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NYFF Review: Young Ahmed is a Compassionate, Yet Surface-Level Misstep for the Dardennes

Fitting their preoccupations with contemporary Europe’s working class, the latest from Belgian’s preeminent filmmaking duo, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, seeks ...

Exclusive Trailer for Alain Corneau’s Restored Jim Thompson Adaptation ‘Série noire’

The work of Jim Thompson has had a healthy life on screen, ranging from adaptations in America (The Getaway, The Grifters, The Killer Inside Me) and beyond,...

‘Depraved’ Review: Larry Fessenden Introspectively Reworks Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

So much of what we do in our lives comes down to a matter of could versus should. Many of us want to prove ourselves worthy by doing something nobody has ever d...

TIFF Review: ‘Guest of Honour’ Finds Atom Egoyan Returning to the Greatest Hits of His Early Work

As a life-long appreciator of Atom Egoyan–trust me on this one–Guest of Honour is one of his stranger pictures veering occasionally into the territory of dark c...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 365 – Ad Astra

We discuss James Gray's Brad Pitt-led space odyssey....

‘The Wolf Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Tries to Survive During the 1977 Blackout

One of two films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival this year that starred both Naomi Watts and Kelvin Harrison Jr. (along with Luce), The Wolf Hour find...

Qatsi Trilogy Filmmakers Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass Reveal New Project is in the Works

One of the most astounding contributions to cinema is the Qatsi trilogy, which comes from director Godfrey Reggio and is scored by Philip Glass. Created ove...

TIFF Review: ‘Saint Maud’ Brings a Welcome Restraint to the Horror Genre

Is there such a thing as “A24 horror” now? I had that thought watching Rose Glass’ debut feature Saint Maud. It feels indebted to some of the distributor’s titl...

TIFF Review: ‘The Last Porno Show’ is a Black Comedy Peddling in Sleaze and Gentrification

Arriving about two years after a series of revelations brought to public predatory behavior that’s been at the core of the film industry since its inception, Ki...

Fox Searchlight Will Release Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ in 2020

The next decade has a bright start. Fox Searchlight has confirmed they will be releasing Wes Anderson's star-studded new film The French Dispatch in 2020, as we...

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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