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Toni Collette, Jessie Buckley & David Thewlis Join Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things‘

Following his stop-motion animation Anomalisa, Charlie Kaufman will return to the realm of live-action with I’m Thinking of Ending Things, an adaptation of ...

‘Dumbo’ Review: Tim Burton Directs a Drab, Deadened Disney Remake

The onslaught of "live action" Disney adaptations of their animated films is a confounding one in many ways. They seem to be committed to remaking only their mo...

‘Phantom Cowboys’ Trailer Turns the Spotlight on Small-Town Teenage Ennui

Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival 2018, Hide Your Smiling Faces director Daniel Patrick Carbone brought his powerful, lyrical new documentary Phantom Cowboy...

The Future of Filmmaking: A Comprehensive Preview of New Directors/New Films 2019

Now in its 48th edition, the NYC-based film festival continues to spotlight directors representing the future of filmmaking and this year's edition is particularly eclectic....

ND/NF Review: ‘Long Way Home’ is a Warm, Patient Study of the Rhythms of Everyday Life

Representing the rhythms of everyday life is, generally speaking, a particular concern of films situated outside the mainstream. Relatively free from the strict...

ND/NF Review: ‘End of the Century’ is a Love Story Drenched in a Nostalgic Magical Realism

Two travelers—Ocho, an aspiring poet from New York, and Javi, a Spanish director from Germany—spend a single day together in Barcelona in the opening act of Luc...

ND/NF Review: ‘Suburban Birds’ is a Harmonious, Intriguing Debut Feature

Something is causing the ground to shift underneath a new Chinese suburb in writer-director Qiu Sheng’s intriguing, adept debut feature. High-rise towers are li...

ND/NF Review: ‘Angelo’ Conveys Prejudices Often Made Invisible Within the Art World

There is no question that white people are and have historically been capable of racism. The value of Angelo resides in its ability to convey those prejudices t...

SXSW Review: ‘The Day Shall Come’ Sets Its Satirical Sights on the War on Terror

Allegedly based upon a hundred true stories, The Day Shall Come, directed by Chris Morris (Four Lions), is another comedy satirizing the theatrics involved in t...

ND/NF Review: ‘Honeyland’ is a Vérité Documentary of an Idyllic Existence Upturned

The issue of matching approach to subject is always a central concern in documentary filmmaking, even moreso than narrative films. Due to the truth claims invol...

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

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

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

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

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

12 Films to See in July

New to Streaming: Blue Heron, I Love Boosters, Tuner, The Sheep Detectives & More

Interviews

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

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

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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