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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

On a bright summer day in a tent on top of the sultry clay courts that give the Tennis Club Venezia its name, writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi––known for his ...

Christian Petzold Sets Next Feature Miroirs No. 3 Starring Paula Beer

On a streak like few other directors working today, Christian Petzold's mesmerizing, humorous Rohmer-esque drama Afire was the finest film of last year. The Ge...

17 Films to See in May

A month so staggering in quality new releases that a new Mad Max film from George Miller barely cracked the top five, May kicks off the summer movie season wit...

First Look at Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel Have Grand Ambitions

Now that Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled his long-in-the-works epic Megalopolis to buyers and the industry, we're just a few weeks away from its official pre...

The Beatles’ Swan Song Breathes New Life In Trailer for Let It Be Restoration

It's been four years since Disney and Peter Jackson announced intent to restore Michael Lindsay-Hogg's Let It Be––long enough (and with enough baggage) to thin...

“All Great DPs Become Alcoholics”: Rob Tregenza on Shooting Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies

I was very gratified by the response to last year's interview with Rob Tregenza, a Zelig-like figure of modern cinema. Our very long, multi-Zoom conversation c...

VdR Review: Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten Captures Laughs and Levity of an Austrian Primary School

It can be a fine line between goodbye and good riddance. Carlo Chatrian might have breathed a sigh of relief when his tenure as Berlinale's creative director c...

Exclusive Trailer Debut for Hiroshi Shimizu Retrospective, Starting May 4, Sheds Light on a Japanese Master

However hard it is to expand the canon, legwork must always be done. In my own time I've seen the understanding of mid-century Japanese cinema expand, however ...

Listen to Thom Yorke’s Score for Confidenza, His First Since Suspiria

It's only fitting that on the day the score drops for Challengers, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Thom Yorke's first score since Luca Guadagnino's ...

New to Streaming: Love Lies Bleeding, Nostalghia, Tótem, Monkey Man, Omen & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

News

Stream John Carpenter’s New Album Lost Themes IV: Noir

Julia Ducournau, Andrew Haigh, Romain Gavras & More Set Next Features

Kristen Stewart Will Lead Albert Serra’s Out of This World

Trailers

The Revelatory Films of Lee Grant, the World’s Oldest Living Director, Get Restored In Exclusive Trailers

Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, and Louis Garrel Hit Their Marks In Trailer for Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Opener The Second Act

The Beatles’ Swan Song Breathes New Life In Trailer for Let It Be Restoration

Reviews

Slow Review: Asexuality Drama Drowns In Naturalism

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Review: Scarlett Johansson Gives Voice to Redemption Story

The Contestant Review: A Breezy Look at a Baffling Reality Show Challenge

Features

Posterized May 2024: Evil Does Not Exist, I Saw the TV Glow, Gasoline Rainbow & More

New to Streaming: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, House of Tolerance, Humane, Femme & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Bulle Ogier, Hiroshi Shimizu, Marguerite Duras & More

Interviews

Ethan Hawke on Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor, John Huston, and Not Making a Biopic

Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Girl Time, Olivier Assayas, and Emma Stone’s Support

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

Podcasts

The B-Side – In Conversation with Nancy Savoca

The Film Stage Show Ep. 535 – Civil War (with Ryan McNeill)

The B-Side – Robert Redford (with Blake Howard)

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

Christian Petzold Sets Next Feature Miroirs No. 3 Starring Paula Beer

17 Films to See in May

First Look at Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel Have Grand Ambitions

The Beatles’ Swan Song Breathes New Life In Trailer for Let It Be Restoration

“All Great DPs Become Alcoholics”: Rob Tregenza on Shooting Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies

VdR Review: Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten Captures Laughs and Levity of an Austrian Primary School

Exclusive Trailer Debut for Hiroshi Shimizu Retrospective, Starting May 4, Sheds Light on a Japanese Master

Listen to Thom Yorke’s Score for Confidenza, His First Since Suspiria

New to Streaming: Love Lies Bleeding, Nostalghia, Tótem, Monkey Man, Omen & More