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Update: Anya Taylor-Joy Hasn’t Joined Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door

Update: Sony Pictures Classics has reached out to note there was a misprint in their CinemaCon statement and Anya Taylor-Joy is not attached to the film. Fo...

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

There's little precedent for what George MacKay does in The Beast, a multilingual production that required the English star to learn French for extended sequen...

Aubrey Plaza Will Star In John Waters’ Liarmouth, Which Seeks Funding

Within hours of news that David Lynch is seeking financing for his animated feature Snootworld comes another depressing reminder of how hard legends have to hu...

David Lynch Seeks Funding for Animated Feature Snootworld After Netflix Rejects Pitch

Deep in the morass of unmade David Lynch films––among the better-known likes Ronnie Rocket, One Saliva Bubble, Antelope Don't Run No More, and Dune Messiah––is...

A Nigerian Film Club Fights the Status Quo in Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Coconut Head Generation

Named for the belittling label the older generation of Nigeria has given for its aimless youth, Alain Kassanda's Coconut Head Generation refutes this suppositi...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Sundance Winner Slow Captures an Intimate Portrait of Asexuality

Winner of the directing award at last year's Sundance Film Festival, Marija Kavtaradze's second feature Slow is a unique, intimate relationship tale, following...

The Best Films That Didn’t Receive a Single Sight & Sound Vote

While it was fascinating to see the results of the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, we're just as curious to see what lies outside the established canon. As part o...

Mia Goth Has Killer Ambitions in First Trailer for Ti West’s MaXXXine

Like any summer movie slate, the lineup is chock full of sequels and franchise additions, but one of the few that may bring something a bit fresh is the final ...

Don Hertzfeldt and Ari Aster Collaborating on a “Big” Existential Horror Animation

After spending the majority of the 2010s working on his sublime sci-fi trilogy World of Tomorrow, animation genius Don Hertzfeldt hinted he desired to work on ...

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Léa Seydoux tells me "it may be nicer to have eye contact." Though I was informed our interview would be audio-only––no complaints; time with the most exciting...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

Trailers

Sujo Trailer: Mexico’s Oscar Entry From Identifying Features Team Arrives Next Week

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Reviews

Thessaloniki Review: Holy Electricity is a Directorial Debut That Finds Substance in Unusual Places

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Wages of Fear, Carrie & More

New to Streaming: Here, Conclave, Eureka, Memoir of a Snail, Beatles ’64 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“It’s All Marketing”: Ed Lachman on HDR, Maria, and Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming in Secret and the Repression of the Islamic Republic

Gaucho Gaucho Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw on Mythology, Compositions, and Community

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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