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Callie Hernandez Plumbs a Secret Life In Trailer for Courtney Stephens’ Acclaimed Invention

Last year I was fortunate to see a rough cut of Invention, a new film by Courtney Stephens (Terra Femme, The American Sector) that toes the documentary-fiction...

Henry Fonda for President Trailer Charts America’s History Through a Legendary Career

One of the most thought-provoking, densely assembled documentaries of the year is just a week away from release. Alexander Horwath's Henry Fonda for President,...

Việt and Nam Review: A Swooning, Stirring Slow Cinema Romance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 New York Film Festival coverage. Việt and Nam opens in theaters on March 28 from Strand Releasin...

The Friend Review: Naomi Watts Amply Portrays Grief with Admirable Performance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 New York Film Festival coverage. The Friend opens in theaters on March 28 from Bleecker Street. ...

A.I. and Archival Meet at the 2025 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

The drive from Thessaloniki's airport into the city begins like any other: car dealerships and furniture stores that give way to bustling street life. Home to ...

Grand Tour Review: An Enchanting Return for Miguel Gomes

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Grand Tour opens in theaters on March 28 from MUBI. If Chris Marker and ...

Death of a Unicorn Review: A Mythical, Predictable Genre Mash-Up

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 SXSW coverage. Death of a Unicorn opens in theaters on March 28 from A24. A film with a few s...

Emulsion Episode Two: Alan Rudolph on Choose Me

This week consecrates a major turn in the 50-year career of Alan Rudolph, which began as an assistant to and screenwriter for Robert Altman before transitionin...

Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen on The Assessment, Food Fights, and How Sci-Fi Reflects the Present

Sci-fi is the perfect playground to mirror the state of our own world in heightened situations. The future is fertile territory to take a modern concern, twist...

The Ballad of Wallis Island Review: Comedy Strums a Charming Story of Moving On

You know when you hear a song and it transports you back to an era or a memory or a moment? It’s this involuntary mental reflex that can be marvelous, painful,...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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