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The Legend of Ochi Review: A Simple Fantasy with Incredible Craftsmanship and Performances

The Legend of Ochi, written and directed by Isaiah Saxon, is a lovely adventure built on imagination and skill. It certainly feels like the kind of film that w...

The Wedding Banquet Review: Andrew Ahn Crafts an Endearing, Funny Remake

Remaking a film on the Library of Congress's National Film Registry is hardly a task that one should take lightly. Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet dials up the p...

New to Streaming: Eephus, Grand Tour, The Woman in the Yard, Youth Trilogy & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

Dead Mail Review: A New Twist on the Slasher Flick

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 SXSW coverage. Dead Mail is now on Shudder. Blending found footage and what appears to be gra...

NYC Weekend Watch: Salò, Greed, Jerry Lewis, & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMTriple Canopy Presents: In The Hole brings 35mm prints of Salò, Tsai Ming-liang's The Ho...

Dag Johan Haugerud’s Oslo Trilogy, Including Golden Bear Winner Dreams, Set Summer Releases

While this summer has its fair share of sequels, leave it to Dag Johan Haugerud and Strand Releasing to roll out an entire trilogy of films across the season. ...

Exclusive: The Quay Brothers’ Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass Acquired by KimStim

We're delighted to exclusively announce that KimStim has acquired all North American rights to the Quay Brothers' Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass.&n...

David Cronenberg Hints at Retirement: “The World Does Not Need My Next Movie”

Few recent films, and even fewer by major directors, are so death-haunted as David Cronenberg's The Shrouds. Since well before its premiere has there been much...

The Shrouds Review: A Low-Key Chiller from David Cronenberg

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Shrouds opens in theaters on April 18. David Cronenberg's films have oft...

28 Years Later Trailer: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Bring a New Era of Zombies

After the 2000s brought us 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, get ready for a whole new trilogy of zombie features. Danny Boyle, returning six years since his B...

News

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Features Point Blank, Monty Python, and John Singleton on 4K

A New Film by Hong Sangsoo and More Will Premiere at Berlinale 2026

Slamdance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

A Landmark of Brazilian Cinema is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Carlos Diegues’ Bye Bye Brazil

Matt Johnson Travels Back to 2008 in Trailer for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

U.S. Trailer for Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 Captures a Moral Parable in Transylvania

Reviews

All You Need Is Kill Review: Time-Loop Anime is a Visual Treat That Embraces Videogame Structure

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

A Useful Ghost Review: A Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

“There Are So Many Black Stories That Are Not Duly Explored”: Seeds Director Brittany Shyne on Her Sundance-Winning Debut

Podcasts

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

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