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Locarno Review: Denis Côté’s ‘Wilcox’ Offers a Sanguine Spin on the Survivalist Tale

If Ghost Town Anthologies and A Skin So Soft were emblematic of the two strains of Canadian auteur Denis Côté's recent work then his latest could be viewed as s...

Locarno Review: Trương Minh Quý’s ‘The Tree House’ is a Singular, Entrancing Ode to Memory and Filmmaking

The unnamed, invisible filmmaker wending you through Truong Minh Quý’s The Tree House talks from Mars, but all he shows of the red planet is a black screen, and...

‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Review: Cate Blanchett Leads Richard Linklater’s Warm, Witty Portrait of Self-Discovery

A witty portrait of a deferred career, marriage, motherhood, and a missing matriarch, Maria Semple’s hit novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette unfolded in epistolary...

U.S. Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘Parasite’ Introduces a Class Divide

Let the #BongHive expand. After his globe-trotting, multi-lingual adventure Okja, Bong Joon-ho returned solely to South Korea for his follow-up, the smaller...

Locarno Review: ‘Maternal’ is a Poignant if Pedestrian Take on the Savior Complex

The cross hangs heavy in the opening shot of Maternal, the first narrative feature from Italian documentary filmmaker Maura Delpero. In this introduction, we se...

Locarno Review: The Unassuming, Charming Candor of Rúnar Rúnarsson’s ‘Echo’

A search and rescue mission wanders into an ice-covered landscape; a librarian tells his parents he will not have whale meat for dinner, and neither will his ki...

First Trailer for Sundance Winner ‘American Factory’ Presents a Workplace Culture Clash

Netflix has just released the trailer for their acclaimed documentary American Factory, one of the best reviewed films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival...

Nat Wolff and Alexander Skarsgård Go to War in First Trailer for ‘The Kill Team’

An official selection at Tribeca, A24 has unveiled the intense first trailer for Dan Krauss’s The Kill Team, set to be released October 25. Inspired by Krau...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 359 – The Nightingale

We talk about writer/director Jennifer Kent's The Babadook follow-up....

First Trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Brings a Fresh Perspective to the Beloved Story

Following her acclaimed solo directorial debut Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig has jumped into studio filmmaking with a new adaptation of Little Women. Starring in ...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

The Criterion Channel’s July Lineup Features Harry Dean Stanton, Jonathan Demme, The Prisoner & More

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Film Forum’s Laurel & Hardy Retrospective Celebrates Comedy Titans

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Reviews

Rose of Nevada Review: Mark Jenkin’s Stupefying, Time-Slipping Ghost Story

Maddie’s Secret Review: John Early Shows Total Commitment In Feature Debut

Tribeca Review: Alicia Vikander Gives a Restrained, Layered Performance in The Last Day

Features

New to Streaming: Two Pianos, The Last One for the Road, Pressure, The Wizard of the Kremlin & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

Interviews

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

“I’ve Got No Idea How That Works”: Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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