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First Trailer for Michael Jackson Sex Abuse Documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ Uncovers Dark Memories

One of the longest films at this year's Sundance Film Festival was also the most harrowing and controversial. Leaving Neverland, spanning two parts and four...

Berlin Review: ‘Ghost Town Anthology’ is a Perturbing Excursion into Otherness

Simon died, or perhaps he killed himself. His car raced through a wintry country road, span, crashed. None of the 215 inhabitants of his native Quebecois hamlet...

First Trailer for Joanna Hogg’s Magnificent ‘The Souvenir’ Shows a Relationship in Peril

While there's only been a few major film festivals this year thus far with Sundance, Berlin, and Rotterdam, one clear highlight to emerge is Joanna Hogg's m...

The B-Side – Arnold Schwarzenegger

We discuss End Of Days, The 6th Day, Collateral Damage, and more....

‘Combat Obscura’ Trailer Takes a Vérité Look Inside the Marine Corps

One of the very best documentaries we saw on the festival circuit last year was Combat Obscura, which premiered at last year's True/False Film Festival. The...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 333 – Alita: Battle Angel

We discuss hunter-warriors, motorball, and so much more as we review Robert Rodriguez's new film....

Berlin Review: ‘The Stone Speakers’ Takes a Contemplative Tour Through Bosnia-Herzegovina

Writer/director Igor Drljaca takes us on a contemplative tour through four towns in Bosnia-Herzegovinia with his documentary The Stone Speakers. We never hear h...

Trailer for Khalik Allah’s Heralded ‘Black Mother’ Bridges the Sacred and Profane

A buzzed-about highlight of last year's festival circuit, Khalik Allah's Black Mother hits U.S. theaters next month. The visual artist, best-known for colla...

Berlin Review: ‘I Was at Home, But…’ is an Enigmatic, Sprawling Puzzler

The Berlin film festival’s brochure notes for Angela Schanelec’s new puzzler of a movie map out some of the action: a 13-year-old boy who, after having gone mis...

‘Long Shot’ Trailer: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Mix Politics and Romance

South by Southwest Festival is just around the corner, which means that a number of studios will be unveiling their summer comedies to the Austin audience. ...

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

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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

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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