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First Trailer for Olivier Assayas’ ‘Non-Fiction’ Finds Juliette Binoche Confronting the Modern World

There’s always been an immediacy to the films of Olivier Assayas, but few have felt more timely than his latest, Non-Fiction (aka Double Vies), which jumps ...

The B-Side – Richard Gere

Dan Mecca and a very special guest, his mom Julie Mecca, discuss the b-side to Richard Gere's career....

‘The Image Book’ Trailer Previews Jean-Luc Godard’s Thrilling Feat of Cinematic Collage

In just a few days Jean-Luc Godard will celebrate his 88th birthday, but on the eve of the festivities, the U.K. will get a chance to see his thrilling late...

New to Streaming: ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout,’ ‘Skate Kitchen,’ ‘Araby,’ and More

All the newly streaming films on Amazon Prime, iTunes, MUBI, and more....

‘The Lion King’ Gets Re-Animated in First Trailer for Jon Favreau’s Remake

In a slate that includes no shortage of sequels, perhaps the most egregiously bare-faced bid for easy box office in Disney's recent offerings has been the r...

Review: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is a Lackluster Sequel with a Great Message

I knew things weren't going to go as hoped when the lack of a short film before Ralph Breaks the Internet brought a filmed introduction by three of its middle-a...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 319 – Widows

We discuss Steve McQueen's Chicago-set crime drama....

‘The Princess Bride’: Revisiting Rob Reiner and William Goldman’s Paean to Pure Storytelling

After Monty Python and the Holy Grail eviscerated the self-seriousness of the Arthurian epic but before Shrek added pop songs and fart jokes galore, Rob Reiner and William Goldman’s The Princess Bride was pop culture’s definitive postmodern comic fairytale....

Count Your Blessings: In Praise of the Thanksgiving Film Canon

We explore how The Ice Storm, Lady Bird, Mistress America, Home for the Holidays, Hannah and Her Sisters, and more films subvert the common idealized imagery of the holiday....

Review: ‘Creed II’ is a Missed Opportunity to Strengthen a Rejuvenated Franchise

There's no better way to recognize what a filmmaker brings to the table than a sequel without him/her. This isn't to say Ryan Coogler wasn't involved in the mak...

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

First Trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf Unleashes the Devil Within

Remake Trailer: Ross McElwee Crafts the Most Heartbreaking Documentary of 2026

The Samurai and the Prisoner Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mystery Epic Arrives This July

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

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

The Best Films of 2026 (So Far)

NYC Weekend Watch: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire & More

Interviews

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

“Memory Is Not Something You Can Trust”: Carla Simón on Romería, Family Stories, and Antonioni

“There Are Always Fascists to Defeat”: John Waters on the Enduring Legacy of His Films and Never Getting Cancelled

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

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