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16 Films to See in February

After the cinematic doldrums of January, February brings surprisingly packed, varied offerings, from Oscar-contending international features to biographical do...

Exclusive: Matteo Garrone Retrospective Set at NYC’s Quad Cinema This Month

After finding much favor with The Academy when it came to craft categories for his previous feature Pinocchio, Italian director Matteo Garrone has now earned h...

Paul Thomas Anderson Casts Newcomer Chase Infiniti in Major Role for Next Feature

As has become the ritual for any Paul Thomas Anderson picture, after a brief trade announcement giving very little details, set photos are now pouring in, laun...

First U.S. Teaser for Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast, Set for April 2024 Release

You can now mark your calendars for when you're able to see the finest film of 2024. Bertrand Bonello's ambitious, time-hopping Lynchian sci-fi epic The Beast ...

An Andrei Tarkovsky Classic Returns in Exclusive Trailer for 4K Restoration of Nostalghia

Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate film, 1983's gorgeously haunting Nostalghia, also marked new territory for the director. His first film made outside the USSR, t...

Dario Argento Panico Review: Unpacking the Personas of the Iconic Italian Director

There are really three Dario Argentos in Simone Scafidi’s new documentary, Dario Argento Panico, and together they form a kind of Unholy Trinity. There is Dari...

Sundance Review: War Game Fabricates a Feasible Coup of the United States Government

Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber's War Game documents a nifty six-hour exercise in roleplay, commencing on the anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol att...

Sundance Review: Àma Gloria is a Sensitive, Delicate Drama Exploring a Breaking Bond

The complex plights of migrant women who leave homes and children seeking means to provide for them have rarely been addressed with the sensitivity and delicat...

Joel and Ethan Coen Plan to Reunite on “Very Bloody,” Blood Simple-Esque Horror Film

Good things come to those who wait. No, five-ish years isn't nearly the craziest gap in a director's filmography, but Joel and Ethan Coen sure seemed ready to ...

Quentin Tarantino on What He Hates About McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Almost Gifting a 35mm Print to Richard Linklater

While we expect to soon hear some casting news on Quentin Tarantino’s final feature The Movie Critic ahead of a shoot later this year, the small details being ...

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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