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DOC NYC Review: ‘Anbessa’ is a Beautiful Work of Sensory Ethnography

A masterful work of sensory ethnography even if falls a bit short of having an emotional impact, Anbessa is a tender and observant film that recalls the works o...

Thessaloniki Review: Shannon Murphy’s ‘Babyteeth’ Suggests a Fresh Voice in Independent Cinema

Milla is not the first terminally stricken teen girl to grace a coming-of-age film, nor will she be the last. She may, however, be the most precocious: kitted o...

Charlie Kaufman Announces New Book ‘Antkind’ About a Film Critic and a Three-Month-Long Movie

Not an artist that is known to be wildly prolific, 2020 will change that for Charlie Kaufman. Not only is he adapting I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, but we'll a...

Minhal Baig on Making ‘Hala,’ Healing Through Creativity, and Rethinking Film Distribution

As her superb film Hala becomes available in movie theaters starting this week and on Apple TV+ next month, we sat down with writer-director Minhal Baig to discuss the long road to realizing the project as a feature....

NYC Weekend Watch: New Korean Cinema, ‘Duet for Cannibals’ & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

New to Streaming: ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,’ ‘Age Out,’ The Koker Trilogy, and More

All the newly streaming films on iTunes, Hulu, Amazon, The Criterion Channel, and more....

Todd Haynes on ‘Dark Waters,’ Michael Mann, Parallels to ‘Safe,’ and the Embrace of ‘Carol’

We spoke with Haynes about his clear-eyed direction, the use of John Denver in unexpected ways, subverting the legal drama, and more....

The B-Side – Robert De Niro and Al Pacino

In honor of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Conor O’Donnell and I dig into the directorial efforts of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino....

DOC NYC Review: ‘Advocate’ is a Complex Portrait of a Polarizing Figure

The polarizing legal documentary Advocate has rightfully caused controversy within Israel and around the world, telling the story of Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israel...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea’ is a Mystifying if Uneven Fable

It seems as though you really have to be a Missolonghi native to appreciate the beauty of that swampy eel-fishing Greek town where the characters of The Miracle...

News

David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth Sets Global IMAX Release This November

Leos Carax’s Annette Follow-Up Lily May B to Shoot Next Year with Jenna Ortega

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

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: Low Expectations Is an Accomplished and Bittersweet Debut

Cannes Review: Steven Soderbergh’s John Lennon: The Last Interview Is a Breezy, Inessential Documentary

Tuner Review: An Entertaining, Conveniently Scripted Caper

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kim Ki-young, Popeye, A New Leaf & More

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Mother Mary, Palestine 36 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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 Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

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