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NYC Weekend Watch: ‘House of Pleasures,’ ‘The Last Movie,’ Bill Gunn, Bob Fosse & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 304 – Mission: Impossible – Fallout

We discuss Christopher McQuarrie's six-quel in a super-sized episode....

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins Adapts James Baldwin in ‘Moonlight’ Follow-Up

Born on this day in 1924, novelist James Baldwin was an inspiration for many with his intricately-woven, fiery writings of America's faults. He is also cert...

Review: ‘Nico, 1988’ Grants Absolution to a Late Icon

The curse of many a female artist has been that despite their brilliance and the longevity of their careers, they are forever linked to their relationships with...

Review: ‘Night Comes On’ is an Introspective Road Movie with a Swirl of Emotions

When the parole board asks seventeen-year old Angel Lamere (Dominique Fishback) why she hasn't seen her younger sister (Tatum Marilyn Hall's Abby) in two years ...

Fantasia Review: ‘Penguin Highway’ is a Fantasy Tale for Younger Audiences

Adapted from Tomihiko Morimi's Nihon Science Fiction Taisho Award-winning novel from 2010, Penguin Highway takes us into a world barely unlike our own. Directed...

15 Films to See in August

Sharks, skateboarding, and surreal journeys occupy the cinema this month....

Fantasia Review: ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ is a Mexican Fairy Tale with Intense Catharsis

You know things are bad when the art coming out of an area reaches a point where "dark, metaphorical fairy tale" becomes a necessary style to wield as intense c...

Terror and Intimidation Emerge in Trailer for Acclaimed Debut ‘Notes on an Appearance’

I can think of nobody among the contemporary American indie scene in step with Ricky D'Ambrose, who's made a name in recent years with a series of dry, spar...

Follow the Journey of a Congolese Man in U.S. Trailer for the Herzogian Documentary ‘Makala’

Before the memeification of Werner Herzog, the director was better known for reaching the deepest corners of the world, profiling people and places that mig...

News

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

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Trailers

Cemre Paksoy’s Hands Are Tied In Trailer for Georgia Bernstein’s Sinister Sundance Favorite Night Nurse

Marcello Mastroianni Yearns In Trailer for 4K Restoration of Luchino Visconti’s White Nights

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

Reviews

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

I Am Frankelda Review: Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature Speaks Truth to Power

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

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

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

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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