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Berlin Review: Cristi Puiu’s Malmkrog is Boldly Uncompromising Look at Aristocratic Life

In Malmkrog, a group of Russian aristocrats gather in a grand rural estate to wax philosophical during a long and luxurious dinner party. The film offers seemi...

Berlin Review: Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Finds Jia Zhangke Returning to the Waves of Time

Of all the monumental parts that tend to constitute the films of Jia Zhangke–the shifting socio-economic landscapes; the departing mountains; Zhao Tao–none has...

Bad Education Trailer: Hugh Jackman Gets Caught in a School Scandal

In the early 2000s, an $11 million-dollar embezzlement high school scandal rocked the Long Island community of Roslyn. It's now getting the feature film treatm...

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on Young Ahmed, Arabic Teachings, and Taking Religion Seriously

It may have taken nearly 25 years, but the typically admired Dardenne brothers have turned controversial and divisive--which, history tells us, is a common con...

Song Kang-ho Sets First Post-Parasite Project: Emergency Declaration With Jeon Do-yeon & Lee Byung-hun

Donald Trump may not be able to overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, but the post-Oscars ride of Parasite is continuing full steam ahead. Despite t...

New to Streaming: Dark Waters, Meek’s Cutoff, Frankie & 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 ...

New Directors/New Films 2020 Lineup Includes Boys State, Surge, Babyteeth & More

One of best film festivals in the world for the discovery of emerging filmmaking talent occurs in New York City each spring. New Directors/New Films, a collabo...

NYC Weekend Watch: Black Heroines, Climate Crisis, ‘Come and See’ & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile reperto...

Fruit Chan’s Landmark Indie Made in Hong Kong Get 4K Theatrical Restoration Trailer

Released in 1997 in its native country, Fruit Chan's Made in Hong Kong was a landmark independent film, considered to be the first of its kind in a post-Handov...

Run Trailer: Sarah Paulson Leads New Thriller from Searching Director Aneesh Chaganty

After directing dozens of shorts and commercials, notably with his job at Google, Aneesh Chaganty broke out with his feature directorial debut Searching at Sun...

News

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Park Chan-wook to Direct Tang Wei, Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, and Pedro Pascal in The Brigands of Rattlecreek

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

Trailers

Zach Cregger Returns in First Trailer for Resident Evil

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Jackass: Best and Last Trailer: Get Ready for One Final Ride

Reviews

Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) Review: Lucrecia Martel’s Essential Document of Indigenous Resistance

This is Not a Drill Review: A Sharp Portrait of Climate Activists Who Still Fight

The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

Features

Posterized May 2026: Renoir, I Love Boosters, Backrooms & More

New to Streaming: A Magnificent Life, Wuthering Heights, Stranger Eyes, An Unfinished Film & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Tony Leung, Bellissima, Whisper of the Heart & More

Interviews

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

“Objectivity Is Not Possible”: Lucrecia Martel on Crafting Her First Documentary

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

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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