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Trailer for ‘Giant Little Ones’ Affectingly Explores the Damage of Homophobia

Considering the breadth of films that arrive at the Toronto International Film Festival, a few gems can get lost in the shuffle. One to highlight as it open...

Trailer for Theatrical Restoration of Sergey Bondarchuk’s 7-Hour Epic ‘War and Peace’

The most expensive Soviet film in history has been stunningly restored. Sergey Bondarchuk's seven-hour-plus epic War and Peace, of course adapting Leo Tolst...

Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we're reviewing each short category. See the Live Action section below and the other shorts sections here. Animal Behavi...

Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we're reviewing each short category. See the Live Action section below and the other shorts sections here. A Night at th...

Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we're reviewing each short category. See the Live Action section below and the other shorts sections here. Detainment – ...

Sundance Review: ‘Official Secrets’ Mines Interesting Subject Matter Uninterestingly

In January 2003, British government employee Katherine Gun was emailed a memo that requested she, and those she worked with at the GCHQ (Government Communicatio...

Sundance Review: ‘Shooting the Mafia’ is a Messy, Occasionally Compelling Look at La Cosa Nostra

Compelling if messily constructed, Kim Longinotto’s Shooting the Mafia tells the story of 83-year-old photographer Letizia Batteglia who took on the Sicilian ma...

Sundance Review: ‘Sonja – The White Swan’ Explores an Interesting Life, Settles Into Standard Beats

How much do you know about Sonja Henie? The answer to that question may dictate to what degree you'll enjoy the biopic Sonja - The White Swan. Directed by Anne ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 331 – Velvet Buzzsaw

We talk about the art world satire Velvet Buzzsaw, even though, of course, critique can be so limiting and emotionally draining....

Sundance Review: ‘Them That Follow’ Plunges into a Stale Religious Nightmare

Snakes have long been fodder for cinematic nightmares, but combine them with oppressive Christian conservatism and you have an even more harrowing scenario. Thi...

News

Richard Kelly Releasing “Gigantic” Debut Novel This Year

Radu Jude Will Shoot New Feature Love Diptych Next Month

New Restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils Leads Cannes Classics 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Nostalgia for the Future Exclusive Trailer: Charlotte Rampling Travels Through Chris Marker’s World in Cannes Premiere

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Bruno Dumont’s Red Rocks Captures Growing Up on the French Riviera

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

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

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

New to Streaming: The Drama, Send Help, Exit 8, and André Is an Idiot

Our 20-Most Anticipated 2026 Cannes Film Festival Premieres

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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