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TIFF Review: ‘Pelican Blood’ is a Psychological Supernatural Thriller About a Mother’s Love

Writer/director Katrin Gebbe is not messing around with her latest film Pelican Blood. What starts as a psychological drama about a mother desperate to provide ...

The B-Side – Angela Bassett

From strong early work in masterpieces like Boyz n The Hood and Malcolm X to her recent work in Netflix’s Otherhood and Fox’s television show 9-1-1, Angela Bassett has done it all....

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘The Red Shoes,’ Ghost Stories, Lutz Dammbeck & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

‘Promare’ Review: Hiroyuki Imaishi Delivers Another Dizzying Sci-Fi Action Spectacle

Hiroyuki Imaishi is–in the very best way–one of animation’s finest ambassadors of ADHD. His 2004 directorial debut, Dead Leaves, is a masterpiece of sci-fi acti...

First Trailer for Todd Haynes’ ‘Dark Waters’ Finds Mark Ruffalo Exposing the Truth

A late-breaking entry into the fall movie season, Todd Haynes is back and in an entirely different gear with Dark Waters. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaw...

The Mystery Deepens in New Trailer for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’

After a smashing TIFF premiere, we still have more than two months to go before we can see Rian Johnson's murder mystery-comedy Knives Out, but a new traile...

Exclusive Poster & Clip from ‘Celebration’ Goes Inside Yves Saint Laurent’s Final Show

Director Olivier Meyrou spent nearly three years embedded in the world of fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent as he was preparing what would be his final show. ...

‘In the Tall Grass’ Trailer: Vincenzo Natali Adapts Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Horror Tale

The year of Stephen King continues. After Pet Sematary and It Chapter Two and before Doctor Sleep, another one of his adaptations will be arriving–this time...

TIFF Review: ‘Son-Mother’ is a Heartbreaking Tale of Self-Sacrifice in Iran’s Patriarchal Society

Directed by Mahnaz Mohammadi (her feature fiction debut) and written by Mohammad Rasoulof (a renowned Iranian filmmaker), Son-Mother is about exactly what its t...

TIFF Review: ‘Nobadi’ is an Arbitrarily Brutal Odd Couple Drama

Heinrich Senft (Heinz Trixner) is alone on his little patch of land within a gated senior citizen community, his pension sustaining ready-made meals and the car...

News

David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth Sets Global IMAX Release This November

Leos Carax’s Annette Follow-Up Lily May B to Shoot Next Year with Jenna Ortega

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Bouchra Presents an Acclaimed, Personal Hybrid Animation

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Reviews

Cannes Review: Low Expectations Is an Accomplished and Bittersweet Debut

Cannes Review: Steven Soderbergh’s John Lennon: The Last Interview Is a Breezy, Inessential Documentary

Tuner Review: An Entertaining, Conveniently Scripted Caper

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kim Ki-young, Popeye, A New Leaf & More

New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Mother Mary, Palestine 36 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

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