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Kirsten Johnson on the World’s Collective Grief and Cathartically Exploring Death in Dick Johnson is Dead

It's one of the strangest ideas anybody's ever had for a film and Kirsten Johnson followed through: knowing her father was suffering from Alzheimer's, she deci...

Borat 2 Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen is Back

One has to give to it to Amazon for attempting to keep a lid on Sacha Baron Cohen's secretly-shot Borat sequel. However, with some test screenings giving a fai...

13 Films to See in October

A fall movie season unlike any other continues this month, one absent of now-delayed blockbusters but still chock full of some of the year's best films. With a...

Once Upon a River Review: A Native American Teen Faces Injustices in Empathetic Tale

Native American teen Margo Crane (Kenadi DelaCerna) has never been able to choose her own path through life. She and her father Bernard (Tatanka Means) live on...

Oscar Isaac is Francis Ford Coppola & Jake Gyllenhaal is Robert Evans in New Drama About Making The Godfather

Decades after Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather saga has concluded, the endless fascination with both the films themselves as well as their creation continu...

Chaitanya Tamhane on The Disciple, the Stigma of Failure, and Indian Philosophy

Chaitanya Tamhane’s second feature-length film, The Disciple, trains its camera on characters to explore their entire person. Tamhane intentionally stages his ...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Mikey and Nicky (with Carrie Courogen)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Michael Snydel are joined by Carrie Courogen to discuss Elaine May's ...

Minari Trailer: Steven Yeun and Family Search for the American Dream

After winning over the hearts of audiences and the jury at this year's Sundance Film Festival, it's been quiet in the house of A24 when it comes to the release...

NYFF Review: Her Name Was Europa Explores the Mythological Powers of an Extinct Species

Humans want to believe in meaning and mystery. At times, an overwhelming sense of certainty can fill one's mind––about an idea, a truth, a religion, or a signi...

Eternal Beauty Review: Sally Hawkins Leads an Empathetic, Emotionally Complex Look at Schizophrenia

You cannot just watch part of Craig Roberts' latest film Eternal Beauty. You might think you could since it's seemingly as schizophrenic as its lead character ...

News

Richard Kelly Releasing “Gigantic” Debut Novel This Year

Radu Jude Will Shoot New Feature Love Diptych Next Month

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Nostalgia for the Future Exclusive Trailer: Charlotte Rampling Travels Through Chris Marker’s World in Cannes Premiere

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks Captures Growing Up on the French Riviera

Maddie’s Secret Trailer: John Early Crafts a Sincere Satire in Directorial Debut

Reviews

Silent Friend Review: Tony Leung Finds a Flora Connection

The Misconceived Review: Incisive, Inventive Look at Contemporary Life

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

New to Streaming: The Drama, Send Help, Exit 8, and André Is an Idiot

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

Interviews

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Arnaud Desplechin on Two Pianos, Nervous Breakdowns, and Making Cinema Bigger Than Life

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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