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Andrew Ahn to Remake Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet with Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang & More

Update: Bleecker Street has picked up the film for a 2025 release. Following up Driveways and Fire Island, Andrew Ahn is nearing production on his next feat...

Joanna Arnow on the Misconceptions of BDSM, Filming Comedy, and Conveying the Passage of Time

“Do you think people can change?” Ann (Joanna Arnow) asks her long-term dominant Allen (Scott Cohen) toward the beginning of Joanna Arnow’s second feature, The...

Nowhere Special Review: Uberto Pasolini Crafts an Understated, Joyful Tearjerker

There's not a lot of time left, but the adoption agency working with John (James Norton) is doing their best to maintain his belief that they will find the rig...

Jia Zhang-ke on Caught by the Tides, Personal Filmmaking, and Pop Music

Jia Zhang-ke could fairly claim to be the most important filmmaker of his generation; he'd probably be the last person to do so. Audiences tend to scan Jia’s w...

Experience the Birth of Black Independent Cinema in Exclusive Trailer for Oscar Micheaux Retrospective

105 years ago this year, the birth of Black independent cinema commenced when Oscar Micheaux released his silent feature The Homesteader. While that 1919 film,...

Jim Jarmusch Scores Four Avant-Garde Classics In Trailer for Man Ray: Return to Reason

It's at least autumn before we see Jim Jarmusch's first film in five years, but his latest contribution is larger than most can manage: Sqürl, his musical outf...

40 Films to See This Summer

The summer season is upon us and, per each year, we’ve dug beyond studio offerings to present an in-depth look at what should be on your radar. From festival w...

Humane Review: Caitlin Cronenberg’s Directorial Debut Offers Bloody, Gut-Punch Twists and Turns

To paraphrase former White House Chief of Staff Tom Card, whispering in the ear of George W. Bush: a second Cronenberg offspring has made a movie. Whereas her ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 535 – Civil War (with Ryan McNeill)

Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Ryan McNeill to discuss Alex Garland's Civil War. Enter our giveawa...

This Closeness Trailer: Kit Zauhar’s Acclaimed SXSW Selection Arrives This June

Following a premiere at last year's SXSW, writer-director-star Kit Zauhar's acclaimed second feature This Closeness is now arriving this summer after an extens...

News

Alice Winocour to Direct Angelina Jolie in Stitches

David Fincher’s Remastered Se7en Comes to IMAX to Kick Off 2025

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Trailers

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Clash in First Teaser for Bring Them Down

Tatsuya Nakadai Goes on Cold-Blooded Mission in Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Hideo Gosha’s Cash Calls Hell

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Find Pleasure in New Trailer for Babygirl

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

Appreciating a Pioneer: Pittsburgh Celebrates Queer Local Filmmaker Roger Jacoby with World Premiere Restorations

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

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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