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Mamoru Oshii Expresses Hopes for Ghost in the Shell 3

Two decades have been kind to Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, the only animated feature to debut in competition at Cannes and recent recipient of a 20th-anniver...

Duke Johnson on Charlie Kaufman’s Advice and the Philosophies of Identity That Guide The Actor

After co-directing 2015’s Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson's solo follow-up is an adaptation of the Donald E. Westlake's novel Memory. Paul Cole (A...

David Cronenberg Finds Connection After Death in New Trailer for The Shrouds

After his long-awaited return with Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg quickly followed it up with The Shrouds, a darkly funny conspiracy thriller led by Vi...

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Features Mishima, Sorcerer, and Brazil on 4K

I've still never seen The Wages of Fear (life moves fast and there's books to read in-between all those films) but within days of Criterion's 4K arriving at my...

Pet Shop Days Review: An Admirably Abrasive Film With a Blistering Hero at the Helm

Pet Shop Days, written by Jack Irv, Olmo Schnabel, and Galen Core and directed by Schnabel in his debut, features a protagonist so unlikable, so emotionally ug...

The B-Side – Amy Irving and Peter Riegert on Crossing Delancey

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk to movie stars! About a movie that people love and the hidden gems they've also made! Conor and I were lucky enough to s...

New to Streaming: I’m Still Here, All We Imagine as Light, Trap, Every Little Thing & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

NYC Weekend Watch: Scorsese Selects, Nightshift, Lou Ye & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaMartin Scorsese has programmed Living, Breathing New York, which starts with Sha...

Andrew Davis on His New Novel Disturbing the Bones, Remembering Gene Hackman, and the Difficulties of Trying to Get Movies Made Today

We love speaking with filmmaker Andrew Davis. In late 2023 The Fugitive director came on our podcast The B-Side to discuss a slew of hidden gems as well as the...

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Love Hotel Restores Shinji Somai’s Pinku Classic

Does the English language contain six sweeter words than "A Pinku Classic from Shinji Somai"? The last couple of years have seen his work restored and properly...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Reviews

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Features

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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