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‘Your Name.’ Director Makoto Shinkai Returns with First Trailer for ‘Weathering with You’

Bested only by Spirited Away, Titanic, and Frozen, Makoto Shinkai's 2006 anime Your Name. is one of the highest-grossing films in Japan's history and now th...

‘Mary Magdalene’ Review: Rooney Mara is Divine in an Otherwise Flat Biblical Drama

There is one compelling reason to see Mary Magdalene, Lion director Garth Davis’ long-delayed drama, a notorious casualty of the death of the Weinstein Company....

Review: ‘Stockholm’ is a Farcical Crime Drama

The names have been changed. That might not mean much since "true stories" generally do that by making composites of certain characters to give the drama a more...

‘Stuber’ Trailer: Kumail Nanjiani Picks Up Dave Bautista for a Wild Ride

With the proliferation of ride-sharing apps, I imagine those reading this have had a few unpleasant experiences, but they don't quite compare with what driv...

Mike Leigh on ‘Peterloo,’ Revolution, Agnès Varda, and the Disease of Trump

We discuss why it would be reductionist for Peterloo to have a central character, how the terms freedom and liberty were used in the 19th century, why the United Kingdom still has a monarch, and his relationship to Agnès Varda’s work....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 341 – Ash Is Purest White

We discuss Jia Zhangke's epic starring Zhao Tao....

First Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Mysterious Thriller ‘Parasite’

After his globe-trotting, multi-lingual adventure Okja, Bong Joon-ho returned solely to South Korea for his follow-up, a smaller-scale, mysterious drama tit...

‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Review: Terry Gilliam Completes His Chaotic Journey With Mixed Results

Throughout his career as a director, Terry Gilliam has aimed to portray the outlandish and disorderly in imaginative, transportive ways. His greatest achievemen...

‘Pet Sematary’ Review: Stephen King’s Ghoulish Tale Gets a Twisted Reanimation

There's something somewhat hypocritical in remaking a horror yarn about the perils of not leaving something well enough alone. Much like Jason Clarke's Louis Cr...

New to Streaming: ‘The Beaches of Agnès,’ ‘Glass,’ ‘Stories We Tell,’ and More

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

News

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

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

Trailers

New Trailer for The Devils Brings Home Ken Russell’s Restored 1971 Classic

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

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

10 Years of Nitrate Picture Show: A Religious Experience of What Cinema Can Be

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

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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