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Being Maria Review: A Reductive Biopic Centered on the Trauma of Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning point in the life and career of Maria Schneider––a traumatic filming experience that inspired her to b...

The Heirloom Review: Ben Petrie Delivers Tension and Humor in Pet-Adoption Psychodrama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 IFFR coverage. The Heirloom is now in theaters from Factory 25. In The Heirloom, a couple fac...

Bob Trevino Likes It Review: Sweet, Kind, and Emotionally Satisfying Comedy

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 SXSW coverage. Bob Trevino Likes It opens in theaters on March 21 from Roadside Attractions. ...

The Fishbowl Review: Part Eco-Thriller, Part Cancer Drama is an Incendiary, Uneven Homecoming

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2023 coverage. The Fishbowl is now playing in theaters from ...

Misericordia Review: A Galvanizing Ode to the Power and Subversiveness of Desire

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Cannes 2024 coverage. Misericordia will be released in theaters on March 21 from Janus Films/Sideshow...

The Assessment Review: Alicia Vikander Steals the Show in Sci-Fi Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our TIFF 2024 coverage. The Assessment will be released in theaters on March 21 from Magnolia Pictures. ...

Magazine Dreams Review: Jonathan Majors Delivers Powerhouse Showcase in Repetitively Nihilistic Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Sundance 2023 coverage. Magazine Dreams will be released in theaters on March 21 from Briarcliff Ente...

Mirror of Life, a Ten-Film Manoel de Oliveira Retrospective, Comes to BAM on March 28

98% of interviews follow the same pleasantries-exchange / question-and-answer / pleasantries-exchange format, yet there are those rare times an incredible oppo...

Alain Guiraudie on Misericordia, Desiring His Actors, and Praise from Godard and Bret Easton Ellis

If Alain Guiraudie has still not quite transcended festival obscurity to become an American art-house staple, all the more credit to the films––they’ve never a...

SXSW Review: Andrew Patterson’s The Rivals of Amziah King is a Gleeful Genre Mash-Up

Like the Church potluck to which Amziah King introduces his one-time foster daughter Kateri, The Rivals of Amziah King is a gleeful mashup of genres and t...

News

Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched and Read in 2025

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Paul Thomas Anderson, Happyend, Dracula, The Naked Gun & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Panahi & Kiarostami, Elephant, Sorcerer & More

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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

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

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