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Busan Review: ‘The Rib’ Illustrates the Plight of the Transgender Community in Contemporary China

Alas, the Chinese Girl is... well, no Girl. Tackling a similar subject matter as Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s Caméra d'Or and Queer Palme winner, this sociall...

A Family Forms in U.S. Trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘Shoplifters’

Following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year – as well as subsequent screenings at a handful of other festivals including Sydn...

The Film Stage Show Ep 313 – The Old Man & the Gun

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I discuss the sprightly crime caper The Old M...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 312 – A Star is Born

We discuss Bradley Cooper's directorial debut....

Park Chan-wook’s Tackles John le Carré in Trailer for ‘The Little Drummer Girl’

Stoking even further the debates about media's boundaries (that we're posting this should signal where we fall), Park Chan-wook enters the prestige-TV game ...

NYFF Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s ‘Your Face’ is a Significant Reminder for Empathy

The prevalence of social media has lent itself to a normalization of portraiture and the gaze, which no longer seems to appreciate the immense detail of the fac...

BIFF Review: ‘The Rainbow Bridge Motel’ is a Comedic Avalanche of Missteps, Zany Characters, and Absurd Scenarios

As soon as Tin's (Zaw Win) tacky shuttle spins his passengers (Cole Burden's Darren and Chris Modrzynski's Dean) away from the picturesque majesty of Niagara Fa...

BIFF Review: ‘About a Donkey’ Captures a Family at a Nexus Point of Chaotic Emotions, Troubles, and Fears

The Owens family is at a nexus point of chaotic emotions, troubles, and fears thanks to the start of new chapters in their respective lives. Mom (Katherine Wess...

BIFF Review: ‘Caretakers’ Takes a Manipulative Look at Mental Health Issues

Dr. Leigh Waters (Angell Conwell) has a line of dialogue towards the end of Caretakers that I was desperate to hear since the beginning. She reminds the med stu...

BIFF Review: ‘Black Site’ is an Existential, Throwback Sci-Fi Horror

Mankind found a way to overpower its Gods in Tom Paton's throwback sci-fi horror Black Site. After discovering that Elder Gods were in-hiding and draining our p...

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

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

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee Tussle Over Legacy In Trailer for Kent Jones’ Late Fame

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

“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

“It Was Our Job to Commit”: John Early on the Roman Empire, Paul Verhoeven, and Maddie’s Secret

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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