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The Actor Trailer: André Holland-Led Noir Drama Arrives This March

After co-helming Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, we’ve long anticipated Duke Johnson’s next feature The Actor. A decade since the filmmaker's last film, the dr...

Charles Burnett’s Landmark Masterpiece Killer of Sheep Gets New Theatrical Trailer for 4K Restoration

It was just last week we published an interview with the great Charles Burnett, whose 1999 drama The Annihilation of Fish was finally resurrected and is now ro...

First Trailer for Michael Shannon’s Directorial Debut Eric LaRue Starring Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård

After working with such directors as Werner Herzog, Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin, Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson, Jeff Nichols, and many more, Michael Shan...

Berlinale Review: Yalla Parkour Paints a Resilient, Risk-Taking Portrait of Palestinian Life

As horrifying images and videos of Israel’s forced displacement and ethnic-cleansing in Gaza, now supported with even more tenacity on the part of the United S...

“Cinema Should Serve as a Doorway to the Transcendent”: Nino Martínez Sosa on Liborio

Through the story of the religious leader Papá Liborio, Nino Martínez Sosa’s 2021 film Liborio deftly contends with the cultural, spiritual, and political forc...

The Criterion Channel’s March Lineup Features Michael Mann, Alain Guiraudie, Dogme 95 & More

No streaming service does a director retrospective like the Criterion Channel, and March offers two masters at opposite ends of exposure. On one side is Michae...

Berlinale Review: Sam Riley-Led Neo Noir Islands Plays It Too Safe

Sam Riley stars as Tom, a washed-up tennis-pro-turned-coach at a luxury island hotel on the Canary Islands, in Islands, the English-language debut of A Coffee ...

The Ice Tower Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Most Bewitching Film Yet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The Ice Tower arrives in theaters on October 3. If there is a filmmak...

Freaky Tales Trailer: Pedro Pascal and Ben Mendelsohn Partake in ’80s Mayhem

Premiering over a year ago on the opening night of Sundance Film Festival, Freaky Tales was a hopeful return to proper filmmaking after Anna Boden and Ryan Fle...

Berlinale Review: Girls on Wire is a Polished Yet Disappointing Return for Vivian Qu

With just two films to her name (in addition to co-producing the Golden Bear-winning Black Coal, Thin Ice), Vivian Qu has become one of China's most prominent ...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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