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Rachel Weisz Doubles Down to Lead Remake of David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg may be having struggles returning behind the camera, but his original ideas are getting reanimated in new variations. A gender-swapped reimagi...

Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival Goes Virtual for 2020

The genre show goes on as Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival moves online for its 24th annual edition happening from August 20 to September 2, 202...

Coup 53 Review: MI6 and CIA’s Mission to Topple Iranian Leader Gets Sprawling Documentary

It’s complicated. Well, not so much ethically. Taghi Amirani’s documentary Coup 53 is pretty clear-cut in that way. Instead, it is complicated simply becaus...

Fantasia Review: In Survival Skills, Police Training Turns from Farce to Nightmare

The world isn't what it used to be no matter how vehemently a Republican believes the opposite when explaining that the 1791 ratification of an American's "rig...

Fantasia Review: Fried Barry is an Alien Abduction Movie Reveling in Chaos

Barry (Gary Green) is a piece of work. He's a deadbeat husband to Suz (Chanelle de Jager), deadbeat dad to their son, and all-around deadbeat to Cape Town on t...

The Secrets We Keep Trailer: Noomi Rapace, Chris Messina & Joel Kinnaman Lead Post-WWII Thriller

Following last year's drama The Operative starring Diane Kruger, director Yuval Adler is back with another nail-biter of a thriller. The Secrets We Keep finds ...

The Irishman, Moonstruck, Girlfriends & Ghost Dog Coming to Criterion in November

An epic 15-disc box set featuring the films of Federico Fellini isn't the only release arriving on The Criterion Collection this November. Following Roma and M...

Michael Almereyda on the Cinematic Collage of Tesla and Defying Biopic Conventions

Have we enough evidence to name Michael Almereyda the American cinema's greatest biographer? It's a narrow range and hardly the highest bar to clear, yet his o...

First Trailer for Blackbird Starring Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet & Mia Wasikowska

Boasting one of the more impressive ensembles at TIFF last year, Roger Michell's latest drama Blackbird stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam...

Exclusive Trailer for Bas Devos’ Ghost Tropic Follows a Nocturnal Journey Through Brussels

After landing on our radar with his impressive debut Violet, which won Best Feature Film at Berlinale, Belgian director Bas Devos returned to the festival circ...

News

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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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