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Spaceman Review: Adam Sandler Finds an Alien Connection in Soulful Sci-Fi Odyssey

The new film from Johan Renck, efficiently titled Spaceman, offers two central conceits. The first: that a vessel en route to a cloud of purple dust, somewhere...

Berlinale Review: The Devil’s Bath is an Ominous, Empathetic Psychological Thriller

Early Modern times were messy: Europe was finding its footing in rationalism, seeking independence from the centuries-long spiritual yoke of Catholicism and Pr...

Berlinale Review: Through the Graves the Wind is Blowing is a Politically Conscious Tribute to the Yugoslavian Black Wave

How can you make a film about the fall of Yugoslavia? This is the question American documentarian Travis Wilkerson asks himself at the start of Through the Gra...

15 Films to See in March

The spice must flow, and take over most theaters. While Denis Villeneuve's gargantuan-sized blockbuster will suck up much of the oxygen when it comes to discus...

I Saw the TV Glow Trailer Introduces Jane Schoenbrun’s Masterpiece

It's now been over a month since I saw Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow and I haven't been able to shake the experience from my mind. The staggering, genre-...

First Trailer for Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Directorial Debut The Watchers Puts Dakota Fanning in the Spotlight

Get ready for the summer of Shyamalan. Not only is M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller Trap, starring Josh Hartnett and the director's daughter Saleka Shyamalan,...

U.S. Trailer for Nicolas Philibert’s Golden Bear Winner On the Adamant, Opening This March

For the second in a row, the Berlinale jury has awarded the top prize of Golden Bear to a documentary. Before Mati Diop's Dahomey this year, Nicolas Philibert’...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 529 – American Fiction (with Sarah G. Vincent)

Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Sarah G. Vincent to discuss Cord Jefferson's Best Picture-nominated di...

Berlinale Review: Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire Provides a Tempered and Muted Blaze

You’d expect the pivotal music cue in Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire to be its namesake by Leonard Cohen, a beautiful and plaintive prayer of a song. But instea...

Berlinale Faces Crisis as No Other Land Director Receives Death Threats and Berlin Mayor Threatens Artists

Reviewing No Other Land out of Berlinale, Rory O'Connor described the "disorienting and dispiriting landscape" into which it was premiering. Quite an understat...

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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