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‘Greta’ Trailer: Isabelle Huppert Preys on Chloë Grace Moretz

2019 will kick off with a bit of genre fun in Neil Jordan's female-led three-hander Greta. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Maika Monroe, ...

The Universe Expands in First Trailer for ‘Men in Black: International’ Starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth

The men in black are back–but not those men in black, and they aren't all men. The spin-off of the popular series stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson a...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 325 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

We discuss the wildly inventive new superhero animation....

Cate Blanchett Goes Missing in First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’

His last film Last Flag Flying went flying under the radar, but Richard Linklater is back in 2019 with Cate Blanchett, who is leading his adaptation of Mari...

The Best Double Features of 2018

Drive-in theaters may not be the popular viewing spot they once were, but with the overwhelming accessibility we now have, one can program their own personal double bill with back-to-back features that hit a specific thematic sweet spot....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 324 – Vox Lux

We discuss Brady Corbet's dark journey into pop stardom with Vox Lux....

Review: ‘Bumblebee’ Brings Newfound Emotion, But Similar Beats to the ‘Transformers’ Franchise

With Bumblebee, director Travis Knight and writer Christina Hodson weave together two different movies: 1) A sensitive, familiar riff on E.T. about a young girl...

Review: ‘Vice’ is a Lethargically Glib Re-Litigation of the Recent Past

Satire is always in flux, but never has exaggerated comedy felt more tired than living in a time when absurdity feels unbearably tame compared to the reality of...

The Best Cinematography of 2018

Alfonso Cuarón, Matthew Libatique, James Laxton, Ashley Connor, Rob Hardy, and many more delivered some of year's most beautiful cinematic images....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 323 – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

We discuss Joel and Ethan Coen's western anthology film, now on Netflix....

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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