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NYFF Review: Young Ahmed is a Compassionate, Yet Surface-Level Misstep for the Dardennes

Fitting their preoccupations with contemporary Europe’s working class, the latest from Belgian’s preeminent filmmaking duo, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, seeks ...

Exclusive Trailer for Alain Corneau’s Restored Jim Thompson Adaptation ‘Série noire’

The work of Jim Thompson has had a healthy life on screen, ranging from adaptations in America (The Getaway, The Grifters, The Killer Inside Me) and beyond,...

‘Depraved’ Review: Larry Fessenden Introspectively Reworks Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

So much of what we do in our lives comes down to a matter of could versus should. Many of us want to prove ourselves worthy by doing something nobody has ever d...

TIFF Review: ‘Guest of Honour’ Finds Atom Egoyan Returning to the Greatest Hits of His Early Work

As a life-long appreciator of Atom Egoyan–trust me on this one–Guest of Honour is one of his stranger pictures veering occasionally into the territory of dark c...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 365 – Ad Astra

We discuss James Gray's Brad Pitt-led space odyssey....

‘The Wolf Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Tries to Survive During the 1977 Blackout

One of two films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival this year that starred both Naomi Watts and Kelvin Harrison Jr. (along with Luce), The Wolf Hour find...

Qatsi Trilogy Filmmakers Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass Reveal New Project is in the Works

One of the most astounding contributions to cinema is the Qatsi trilogy, which comes from director Godfrey Reggio and is scored by Philip Glass. Created ove...

TIFF Review: ‘Saint Maud’ Brings a Welcome Restraint to the Horror Genre

Is there such a thing as “A24 horror” now? I had that thought watching Rose Glass’ debut feature Saint Maud. It feels indebted to some of the distributor’s titl...

TIFF Review: ‘The Last Porno Show’ is a Black Comedy Peddling in Sleaze and Gentrification

Arriving about two years after a series of revelations brought to public predatory behavior that’s been at the core of the film industry since its inception, Ki...

Fox Searchlight Will Release Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ in 2020

The next decade has a bright start. Fox Searchlight has confirmed they will be releasing Wes Anderson's star-studded new film The French Dispatch in 2020, as we...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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