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TIFF Review: ‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ Finds Roberto Minervini Searching for a Story

Every once in a while there comes some serious difficulty in reviewing a film, chiefly one with noble aesthetic and ideological ambitions. Roberto Minervini’s n...

TIFF Review: ‘The Chambermaid’ Offers a Subtle Look at Inequality in Mexico City

Set entirely within the confines of a luxurious Mexico City hotel, mostly in rooms and service corridors, The Chambermaid is a fascinating observational drama a...

TIFF Review: Billy Corben Gives the MLB the ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Treatment in ‘Screwball’

The documentary work of Billy Corben could be best be described like a story your colorful uncle tells you as a kid that’s just too weird to be true. Later you ...

TIFF Review: ‘Float Like a Butterfly’ Portrays the Need for Change in a Community’s Archaic Conservatism

A lot can change in five to ten years and even more can unfortunately remain the same. When we first meet the Joyce family little Frances' age has yet to hit do...

NYC Weekend Watch: Anthology Pictures, Icarus Films, Hong Sang-soo & More

In NYC? Here are the best films to see this weekend....

New to Streaming: ‘Mandy,’ ‘The Land of Steady Habits,’ ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story,’ and More

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

TIFF Review: ‘Hold the Dark’ is a Self-Serious, Staggering Failure

Getting the chance to be an exceedingly dull stab at Elevated Horror, Elevated Thriller, and Elevated Action all in one fell swoop, Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the D...

Camden Review: ‘Angels Are Made of Light’ Presents a Vastly Different Perspective on Modern Afghanistan

In the 12 years since his Oscar-nominated documentary Iraq in Fragments, director James Longley has been in search of a suitable follow-up. A project on Iran fe...

Review: ‘Don’t Leave Home’ Turns Idyllic Natural Beauty into an Ominous Force

Don’t Leave Home has an opening composition reminiscent of a postcard and a closing moment like a strange dream. Between these moments is a film that turns idyl...

Review: ‘Lizzie’ is a Feminist Tale About Finding Liberty Through Death

The morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden discovered the bodies of her father and stepmother who had been axed to death in their house. She went on to become...

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

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

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

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

12 Films to See in July

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

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

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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