Ick Review: Joseph Kahn’s Riotous, Satirical Take on the Creature Feature

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Ick opens in theaters on July 24. The world is ending and nobody cares in Ick,...

Karlovy Vary 2025: Protest Songs, Sexual Politics, and Lisbon-Set Rohmerian Delights

As someone who’s always admired the look of the Czech embassy in Berlin––an array of nicotine-hued trapezoids that sits on the corner of Wilhelm Strasse––I was...

TIFF 2025 Adds Films by Benny Safdie, Gus Van Sant, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann, Mark Jenkin & More

Celebrating its 50th edition this year, the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 4–14. The festival has now unveiled its Galas & S...

Eddington Review: Ari Aster’s Ambitious 2020 Period Piece Works in Fits and Spurts

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Eddington opens in theaters on July 18. In Eddington, Ari Aster’s latest doo...

Drowning Dry Director Laurynas Bareiša on Finding Comedy in Tragedy, Nicolas Roeg, and the Things We Can’t Process

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2025 New Directors/New Films coverage. Drowning Dry opens in theaters on July 18. Conan O'Brien...

Cloud Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Crafts a Dark Thriller with Satirical Edge

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Cloud opens in theaters on July 18. Kiyoshi Kurosawa is having quite the...

No Sleep Till Review: An Existential Look Inside Florida’s Hurricane Season

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. No Sleep Till opens in theaters and arrives on Metrograph at Home on July 18. ...

Drowning Dry Review: An Unnerving, Cruelly Funny Lithuanian Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Drowning Dry opens in theaters on July 18. Memories can be slippery thi...

Apocalypse in the Tropics Review: An Exposé of Brazil’s Politically Active Religious Right

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. Apocalypse in the Tropics is now in theaters and on Netflix. Five years, t...

To a Land Unknown Review: A Bitter Poem of Palestinian Exile

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. To a Land Unknown opens in theaters on July 11. The tragic predicament of th...