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15 Films to See in September

Our September preview features a few of the notable films that recently landed at festivals and beyond, including a good amount of genre fun....

A Film Shoot Goes Deadly Wrong in U.S. Trailer for Acclaimed Japanese Horror-Comedy ‘One Cut of the Dead’

A film shoot can be grueling enough, but add real zombies to the mix, and it will turn into one's worst nightmare. The acclaimed Japanese horror-comedy One ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 362 – Cold Case Hammarskjöld

We discuss Mads Brügger's conspiracy-fueled documentary....

Venice Review: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’ is a Zippy, On-Form Look at Off-Shore Accounts

Benicio Del Toro in Traffic, Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, Michael Douglas in Behind the Candelabra–Steven Soderbergh has directed a great many stars to car...

Venice Review: Joaquin Phoenix is More Ledger Than Leto in Todd Phillips’ Solid ‘Joker’

What is there yet to be done with a character like the Joker? Bruce Wayne's bête noire has been around almost as long as the Caped Crusader himself, which ...

Venice Review: Noah Baumbach’s Mighty ‘Marriage Story’ Gives Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Stellar Showcases

Tastefully adorned Brooklyn apartments. Self-effacing dialogue. Lingering melancholy. A-list stars, including Adam Driver, comfily dressed-down, as if they’d sk...

NYC Weekend Watch: “On Memory,” ‘The Last Temptation of Christ,’ ‘The Green Ray’ & More

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

Venice Review: ‘The Scarecrows’ Sheds Light on Silenced Victims

It begins in a prison cell with a despondent Djo (Joumene Limam) scribbling words on paper as Zina (Nour Hajri) implores her to stand so they may leave. Salvati...

First Trailer for Pablo Larraín’s Dance-Focused Drama ‘Ema,’ Coming to Venice and TIFF

Chilean director Pablo Larraín had a major 2016, releasing three films in the United States with The Club, Neruda, and his English-language debut Jackie. Wi...

New to Streaming: ‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut,’ Jonas Mekas, British Hitchcock, and More

All the newly streaming films on The Criterion Channel, MUBI, and more....

News

Nathan Silver Sets A Poet Remake as Next Feature

Richard Kelly Releasing “Gigantic” Debut Novel This Year

Radu Jude Will Shoot New Feature Love Diptych Next Month

Trailers

Nostalgia for the Future Exclusive Trailer: Charlotte Rampling Travels Through Chris Marker’s World in Cannes Premiere

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks Captures Growing Up on the French Riviera

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

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

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

New to Streaming: The Drama, Send Help, Exit 8, and André Is an Idiot

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

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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