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SXSW Review: Kyle Mooney’s Unhinged Directorial Debut Y2K Parties Like It’s 1999

A disaster horror comedy that’s equal parts Can’t Hardly Wait and Idle Hands, Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K is often hilariously sincere in its depiction...

SXSW Review: MoviePass, MovieCrash is a Comprehensive but Dry Exploration of a Glorious Year of Moviegoing

It is possible that one day an excellent narrative feature in the vein of The Big Short, BlackBerry, Dumb Money or Margin Call will be made about MoviePass, a ...

The B-Side – 2024 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones t...

New to Streaming: The Tree of Life, Perfect Days, The Teachers’ Lounge, Full Time & 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...

Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Holofcener & More Curate Double Features on TCM

Turner Classic Movies have announced a new limited series, Two for One, that will feature 12 nights of double features curated by some of the most celebrated f...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Bridges of Madison County, Palestinian Film Archive, Max Fleischer & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaThe Bridges of Madison County, Bette Gordon's Variety, and Secretary play on 35m...

Bertrand Bonello on the Four Films That Influenced House of Tolerance

Bertrand Bonello is a cinephile filmmaker of equal caliber to Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino and as brilliant at threading his fascinations into an origi...

Los Angeles Festival of Movies Unveils Inaugural Lineup with I Saw the TV Glow, Good One, The Human Surge 3 & More

A new film festival is on the scene. Los Angeles Festival of Movies (LAFM), co-presented by MUBI and Mezzanine, has announced the full line...

Kim’s Video: The Strange Story of the World’s Best Video Store Arrives This April

Anyone interested in physical media should surely know the tale of Kim's Video. The East Village establishment last closed its doors in 2014, though its rental...

High & Low: John Galliano Review: Portrait of the Artist as Inadequately Remorseful

It's hard knowing what to make of Kevin Macdonald's High & Low: John Galliano. It concerns the controversial fashion designer, his unexpected rise ("the so...

News

MUBI’s May 2024 Lineup Features Radu Jude, Bertrand Bonello, Lee Chang-dong & More

David Lynch Debuts New Remix — Listen

Eliza Hittman Sets Fourth Feature with MOTHERLOVE

Trailers

New Trailer for 4K Restoration of Time of the Heathen Captures a World After the Atomic Bomb

Jia Zhangke and Bi Gan Voice a Coming-of-Age Tale In Exclusive Trailer Debut for Liu Jian’s Art College 1994

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Covers Classic Terrain In First Trailer for Serpent’s Path

Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Love Streams, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ozu & More

New to Streaming: Dune: Part Two, Hundreds of Beavers, Problemista, Immaculate & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

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

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

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