crafts a Low-Tempo Romance

Do you want someone to whisper into your ear or yell? In most cases, you’ll answer the former, but if the decibel level is at the point where you can barely he...

Materialists Trailer: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal Lead Celine Song’s Rom-Com

Quickly following the success of her Best Picture-nominated directorial debut Past Lives, writer-director Celine Song embarked on her follow-up last year. Mate...

Michael Almereyda’s Cymbeline Screens In 10th-Anniversary Event on May 16

Shakespeare adaptations are not the surest commercial prospect; asking audiences to show for a contemporary riff on one of the Bard's lesser-known plays is ano...

First Trailer for Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t Finds Margaret Qualley Investigating Chris Evans

Following last year’s overlooked Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke are back with another comedy, this time paying homage to the neo-noir. ...

Dangerous Animals Trailer: The Loved Ones & The Devil’s Candy Director Sean Byrne Returns with Shark Thriller

After crafting a pair of impressive horror features with 2009's The Loved Ones and 2015's The Devil's Candy, Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne is finally returni...

Friendship Review: Tim Robinson Masters Cringe in Hysterically Funny Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Friendship opens in theaters on May 9. The level of enjoyment audience members...

Exclusive Teaser for Cannes-Bound Militantropos Explores the Human Side of the War on Ukraine

One of the documentaries we're most intrigued by at the Cannes Film Festival is Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi, and Yelizaveta Smit's Militantropos, which debut...

2025 Cannes Classics Lineup Features David Lynch, Edward Yang, John Woo, Stanley Kubrick & More

With the Cannes Film Festival just around the corner, the festival has now unveiled its Classics lineup, featuring new restorations, films about filmmaking, an...

Deaf President Now! Trailer: Relive a Momentous Student Uprising in Sundance Documentary

One of the more moving documentaries to premiere at Sundance this year was Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s Deaf President Now!, which charts student protes...

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

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

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

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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

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

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