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Hamburg Review: ‘Beanpole’ is a Radical Relationship Drama Examining the Trauma of War

The horrors of war are often told through male-centric narratives. Heroes who go through hell on the battlefield, brothers who sacrifice everything for each oth...

Director Christopher Winterbauer on the World of ‘Wyrm’ and the Awkward Quirkiness of Adolescence

Following its Fantastic Fest premiere–where it picked up an award for Creative Vision–we sat with director Christopher Winterbauer and producer Helen Estabrook (Whiplash) to find out all about the characters and world of Wyrm....

BIFF Review: ‘The Fan Connection’ is a Love Letter to Buffalo’s Rabid Fandom

Buffalo sports fans are die-hard. Go to most big cities across America and you'll find a Queen City backers' bar of ex-pats communing to enjoy (and, this past d...

Director Martin Krejčí on ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ and Crafting a Feel-Good Fantastical Tale

While at Fantastic Fest, it’s not often you find feel-good, heart-warming yarns amid the plethora of films about yakuza, murderers, zombies or other genre staples. But The True Adventures of Wolfboy is as unexpected as it is honest....

BIFF Review: ‘Frances Ferguson’ is a Dryly Quirky, Provocative, and Muddled Comedy

We never meet the narrator (Nick Offerman) of Bob Byington's film Frances Ferguson. This isn't necessarily a bad thing or uncommon, but I couldn't shake the ide...

David Cronenberg Returns with Netflix Adaptation of Novel ‘Consumed’

David Cronenberg, God love him, sounded content with retirement in a recent interview with the Globe and Mail. "If this is it for the so-called Cronenberg canon...

New to Streaming: ‘The Death of Dick Long,’ ‘Mister America,’ ‘The Art of Self-Defense,’ and More

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

‘Gemini Man’ Review: Will Smith Excels in the Most Forward-Thinking Action Film Since ‘Avatar’

Few movie stars have an affability as potent as Will Smith's. At 51, it's an asset he and his collaborators, big and small alike, have bet big (and mostly won b...

BIFF Review: ‘The Sympathy Card’ Shows Love Isn’t as Simple as Hollywood Pretends

It's an unorthodox but sweetly unsurprising premise: the cancer-stricken Emma (Petey J. Gibson) demands her wife Josie (Nika Ezell Pappas) meet someone new so s...

BIFF Review: ‘Malaisia’ Boldly Conveys a Love Triangle Tale

There's a joke told about a third of the way through Mac Cappuccino's film Malaisia. It's bad. Jay Schmidt is the one laying out the excessive amount of exposit...

News

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

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Park Chan-wook to Direct Tang Wei, Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, and Pedro Pascal in The Brigands of Rattlecreek

Trailers

Time and Water Trailer: Sara Dosa’s Acclaimed Documentary Captures Life and Nature Slipping Away

Zach Cregger Returns in First Trailer for Resident Evil

Exclusive Trailer for James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, Set for May Release

Reviews

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

The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

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

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

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

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

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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