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TIFF Review: ‘Liberté’ is an Uncompromising Howl in the Wind Against the Notions of Good Taste

Finally, evil in cinema is back! That was the impression running through the mind of this writer during all 132 minutes of Albert Serra’s Liberté, a film so tho...

TIFF Review: ‘The Truth’ Finds Hirokazu Kore-eda Out of His Element

If we want to start with the problems of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth, we can look at the title. When it’s revealed at the beginning that the title comes from ...

New to Streaming: ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy, ‘The Dead Don’t Die,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO, MUBI, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: Satoshi Kon, Piotr Szulkin, ‘The Big Combo’ & More

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

The B-Side – Jennifer Lopez

Today, as we all celebrate the forthcoming release of Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers in our own way, here we discuss Jennifer Lopez, the multi-hyphenate queen herself....

TIFF Review: David Cronenberg Steals the Show in the Niagara Falls-Set Mystery ‘Clifton Hill’

If you’ve grown up on the American side of Niagara Falls, Clifton Hill means two things. The Ontario tourist destination is an enjoyably garish bit of Las Vegas...

TIFF Review: ‘Heimat is a Space in Time’ is a Personal, Century-Spanning Look at Germany History

How much of our ancestry is tied to the history of the places we call home? While some of us would probably answer "None," we'd be wrong. Just because your fami...

TIFF Review: ‘Antigone’ Turns the Ancient Tragedy of Sophocles into a Contemporary Triumph

A lot of people die during Sophocles' Antigone. The death of Oedipus puts his sons Eteocles and Polynices on the throne, their deaths spark their titular sister...

TIFF Review: ‘Endless Night’ Pleases the Eye, But Not Totally the Mind

Outside of Pedro Costa and Ted Fendt, it’s been hard to detect the aesthetic influence of radical filmmaking duo Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet on contem...

Frank Ocean Carries the First Trailer for Trey Edward Shults’ ‘Waves’

A surprise addition to the fall release calendar (and A24's packed slate) is the latest film from Krisha and It Comes at Night director Trey Edward Shults. Foll...

News

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Whit Stillman Plans Return with Adam Brody-Led A Night at Claridge’s; Sebastian Stan and Ana de Armas to Lead Felipe Gálvez’s Impunity

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Rare Touching the Skin of Eeriness Screens May 19

Trailers

Maddie’s Secret Trailer: John Early Crafts a Sincere Satire in Directorial Debut

Kamal Aljafari Documents a Vanishing Land In Exclusive Trailer Debut for With Hasan in Gaza

Dominic Sessa is Anthony Bourdain in First Trailer for Matt Johnson’s Tony

Reviews

Silent Friend Review: Tony Leung Finds a Flora Connection

The Misconceived Review: Incisive, Inventive Look at Contemporary Life

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

Features

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Posterized May 2026: Renoir, I Love Boosters, Backrooms & More

Interviews

“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

Arnaud Desplechin on Two Pianos, Nervous Breakdowns, and Making Cinema Bigger Than Life

Podcasts

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

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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