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SXSW Review: ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ Artfully Creates a Hilarious Monster

If Fight Club taught us one thing and one thing only it is to never underestimate the power of a bored single man with nothing to lose. And that is, in some way...

SXSW Review: ‘The Beach Bum’ is Hilarious, But May Cause a Hangover

The latest opus of debauchery from the great Harmony Korine, The Beach Bum continues his more playful streak, full of carefree possibilities while existing in r...

SXSW Review: ‘Pig Hag’ is an Assured Debut Feature That’s Equally Cruel and Sympathetic

Equal parts cruel and sympathetic, Colby Holt and Sam Probst’s Pig Hag is a shocking indie debut occupying the psychological space of Jodie (Anna T Schlegel), a...

New to Streaming: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ ‘They Shall Not Grow Old,’ ‘Triple Frontier’ & More

All the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, MUBI, and more....

Review: ‘Captive State’ Builds a Grounded Sci-Fi World with a Lifeless Narrative

Captive State could very well be set in an alternate timeline of Arrival, one where the communication tactics of Louise Banks (Amy Adams) failed and the aliens ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Bruno Ganz, ‘The Juniper Tree,’ ‘King Kong’ & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

Take a Mesmerizing Trip in U.S. Trailer for Bi Gan’s ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

One of the most staggering cinematic experiences of recent years was seeing Bi Gan’s transportive, dreamlike odyssey Long Day’s into Night at the New York F...

SXSW Review: ‘Nothing Stays The Same’ Plays a Transcendent Tune with a Formulaic Approach

Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub functions as both a local interest story and something deserving of greater attention. The battle to keep Aus...

SXSW Review: ‘Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window’ Proves It’s a Lonely Planet After All

An evocative personal journey and study of globalization and loneliness, Andrew Hevia’s Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window often veers into silliness as th...

SXSW Review: ‘Run This Town’ is a Riveting, Partly Fictional Look at Cracking the Rob Ford Scandal

A superbly entertaining new thriller from Ricky Tollman, Run This Town offers a fictionalized account of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s well-documented issues ba...

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

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

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

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

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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

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

Interviews

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

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

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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