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Marrakech Review: ‘Joy’ is an Unflinching, Non-Gratuitous Look at Forced Prostitution

One need not take a class on the cinema of Todd Solondz to suspect that there may not be a great deal of joyfulness in a film called Joy (unless, of course, som...

‘Sunset’ Trailer: ‘Son of Saul’ Director László Nemes Returns with Pre-WWI Budapest-Set Drama

After earning an Oscar for Son of Saul, director László Nemes is back with another Hungarian Academy Award entry with Sunset. Following its premiere at Veni...

Review: ‘Never Look Away’ is a Novelistic Return to Form for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

One of the biggest challenges when making a film about a fictitious artist must be coming up with art that doesn’t make audience members question the admiration...

Tallinn Review: ‘Yung’ is an Endearing, Drug-Fueled Ode to Friendship

Bodies twirl to maddening EDM tunes and wobble home at the break of dawn; nostrils are pierced, snort coke and puff smoke; mouths chew, bite, and meet in voraci...

15 Films to See in December

It's the final month of 2018, which means a great deal of catching up on the best films of 2018 so far, along with a handful of films in theaters to check out. ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 320 – The Favourite

We powder our wigs, put on some makeup, and talk about the acidic dark comedy The Favourite, the newest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos....

Alice Rohrwacher on ‘Happy as Lazzaro,’ Humanity’s Loss of Innocence, and Martin Scorsese’s Support

We spoke with Rohrwacher at this year’s New York Film Festival about her third feature film, Lazzaro’s possible God-like nature, acting newcomer Adriano Tardiolo, and the links between slavery and, in the words of William Blake, “mind-forg'd manacles."...

News

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

Exclusive: Altered Innocence Acquires Restoration of Srđan Karanović’s Virgina for Fall Release

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Trailers

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Barrio Triste Trailer: Bad Bunny Collaborator Stillz’s Bold Directorial Debut Arrives In July

Reviews

Tribeca Review: Sophia Takal’s Act One Feels Like a Lucid Nightmare

The Death of Robin Hood Review: A Portrait of the Outlaw as a Bald-Faced Lie

Tribeca Review: Here I’m Alive Is a Raw, Intimate Look at Messy New York Lives

Features

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Douglas Sirk in 3D, The Organizer, Body Double & More

Interviews

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Read This: Wonderful and Strange Peaks, the Life of Hannibal Lecter, a Century of Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese’s Filmography & More

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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