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‘3 From Hell’ Review: Rob Zombie Shows the Carnage of an America Let Loose

After more than a decade, writer-director Rob Zombie returns to finish his sadistic Firefly Family Trilogy, reanimating their spree of murder and mayhem after H...

‘In the Shadow of the Moon’ Trailer: Michael C. Hall and Boyd Holbrook’s Serial Killer Investigation Turns Peculiar

With his last film being released in 2014, we've been waiting some time for Jim Mickle to return after Cold in July and now he's back, reteaming with Michae...

TIFF Review: ‘I Am Not Alone’ Explores Armenia’s Velvet Revolution

Despite the title of Garin Hovannisian's documentary on Armenia's 2018 "velvet revolution" being I Am Not Alone, journalist/activist/Congressman Nikol Pashinyan...

TIFF Review: Felicity Huffman is on a Path of Self-Destruction in ‘Tammy’s Always Dying’

You have to give credit to any story that allows its despicable characters to be despicable without also demanding forgiveness from their victim. This is especi...

TIFF Review: ‘The Vigil’ is a Culturally Specific and Sonically Bludgeoning Debut Horror Feature

There’s a fundamental rule with horror films that rarely gets followed: loud doesn’t equal scary. Sound should be seen as a tool used to build tension and stren...

TIFF Review: ‘Lucy in the Sky’ is an Insufferable Failure on Every Level

I’m not going to mince words here: Lucy in the Sky is a terrible film. It’s a disaster, a fiasco, a complete tragedy. It’s the kind of film that will have peopl...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 364 – Hustlers

We discuss Lorene Scafaria's crime drama starring Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B....

‘The Cotton Club Encore’ Trailer Previews Francis Ford Coppola’s New Restored Reworking

As Francis Ford Coppola continues to prep for his long-gestating sci-fi epic Megalopolis, the director has been looking back his career. After restoring Tuc...

Matt Damon and Christian Bale Rev Up in New Trailer for James Mangold’s ‘Ford v Ferrari’

Following a successful bow at Telluride and Toronto, Fox and Disney have released a new trailer for James Mangold's Logan follow-up Ford v Ferrari. Set duri...

Michael Fassbender Joins Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ as ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Wins TIFF 2019

After an explosive last ten years or so that kicked off with Hunger and Inglourious Basterds, Michael Fassbender has left the spotlight recently. Call it a ...

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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