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‘After’ Review: An Uninspired Teen Drama at the Intersection of EL James, Nicholas Sparks, and Freeform

Based upon Anna Todd’s novel–which itself has been described as a work of One Direction fan fiction–After is a mild entry into the good girl takes a walk on the...

New to Streaming: The Criterion Channel, ‘Bisbee ’17,’ ‘Native Son,’ and More

A cinematic haven launches, plus all the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, MUBI, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: Věra Chytilová, ‘Bad Lieutenant,’ Latin American Sci-Fi & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

Great Things Come in Threes with Exclusive Trailer for Film Forum’s “Trilogies” Series

Alternately tidy and vast, Film Forum's forthcoming "Trilogies" series will serve the best one-two-three punches in cinema this spring. At 78 titles, it's s...

‘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....

News

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

Trailers

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Rethink Their Lives in First Trailer for Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets

Julian Trailer: Cato Kusters’ Acclaimed TIFF Selection Arrives In August

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Reviews

Remake Review: Ross McElwee’s Introspective Documentary Haunts with Humanity

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Review: David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Features

15 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2026

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Interviews

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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