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15 Films to See in December

From long-awaited features from some of our favorite directors to genre-tinged delights to massive blockbusters, December is overflowing with films to see....

‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review: Imagination Turns Sinister in Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Thriller

The title truly says it all: Daniel Isn't Real. So when a little boy takes his stuffed animal down the street to escape his parents' screams only to walk by a g...

‘Invisible Life’ Trailer: Karim Aïnouz’s Cannes Winner and Brazil’s Oscar Entry Comes to the U.S.

A fertile time for Brazilian cinema, the country's Oscar entry this year is Karim Aïnouz's Invisible Life, which premiered under the title of The Invisible ...

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2019 Includes ‘Climax,’ ‘Hail Satan?,’ and ‘Joker’

The onslaught of best-of-the-year lists from guilds and critics groups have only just begun, but one of the few of genuine interest each year comes from a singl...

’63 Up’ Review: A Warm Visit with the Subjects of the Longest-Running Franchise in Film History

Without having seen the entirety of the Up series, which revisits the same subjects chosen from various walks of British life in 1964 at age seven, the latest i...

First Trailer for Justin Kurzel’s ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ Tells the Story of Australian Outlaws

After a foray into Hollywood blockbusters with Assassin's Creed, Justin Kurzel returned to Australia to tell another story of true crime, following his harrowin...

Sight & Sound’s Best Films of 2019, Led by Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Souvenir’

Yes, we haven't seen Cats or Rise of the Skywalker yet, but the vast majority of 2019 releases have now been released and with that, we have one of the most not...

New to Streaming: ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Atlantics,’ ‘The Report,’ ‘Transit,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, and more....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 375 – Knives Out

We discuss Rian Johnson's whodunit, which is now in wide release....

‘1917’ Review: Sam Mendes Crafts a Stirring Single-Take World War I Epic

War is a cataclysm that scars everything in its proximity. From the bodies and psyches of the people who must fight in it, to the towns and cities that happen ...

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

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

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

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

Reviews

Hokum Review: Adam Scott Gets Trapped in Underwhelming Horror Feature

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

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

Features

Prismatic Ground 2026 Forges a Vibrant, Accessible Path for Film Festivals

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

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

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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