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DOC NYC Review: ‘Unschooled’ is a Frustrating Portrait of a Controversial School

The most meaningful educational experiences often take place around the kind of classroom learning that is prescribed in a curriculum, the “ah-ha” moments that ...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Narrowsburg’ is a Colorful Exploration of an Indie Film Hustle

In a certain light, all filmmakers–even the most successful–are con artists as heart, convincing investors, a crew, and performers to go along for the ride with...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film to Begin Production in February

Update: Focus Features have picked up the film, which begins shooting this spring/summer in California. Well, our day/week/month/year just got a whole lot bett...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 372 – Doctor Sleep

We discuss Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation and sequel to The Shining....

‘Knives and Skin’ Trailer: A Disappearance Occurs in Acclaimed Neo-Noir Mystery

What do you get when you mix John Waters/David Lynch with a dash of Riverdale and heaping of musicals? You may get something like Jennifer Reeder’s teen neo-n...

‘Away’ Trailer Previews a Dialogue-Free, One-Man Crew Animation

After earning acclaim for his short films, Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis embarked on his first feature animation with a crew of precisely one. The dialo...

Willem Dafoe Lives a Version of Abel Ferrara’s Life in First Trailer for ‘Tommaso’

One of the great collaborations in recent cinema is that of Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara, including 4:44 Last Day on Earth, Pasolini, Go Go Tales, and New ...

Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the Visual Storytelling of The Irishman and Collaborating with Martin Scorsese

We talk to the cinematographer at this year's EnergaCAMERIMAGE about the scope of The Irishman from both the most specific angle and on a gut level....

Thessaloniki Review: Anthony Chen’s ‘Wet Season’ is a Sweet Singaporean Melodrama

Gene Kelly likes to sing in it, Spider-Man is known to kiss in it, but moody old melodrama remains the most reliable companion to rain at the movies. This is at...

‘Midway’ Review: Roland Emmerich’s Passable Remake Features Entertaining Dogfights and Wooden Dialogue

Midway, directed by Roland Emmerich, is a kinda-remake of a not-very-good movie from 1976 about the impressive World War II battle. For as consequential as the ...

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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