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We Summon the Darkness Review: Satanic Panic Reaches a Fever Pitch

A rash of 1980s-era satanic ritual killings puts Pastor John Henry Butler (Johnny Knoxville) front and center in rural America's consciousness because his chur...

Selah and the Spades Trailer: Enter an Elite Boarding School in Sundance Hit

Premiering last year at the Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT section, Tayarisha Poe's feature debut explores a group (aka the Spades) in an elite Pennsylvan...

New to Streaming: Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Free HBO, Maurice Pialat, The Tree of Life & More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

SXSW Review: The Dilemma of Desire Celebrates Pleasure and Liberation

The Dilemma of Desire is an engaging and informative documentary built around revolutionary work, large and small, that aims to shatter myths and lies that wom...

Posterized April 2020: The Other Lamb, Tigertail, To the Stars, and More

"Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover" is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column foc...

First Trailer for Train to Busan: Peninsula Introduces a Zombie-Filled World

For anyone going outside for a quick walk to get some fresh air in-between the days of isolation, it can feel like you are in some sort of strange zombie movie...

SXSW Review: Make Up is a Cold, Haunting Coming Out Thriller

A haunting slow-burn thriller turned coming out story, Make Up is an atmospheric and somewhat provocative tale of Ruth (Molly Windsor), a young woman brought i...

Frederick Wiseman Reveals His Next Film is About Boston City Hall

In a time of such chaos, one may find a semblance of solace in the clear-eyed, truth-telling films of Frederick Wiseman. The 90-year-old documentary master rec...

11 Films to See in April

Well, a lot has happened since our last monthly preview. The complete shutdown of film exhibition as we know it due to curb the spread of coronavirus resulted ...

Slay the Dragon Review: Inside the Fight to Preserve Democracy

It's been depressing to watch America fall so far since I have been able to vote. Every passing year has seen the issues grow partisan to the point of renderin...

News

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Tony Leung Finds Earthly Connection in Exclusive Poster for Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

Trailers

First Trailer for Kogonada’s Zi Conjures a Poetic City Symphony

Romería Trailer: Carla Simón’s Cannes and NYFF Highlight Arrives This June

Carolina Caroline Trailer: A Crime Romance from Dinner in America and Snack Shack Director Adam Carter Rehmeier

Reviews

Two Seasons, Two Strangers Review: Golden Leopard Winner is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Two Women Review: Sex Comedy Flips the Script with Hilarious, Refreshing Frankness

Omaha Review: A Desperate Dad Takes His Kids On an Unexpected Road Trip

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Maurice Pialat, Jane Fonda, Tarsem, Casablanca & More

New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Sound of Falling, No Other Choice, Late Shift & More

40 Films to See This Summer

Interviews

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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