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TIFF 2019 Lineup Includes ‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘Knives Out,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ & More

44th Toronto International Film Festival have announced the first round-up of premieres for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes. Highlights includ...

Five Unmissable Films at Japan Cuts 2019

Japan Cuts festival, which takes place at the Japan Society in New York City, has become a staple in the sea of summer cinematic offerings in terms of counter-programming to the onslaught of weekly blockbusters and tentpoles....

‘Harriet’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Fights for Freedom in Kasi Lemmons’ Biopic

Although she was celebrated on stage, Cynthia Erivo finally made a major splash on the big screen last fall with Widows and stealing the show in the underse...

Fantasia Review: In ‘Knives and Skin,’ a Disappearance Opens Up Personal Voids

When Laura Palmer is found dead and wrapped in plastic, her tragic end ripples throughout David Lynch's Twin Peaks to devastating effect. An outsider in Agent C...

Tom Hanks is Mr. Rogers in First Trailer for ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’

Although we were firmly in the minority when it comes to Won't You Be My Neighbor? (along with the Academy), audiences clearly felt differently, leading to ...

‘This Is Not Berlin’ Director Hari Sama on Sexuality, Mexico’s Racism Epidemic, and the Film’s ‘Roma’ Connection

We sat down with Hari Sama at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and the interview is being published on the occasion of This Is Not Berlin’s debut at Outfest in Los Angeles....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 356 – The Lion King

We discuss sapping the personality out of a classic animation and the artistic merits of photorealism....

New Images from Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Venice Opener ‘The Truth’ Starring Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve & Ethan Hawke

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, coming off of his Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters, is shaping up to reach an even bigger audience with his next film, The...

‘The Lion King’ Review: Hollow Photorealism Devours Expressionist Charm

People are getting excited because Nintendo Switch is releasing a port of Link's Awakening—an RPG that originally came out on the Gameboy two decades ago. More ...

Fantasia Review: Body Count and Identity Have No Limits in ‘The Wretched’

A witch that feeds on forgotten children has taken hold of a sleepy lakeside village in Michigan. It's because its victims are "forgotten," however, that nobody...

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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