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“I See Palestine as the Wound That the Whole World is Bleeding Out of Right Now”: Director Farah Nabulsi on The Teacher

“To your people, your son is worth 1,000 of mine." This striking line from Oscar-nominated director Farah Nabulsi's feature debut The Teacher draws inspiration...

One to One: John & Yoko Review: A Riveting, Soul-Rattling Time Capsule

If there’s one thing you absolutely cannot miss in Kevin Macdonald’s electrifying '70s-set New York City music documentary One to One: John & Yoko, it ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Macbeth, Michael Snow, Female Perversions & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMBard-bred films by Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Béla Tarr, and Luchino Visconti screen ...

The B-Side Ep. 159 – The Coen Brothers (with Stephen Sajdak)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

New to Streaming: Mickey 17, A Traveler’s Needs, Universal Language, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Rosamund Pike Drives Down Hallow Road in First Trailer for Babak Anvari’s Psychological Thriller

After making a splash with his debut feature Under the Shadow, British-Iranian director Babak Anvari followed it up with Wounds and I Came By. Now, as his pote...

Vulcanizadora Trailer: Joel Potrykus and Joshua Burge Shock the Senses

While the idea of independent cinema has shifted to increase bigger budgets and scopes, a filmmaker who has stayed true to his punk roots is certainly Joel Pot...

Sinners Review: Ryan Coogler Breathes Life Into Richly Told, Carnal Vampire Tale

From increasingly overbearing Eat the Rich satires to a never-ending, post-Get Out wave of social commentary-infused horror, it seems like there’s no end i...

“I Like Chaos”: Tim Roth on Collaborating with David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Mike Leigh, and Michael Haneke

In a back room of a Luxembourg Hotel, Tim Roth sips a coffee, leans back, and asks me what else I've got. We’ve only been talking for ten minutes, but somethin...

Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup

Ahead of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 13 to 24, the lineup has now been unveiled. Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Th...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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