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Montclair Review: ‘Ms. White Light’ is an Odd, Tender, and Quirky Life and Death Drama

Written and directed by Paul Shoulberg, the odd and occasionally profound dark comedy Ms. White Light features a unique profession at its core: the morality ind...

Montclair Review: ‘Jules of Light and Dark’ Features Love, Longing, and a Sparse Narrative

Set deep in the heart of Texas, Daniel Laabs’ Jules of Light and Dark explores the landscape of recovery as an unlikely friendship is formed between college stu...

The B-Side – John Singleton

We break the mold to celebrate a legend. Host Dan Mecca is joined by podcast producer Conor O’Donnell to talk about the films of director John Singleton, who passed away at the young age of 51 in late April....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 347 – Pokémon Detective Pikachu

We are joined by Dominick Suzanne-Mayer to put on some deerstalker hats and investigate Pokémon Detective Pikachu....

Montclair Review: ‘Safe Spaces’ is a Sharp, Empathic, and Timely Comedy

If anything, Safe Spaces gets right what it’s like to be on the lowest wrung of the career ladder in academia. Justin Long stars as Josh, a creative writing and...

‘For Sama’ Trailer: A Searing Portrait of Syria Through a Young Woman’s Eyes

Following its world premiere at SXSW (where it won the top documentary prize), For Sama is an official selection at this year's prestigious Cannes Film Festiv...

A Celebration Turns Terrifying in New Trailer for Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’

Now with the new release date in the smack dab of mid-summer, Ari Aster’s Hereditary follow-up Midsommar has unveiled a new trailer courtesy of A24. While t...

U.S. Trailer for Kirill Serebrennikov’s Cannes Rock ‘n’ Roll Drama ‘Leto’

While we gear up for Cannes Film Festival (see our most-anticipated films here), a few of last year's premieres are still looking for a U.S. release. One th...

IndieLisboa Review: ‘The Edge of Democracy’ is a Useful Record of Brazil’s Political Nightmare

The Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa belongs to the many who fear that Jair Bolsonaro’s election as President of Brazil represents the beginning of the end for t...

Tribeca Review: ‘Red, White & Wasted’ is a Muddy Look at a Proud Redneck Family

Beyond Cinderella’s castle and Universal’s Islands of Adventure is the long-forgotten Redneck Orlando. I use the term because the family at the center of Red, W...

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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