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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist Review: The Director Revisits His Horror Classic in a New Light

Always bold to some degree, seldom less than ambitious, William Friedkin's career as a filmmaker has resulted in countless awards; box offices records broken; ...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Parasite Storyboards, David Lynch’s Dune, Céline Sciamma & More

While the country is beginning the first steps of emerging from quarantine––for now, at least––the summer season should still mean lots of reading time. Some s...

The Surrogate Review: A Morally Complex Drama with No Easy Answers

There's a moment in Jeremy Hersh's feature directorial debut The Surrogate where a heated argument devoid of any correct answers reaches the inevitable questio...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 393 – Shirley (with Alissa Wilkinson)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Alissa Wilki...

Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Gustav Möller’s Thriller Snow Blind

When Gustav Möller broke out a few years ago with his intense, one-location thriller The Guilty (on Hulu, if you missed it), Jake Gyllenhaal counted himself a ...

Bill & Ted Face the Music Trailer: Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter Return to Save the World

The Matrix isn't the only franchise that Keanu Reeves will return to soon. He's back with Alex Winter for the third film in the Bill & Ted series. After de...

Exit Plan Review: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Leads an Introspective, Convoluted Thriller

Max (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is an insurance adjuster who just told his latest client that her claim wouldn't be approved since her husband's six-month disappea...

Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago Review: A Beautiful City Symphony

Cities are special. Each one has its own particular idiosyncrasies–little places, and moments of culture that make it stand out in the world, nuances that coul...

First Trailer for Zhang Yimou’s Crime Drama Under the Light

Returning recently with his best film in years, the wuxia epic Shadow, Zhang Yimou now has three new projects in various stages of production. There's his Cult...

The King of Staten Island Review: Pete Davidson is Adrift in Judd Apatow’s Affecting Quasi-Comedy

With his hands on the steering wheel driving down the highway, Scott (Pete Davidson) closes his eyes, ready to crash into what lies ahead and explode into flam...

News

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

Exclusive: Altered Innocence Acquires Restoration of Srđan Karanović’s Virgina for Fall Release

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Trailers

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Barrio Triste Trailer: Bad Bunny Collaborator Stillz’s Bold Directorial Debut Arrives In July

Reviews

Tribeca Review: Sophia Takal’s Act One Feels Like a Lucid Nightmare

The Death of Robin Hood Review: A Portrait of the Outlaw as a Bald-Faced Lie

Tribeca Review: Here I’m Alive Is a Raw, Intimate Look at Messy New York Lives

Features

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Douglas Sirk in 3D, The Organizer, Body Double & More

Interviews

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Read This: Wonderful and Strange Peaks, the Life of Hannibal Lecter, a Century of Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese’s Filmography & More

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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

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