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‘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....

NYC Weekend Watch: King Hu, ‘U.S. Go Home,’ Japanese New Wave, ‘Point Blank’ & More

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

Kristen Stewart Cons Her Way Through the First Trailer for ‘J.T. LeRoy’

Premiering last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, J.T. Leroy (then titled Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy) tells the true story as captured in Sava...

Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Too Old to Die Young,’ Set for June Release

Not to be confused with Dominga Sotomayor's excellent coming-of-age film Too Late to Die Young arriving at the end of May, Nicolas Winding Refn's crime dram...

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

Trailers

Remake Trailer: Ross McElwee Crafts the Most Heartbreaking Documentary of 2026

The Samurai and the Prisoner Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mystery Epic Arrives This July

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee Tussle Over Legacy In Trailer for Kent Jones’ Late Fame

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

NYC Weekend Watch: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“Memory Is Not Something You Can Trust”: Carla Simón on Romería, Family Stories, and Antonioni

“There Are Always Fascists to Defeat”: John Waters on the Enduring Legacy of His Films and Never Getting Cancelled

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

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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