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SXSW Review: ‘Everybody’s Everything’ Traces the Complicated, Paradoxical, and Brief Life of Lil Peep

Framed with a haunting letter from his grandfather Jack, Everybody’s Everything is a messy portrait of deeply flawed rising star Lil Peep, who passed away at ag...

SXSW Review: ‘Jezebel’ is a Quietly Powerful, Neorealist Look at Legal Sex Work

Set in the pre-broadband era of Las Vegas, 1998, Numa Perrier’s Jezebel is a sensitive rather than exploitative look at legal, entry-level sex work that’s reali...

Review: ‘Shazam!’ is a Gleeful Superhero Adventure

Two boys, decades apart, are taken to a magical realm known as The Rock of Eternity to confront its last wizard guardian (Djimon Hounsou) protecting against the...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 338 – Dragged Across Concrete

We discuss S. Craig Zahler's new cop drama starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn....

The B-Side – Colin Farrell

We discuss the career of the Irishman....

New to Streaming: ‘Cold War,’ ‘Dragged Across Concrete,’ ‘The Mule,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Amazon Prime, iTunes, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: ‘The Best Years of Our Lives,’ ‘Rio Bravo,’ ‘Zabriskie Point’ & More

In NYC? Here are the best films playing in theaters this weekend....

‘Us’ Review: Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Follow-Up is Dark, Funny, and Unwieldy

When something is more than the sum of its parts, that is a form of achievement. Usually, if something is no more than the sum of its parts, that is considered ...

First Trailer for ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Shows a Changing City

It was a busy year for A24 at Sundance. Along with selling two of their productions to HBO (Native Son and Share), they either premiered/acquired a number o...

SXSW Review: ‘For Sama’ is Harrowing, Immersive, and Essential

It’s unthinkable to imagine the intimacy and immediacy of a self-shot film like For Sama even just years ago, without the access to DSLR and mobile phone camera...

News

Richard Kelly Releasing “Gigantic” Debut Novel This Year

Radu Jude Will Shoot New Feature Love Diptych Next Month

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Nostalgia for the Future Exclusive Trailer: Charlotte Rampling Travels Through Chris Marker’s World in Cannes Premiere

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks Captures Growing Up on the French Riviera

Maddie’s Secret Trailer: John Early Crafts a Sincere Satire in Directorial Debut

Reviews

Silent Friend Review: Tony Leung Finds a Flora Connection

The Misconceived Review: Incisive, Inventive Look at Contemporary Life

Blue Film Review: Masterful Two-Hander Confronts Flaws with Empathy

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

New to Streaming: The Drama, Send Help, Exit 8, and André Is an Idiot

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

Interviews

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

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

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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