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Eric LaRue Review: Michael Shannon’s Directorial Debut is a Bleak Yet Impressive Showcase for Judy Greer

Michael Shannon set himself up with quite a daunting challenge for his directorial debut: how can one capture oppressively bleak, soul-consuming feelings of gu...

David Fincher and Brad Pitt Will Reunite for Quentin Tarantino-Scripted Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sequel

In towards which nobody could have anything but the most equitable reactions, well, the headline says it all, much as I find the development difficult to 100% ...

13 Films to See in April

While our sprawling summer movie preview will arrive by the end of the month, we'll first take a comprehensive look at the April releases to have on your radar...

Henry Fonda for President Review: The Dying Dream of a Better America

The Academy Awards likely aren’t that important in the grand scheme of film history, but legendary actor Henry Fonda winning his first competitive Oscar merely...

Bring Her Back Trailer: Sally Hawkins Leads the Next Horror Feature From Talk to Me Directors

After being one of the biggest Sundance breakout stories in the last few years, Talk to Me filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou quickly embarked on thei...

The Encampments Review: An Inspiring, Essential Portrait of Collective Action

A group of students, primarily led by minority voices, launched encampments in protest of Columbia University’s financial ties to companies with the expres...

13 Films to See at New Directors/New Films 2025

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Christopher Nolan, Spike Lee, Chantal Akerman, Theo Angelopoulos, Lynne Ramsay, Tsai Ming-liang, Michael Haneke, Lee Chang-dong, Terence Dav...

Tendaberry Review: A Soulful Brooklyn-Set City Symphony

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Sundance Film Festival coverage. Tendaberry is now on VOD and arrives on MUBI on April 25. A ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Manoel de Oliveira

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMMy ten-film Manoel de Oliveira retrospective Mirror of Life begins, with numerous restor...

The B-Side Ep. 158 – Powell and Pressburger (with Katie Walsh)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

News

Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched and Read in 2025

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

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

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

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Paul Thomas Anderson, Happyend, Dracula, The Naked Gun & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Panahi & Kiarostami, Elephant, Sorcerer & More

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

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

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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