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Birds of Prey Review: Harley Quinn Gets a Gobsmackingly Fun Spin-Off Movie

Near the climax of the deliriously entertaining Birds of Prey, our heroines–winking wrecking ball Harley Quinn, crossbow-wielding vigilante Huntress, the tough...

New to Streaming: Knives Out, Foreign-Language Oscar Winners, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood & 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 ...

Come to Daddy Review: Elijah Wood Has Father Issues in Nasty Thriller

No one has ever mistaken Elijah Wood for a tough beefcake. Standing just 5’6’’ and probably weighing little more than a wet blanket, the veteran performer has ...

Posterized February 2020: Vitalina Varela, Birds of Prey, Wendy, 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...

Sundance Review: Save Yourselves! From This Lackluster Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Comedy

Save Yourselves! offers a slice of small sci-fi in a comedy world, attempting to mesh social commentary with general irreverence. Unfortunately, the laughs fad...

NYC Weekend Watch: Valentine’s Day, Angela Schanelec, Rosemary’s Baby & 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...

The B-Side – Jim Carrey

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made...

First Trailer for Sally Potter’s The Roads Not Taken Starring Elle Fanning and Javier Bardem

The Berlin International Film Festival is just a few weeks away and while we won't see the majority of the films in the U.S. for some time, at least one will a...

The Booksellers Trailer: Bibliophiles Rejoice!

An official selection at the 57th New York Film Festival, The Booksellers documents the untold lives and routines of antique booksellers in New York City who w...

Sundance Review: Wander Darkly Gets Lost in a Labyrinth of Trauma

There is a wonderful idea that fuels Wander Darkly, written and directed by Tara Miele. How do we reckon with tragedy? What goes on in our head while we proces...

News

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, and Sam Raimi Set Next Features

Kenneth Lonergan Returns with Tomorrow Is a Drag; Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Matthew Broderick, and Vanessa Kirby Starring

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Bouchra Presents an Acclaimed, Personal Hybrid Animation

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Reviews

Cannes Review: Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Is a Thunderous, Opulent Triumph

Cannes Review: Adèle Exarchopoulos Proves a Force of Nature in the Familiar Another Day

Cannes Review: Double Freedom Is an Entrancing Homecoming of Sorts for Lisandro Alonso

Features

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

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

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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