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DOC NYC Review: In ‘Hurdle,’ Art Transcends Political Oppression

What’s it like to practice a sport build on freedom and expression in a highly oppressive environment where being a young man equals having a target on your bac...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Personhood’ is an Essential Look at a Horrific Legal Saga

Highlighting the consequences of personhood laws, which essentially prioritize the rights of an unborn fetus over those of the woman carrying the child, Jo Ardi...

DOC NYC Review: ‘Stevenson Lost & Found’ is a Moving, Minor Portrait of an American Original

An intimate yet slight portrait of New York cartoonist, poet, children’s book author, New York Times op-ed contributor, and father to nine child, Stevenson: Los...

Blumhouse Gives a Dark Makeover to ‘Fantasy Island’ in First Trailer

Long gone are the days where Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) would cordially greet visitors to his luxurious island where guests could have every desired ful...

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...

News

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

Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, and Sam Raimi Set Next Features

Kenneth Lonergan Returns with Tomorrow Is a Drag; Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Matthew Broderick, and Vanessa Kirby Starring

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: Adèle Exarchopoulos Proves a Force of Nature in the Familiar Another Day

Cannes Review: Double Freedom Is an Entrancing Homecoming of Sorts for Lisandro Alonso

Cannes Review: Ben’Imana Is a Powerful Drama About Lingering Anguish

Features

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

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 Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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