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‘Shadow’ Cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding on Zhang Yimou’s Style and the Principle for Great Action Filmmaking

We talk to Zhang Yimou's frequent cinematographer about conceiving stunning action sequences....

‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ Trailer: Xavier Dolan’s Drama Finally Gets U.S. Release

Despite the impressive cast of Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, and Thandie Newton (not including the cut-out Je...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘Rialto’ is a Gorgeously Performed, Poignant Two-Hander on Guilt and Desire

Deep into Rialto, Peter Mackie Burns’ sophomore feature, shy Dubliner Colm (Tom Vaughn-Lawlor) tosses something of a tagline: “We all hate our dads, it’s just n...

NYC Weekend Watch: Terrence Malick, Romanian Revolution, Patricia Mazuy & More

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

Mati Diop on Her Feature Debut ‘Atlantics,’ Giving Meaning to Lost Lives, and the Hysteria of Cannes

We spoke with Mati Diop at the 57th New York Film Festival about crafting her debut feature film as the completion to her 2009 short Atlantiques....

Cinematographer Natasha Braier on the Response to ‘The Neon Demon’ and the Playground of Music Videos

Few working DPs can boast as muscular an interplay between feature films, commercials, and music videos as Natasha Braier....

‘Charlie’s Angels’ Review: A Well-Intentioned Yet Hollow Reboot

In an era of remake/reboot/dredging-up-old-IP fever, the logical next step was a rebranding of Charlie’s Angels. Written, produced, and directed by Elizabeth Ba...

New to Streaming: ‘Love, Antosha,’ ‘The Souvenir,’ ‘This Is Not Berlin,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Amazon Prime, HBO, MUBI, and more....

‘I Lost My Body’ Review: A Beautiful, Surreal, Clever, and Truly Profound Animation

Hands down one of the best animated films of the year, Jérémy Clapin’s directorial debut I Lost My Body tells parallel narratives: one, a more traditional roman...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘Atlantis’ is a Haunting Foray into a Post-War, Shell-Shocked Ukraine

In Valentyn Vasyanovych’s post-apocalyptic Atlantis, the sky above Ukraine hangs like a sheet of steel, a uniform mass of clouds bucketing water onto the mud-co...

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

I Want Your Sex Teaser: Gregg Araki Returns with Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman

Whalefall Trailer: Austin Abrams Gets Trapped In the Belly of the Beast

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Teaser: The Documentary of The Year (and 1972) Arrives This October

Reviews

Disclosure Day Review: A Soul-Searching, Spine-Tingling Blockbuster Triumph

Tribeca Review: Ponderosa Takes Enigmatic, Comic Aim at America’s National Myths

Tribeca Review: The Revisionist Is a Comedy of Manners That Turns Convoluted

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Italian History, Universal Westerns, Black Cops & More

Posterized June 2026: Maddie’s Secret, The Furious, Drunken Noodles & More

New to Streaming: Pillion, Is God Is, Erupcja, Omaha & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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

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