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First Trailer for Mati Diop’s Cannes Winner ‘Atlantics’

Niece to the great Djibril Diop Mambéty, Mati Diop has been on our radar for a while, with excellent short films and performances in 35 Shots of Rum, Simon ...

Gregg Turkington, the World’s #1-Ranked Movie Expert, on Film Bloggers and ‘Mister America’

You'll be forgiven for not realizing one of this decade's most enveloping, complex, haunting, and haunted performances exists almost exclusively on a bite-sized Adult Swim series....

BFI London Review: ‘White Riot’ is a Thrilling, Incendiary Look at Punk’s Influence on Politics

There was a time when it seemed music might have the power to change the world—or at the very least, move the needle. The knee-jerk reaction to such a statement...

NYFF Review: With ‘The Cotton Club Encore,’ Francis Ford Coppola Brings Grandeur to New Reworking

Francis Ford Coppola had already cemented his Hollywood legacy after a string of critical and commercial successes in the 1970s, but discussion of his filmograp...

‘Light From Light’ Trailer: A Grounded Ghost Story Like None You’ve Seen Before

If the jump scares and horror set pieces of Paranormal Activity or The Conjuring franchises were exchanged for an authentic reckoning of the tangled emotion...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 367 – Joker

We discuss Todd Phillips' comic book movie starring Joaquin Phoenix....

Olivier Assayas on Re-Editing Wasp Network, Lifting from Martin Scorsese, and Cinematography Challenges

We talk to the director about his Cuba-set thriller at the 57th New York Film Festival....

Busan Review: In ‘Aadhaar,’ India’s Nationwide Registration Campaign is the Backdrop for a Sympathetic Drama

For every viewer there are forms of storytelling, visual expression that are more familiar than others. The references, codes, cinematic language of foreign fil...

Busan Review: ‘Balloon’ is a Delicate, Thoughtful Tibetan Drama

It’s hard to think of anything that’s as inherently ridiculous and quite literally vital as condoms. Nothing more than a little piece of latex, but what moral, ...

Busan Review: ‘Lucky Monster’ is a Kinetic Yet Disjointed Feature Debut by Bong Joon-young

Having too many ideas for your film can be a curse. It’s understandably tempting, especially for first-time filmmakers, to show people all you’ve got in one go....

News

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

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

Trailers

Zach Cregger Returns in First Trailer for Resident Evil

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

Jackass: Best and Last Trailer: Get Ready for One Final Ride

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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