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Watch: Mike Mills Directs Saoirse Ronan in Talking Heads’ First Music Video for Psycho Killer

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first-ever live gig this year, Talking Heads have finally got around to shooting a video for their classic song "Psyc...

Reformed Sex Clubs, Wealthy Donors, and Thai Dinners: How a Portland Arts Institution Finds Innovative Ways to Champion Cinema

It is quite possible, circa 2025, that there are a greater number of North American film institutions than North American citizens who actively watch films. It...

Cannes Review: Nadav Lapid Stages a Furiously Provocative Satire of Israeli Genocide with Yes!

Tel Aviv native, defector, and auteur Nadav Lapid opens his fifth feature in a catastrophic state of carouse. A filmmaker known for his employment of trade...

Lurker Trailer: Théodore Pellerin Seeks Fame in Sundance Stand-Out

One of the most buzzed-about films to come out of Sundance and New Directors/New Films this year, Lurker marks the directorial debut from The Bear and Beef wri...

Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Lineup Features Ari Aster, Takashi Miike, Together, Lurker & More

One of the most eclectic lineups in genre cinema each year, Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 29th edition this summe...

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Review: A Bold Rethinking of Black Surrealism

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire opens in theaters on June 6. The Ballad of Suzan...

Dangerous Animals Review: Shark Thriller Meets Serial Killer Horror With Generic Results

Maybe it’s a bad sign when you can predict the exact moment a title card is going to drop. So is the case with Dangerous Animals, a new thriller-horror hybrid ...

Architection Trailer: Victor Kossakovsky Explores a World of Concrete

After premiering back at the 2024 Berlinale, we've been wondering when Victor Kossakovsky's Architection would finally be released by A24, particularly after t...

U.S. Trailer for Albert Serra’s Mesmerizing Matador Portrait Afternoons of Solitude

Following up his career-best work with the mesmerizing Pacifiction, Albert Serra returns just a couple years later with a work of non-fiction. Afternoons of So...

Paul Laverty on Three Decades of Collaborating with Ken Loach

It’s a brisk March morning in Luxembourg and my conversation with Paul Laverty has turned to Cantona. “Remember that goal he scored, with Brian McClair?” A cla...

News

March on the Criterion Channel Includes the Romanian New Wave, Ghost in the Shell, Who Killed Teddy Bear & More

Exclusive Poster for Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, Arriving This March

Watch a 2.5-Hour Conversation with Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Josh Safdie, Guillermo del Toro, and Chloé Zhao

Trailers

Revelations of Divine Love Trailer: Caroline Golum’s Acclaimed Medieval Tale Arrives This March

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Standout Mother’s Baby Introduces a Strange Mystery

Legendary Director Haile Gerima Returns in Exclusive Trailer for Black Lions – Roman Wolves, Premiering at Berlinale

Reviews

Berlinale Review: Crocodile is a Choppy Yet Inspiring Portrait of Resourceful Filmmaking

Berlinale Review: The Day She Returns Is One of Hong Sangsoo’s Most Elemental and Revelatory Gems

How to Make a Killing Review: Glen Powell Goes on a Witty Spree with Little Payoff

Features

New to Streaming: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, No Other Choice, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Raymond Depardon, A.I., The Loved One & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“We Cut 95% of It Out”: Matt Johnson on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Constant Re-Editing, and Season 3

Cashiers Du Cinéma Editors on Programming Their BAM Series and Celebrating Cinema Workers

Sam Rockwell on His Most Overlooked Films and Working with Gore Verbinski

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

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

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