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Review: ‘London Fields’ is a Fascinatingly Watchable Hot Mess

Arriving in theaters five years after it was filmed (and three years after it was scheduled to premiere at TIFF), London Fields has as much baggage as its leadi...

Frederick Wiseman on Capturing the “Backbone of American Life” in Monrovia, Indiana

We talk with the director about the full immersion his crew of three made in the town and the coincidences he happened across that become the film’s most memorable scenes....

Posterized November 2018: ‘Creed II,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ and More

We explore the art of the month. November is here with a fantastic collection of poster designs from big studio pictures to small independents looking to standout against them....

New to Streaming: ‘The Other Side of the Wind,’ ‘Claire’s Camera,’ ‘Children of Men,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, MUBI, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: Leos Carax, “Women at Work,” Coen Westerns & More

The best films screening in NYC this weekend....

15 Films to See in November

A long-awaited film 40 years in the making, darkly comedic period pieces, highly-anticipated Best Picture follow-ups, and much more....

My First Film Fest Review: ‘Tito and the Birds’ is a Powerful, Potent Brazilian Animation

The "outbreak" started years ago when the twenty-four hour news cycle broke onto the scene by stoking fear for ratings out of a necessity for content. We used t...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Suspiria (1977)

We talk about Dario Argento's masterpiece Suspiria before next week's discussion of Luca Guadagnino's remake....

Review: ‘Boy Erased’ Tells a Story of Trauma with an Impersonal Lens

Few images might conjure as much terror and dread as seeing two Baptist church elders entering your home in the middle of the night. It's precisely what Jared E...

Review: ‘Monster Party’ Reverses ‘The Purge’ Conceit with Added Bloodlust

I have to think writer/director Chris von Hoffmann saw The Purge and wondered what could be born from reversing the good guy and bad guy roles. Those are generi...

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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