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Sundance Review: ‘Sweetheart’ Finds Kiersey Clemons Cast Away in Minimalistic Creature Feature

When Tom Hanks was stranded on an island alone in Cast Away, he got the better end of the deal than what Kiersey Clemons faces in Sweetheart. Not only must she ...

Sundance Review: Armie Hammer Freaks Out in ‘Wounds’

If one wants to watch a sweaty, disturbed Armie Hammer wander around New Orleans as he’s haunted by a malevolent spiritual force, Wounds satisfies on those plea...

Sundance Review: ‘Little Monsters’ Packs a Raunchy, Toothless Bite

From her break-out performance in 12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong'o hasn’t found much time to let loose with genre fun in her admittedly still-young career. Howe...

Sundance Review: ‘Blinded by the Light’ Has Heart But Falls Flat

There is so much passion, so much love behind (and in front) of the camera in Blinded by the Light that it makes this negative review rather hard to write. Dire...

Sundance Review: ‘The Disappearance of My Mother’ is a Tender Portrait of Frustration

When aspiring indie filmmakers first turn their lens on their family, often they’re met with a certain amount of reluctance. For his directorial debut The Disap...

First Trailer for Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ Starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz

After his excellent drama Julieta, Pedro Almodóvar is back with Dolor y Gloria (aka Pain and Glory), his 21st film. Headlined by Antonio Banderas and Penélo...

Review: ‘Outlaws’ is a Biker Gang Drama That Reinforces Stereotypes of Masculinity

I told myself not to mention Sons of Anarchy in my review for Outlaws before sitting down to watch. My reasoning came out of a desire to judge Stephen McCallum'...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 330 – Serenity

We set sail for high adventure and high strangeness in order to talk about Serenity....

Sundance Review: ‘The Brink’ Uselessly Captures a Political Horror Show

One of the unfortunate byproducts of living under the Trump administration is being necessarily aware of ancillary right-wing partisans that have contributed to...

Rotterdam Review: ‘Beats’ is a Techno-Fueled, Nostalgic Ode to Adolescence

What exactly are Johnno and Spanner? There are moments when the two Scottish teens hate each other’s guts with bilious fervor, others when they’re the...

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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