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Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Team for ‘Barbie’ Starring Margot Robbie

This fall, we'll be getting new films from Greta Gerwig and (likely) Noah Baumbach with the former helming a new update on Little Women arriving on Christma...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 355 – Crawl

We chew over the horror thriller Crawl, from director Alexandre Aja....

First Teaser for Craig Zobel’s ‘The Hunt’ Sets Up a Dangerous Game

After his terrifying breakout film Compliance, Craig Zobel returned with the star-studded Z for Zachariah and now he's back with the mysterious new thriller The...

Christian Petzold Begins Production on Fairytale-Inspired Film ‘Undine’

Whether you consider it a 2018 film due to its world premiere at Berlinale or a 2019 film considering its U.S. release this past spring, Christian Petzold's...

‘Luz’ Review: A Sensory Feat of Nightmarish Mood

It's been years since a demonic entity has seen the woman it loves—she who conjured it to the surface before being driven out from the place in which she did. T...

Fantasia Review: ‘Astronaut’ Finds Richard Dreyfuss Looking to the Stars

It's the beginning of the end for Angus Stewart (Richard Dreyfuss). His wife recently passed after a difficult and costly bout with dementia, his heart isn't wh...

‘Crawl’ Review: Alexandre Aja’s Alligator Horror is Precise, Tense, and Satisfying

After forays into horror-comedy (Piranha 3D) and dark fables (Horns), New French Extremity director Alexandre Aja comes full circle with straight-forward, gnarl...

Fantasia Review: ‘Jade’s Asylum’ is a Nuanced Descent into Terror

We don't get our bearings as far as locale and characters go until a little ways into Alexandre Carrière's Jade's Asylum. While we've already met Jade (Morgan K...

Fantasia Review: ‘Away’ is a Landmark of DIY Independent Animation

A one-man show on-screen and behind it, Gints Zilbalodis' Away is an obvious labor of love. Opening like a videogame wherein our lead is found dangling by parac...

Lulu Wang on Bridging Cultures in ‘The Farewell,’ Believing in Lies, and Authenticity in Lighting

We spoke with writer-director Lulu Wang about casting Tzi Ma to act as the fluid connection between Eastern and Western cultures, her unique use of fluorescent light to capture a modern Chinese aesthetic, and the pressure of bringing The Farewell to the competitive film market. ...

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

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

Christopher Nolan Dreams Big in the New Trailer for The Odyssey

Reviews

Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) Review: Lucrecia Martel’s Essential Document of Indigenous Resistance

This is Not a Drill Review: A Sharp Portrait of Climate Activists Who Still Fight

The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

Features

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

New to Streaming: A Magnificent Life, Wuthering Heights, Stranger Eyes, An Unfinished Film & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Tony Leung, Bellissima, Whisper of the Heart & More

Interviews

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

“Objectivity Is Not Possible”: Lucrecia Martel on Crafting Her First Documentary

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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