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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie Uncover a ‘Bombshell’ in New Trailer

Getting a jump on Adam McKay when it comes to a comedy career turned political, Meet the Parents and Austin Powers director Jay Roach is back with another t...

How Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Finds the Humanity and Tragedy in Modern Society

His Palme d’Or winner captures the dichotomy of the modern family in a continuously regressive capitalist society, the idealization of glamour and wealth in a place where the poor can barely keep themselves alive....

Arnaud Desplechin on Melding Frederick Wiseman and Sidney Lumet with ‘Oh Mercy!’

For fans of his highly idiosyncratic filmmaking, Oh Mercy! is a fascinating entry into Desplechin’s oeuvre for precisely all of the reasons that it deviates from the characteristics we’ve come to associate with him....

David Fincher Unveils ‘Mank’ Ensemble: Meet Orson Welles, Marion Davies & More

20 years ago on this day, Fight Club was released. Since his cult hit, David Fincher has made six films but the wait for his seventh will be the longest yet. Af...

U.S. Teaser for ‘Weathering with You,’ from ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai

After Makoto Shinkai's Your Name. became one of the highest-grossing films in Japan's history, the director is returning with his follow-up Weathering with ...

NYFF Review: ‘State Funeral’ is an Immersion into an Ephemeral Moment of Collective Trauma

The death of Joseph Stalin on March 5, 1953 sent political reverberations around the world, marking a significant power shift that would inevitably alter the ge...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 368 – Gemini Man

We discuss Ang Lee's new sci-fi thriller starring Will Smith....

‘Pain and Glory’ and the Art of Pedro Almodóvar’s World

We explore the vibrant cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and how his 21st feature feels like a personal culmination....

Mia Wasikowska Plots Revenge in First Trailer for ‘Judy & Punch’

Mia Wasikowska’s latest outing, directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature debut, finds her smashing the patriarchy. The Sundance selection Judy & Punch tell...

Teaser for Jia Zhangke’s ‘So Close to My Land’

It's not a decades-spanning crime drama or speculative sci-fi whatsit, but new films from Jia Zhangke are of note no matter the form. (Being one of the ten ...

News

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Whit Stillman Plans Return with Adam Brody-Led A Night at Claridge’s; Sebastian Stan and Ana de Armas to Lead Felipe Gálvez’s Impunity

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Rare Touching the Skin of Eeriness Screens May 19

Trailers

Maddie’s Secret Trailer: John Early Crafts a Sincere Satire in Directorial Debut

Kamal Aljafari Documents a Vanishing Land In Exclusive Trailer Debut for With Hasan in Gaza

Dominic Sessa is Anthony Bourdain in First Trailer for Matt Johnson’s Tony

Reviews

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) Review: Lucrecia Martel’s Essential Document of Indigenous Resistance

This is Not a Drill Review: A Sharp Portrait of Climate Activists Who Still Fight

Features

Posterized May 2026: Renoir, I Love Boosters, Backrooms & More

New to Streaming: A Magnificent Life, Wuthering Heights, Stranger Eyes, An Unfinished Film & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Tony Leung, Bellissima, Whisper of the Heart & More

Interviews

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Arnaud Desplechin on Two Pianos, Nervous Breakdowns, and Making Cinema Bigger Than Life

“Objectivity Is Not Possible”: Lucrecia Martel on Crafting Her First Documentary

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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