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Sundance Review: ‘Shooting the Mafia’ is a Messy, Occasionally Compelling Look at La Cosa Nostra

Compelling if messily constructed, Kim Longinotto’s Shooting the Mafia tells the story of 83-year-old photographer Letizia Batteglia who took on the Sicilian ma...

Sundance Review: ‘Sonja – The White Swan’ Explores an Interesting Life, Settles Into Standard Beats

How much do you know about Sonja Henie? The answer to that question may dictate to what degree you'll enjoy the biopic Sonja - The White Swan. Directed by Anne ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 331 – Velvet Buzzsaw

We talk about the art world satire Velvet Buzzsaw, even though, of course, critique can be so limiting and emotionally draining....

Sundance Review: ‘Them That Follow’ Plunges into a Stale Religious Nightmare

Snakes have long been fodder for cinematic nightmares, but combine them with oppressive Christian conservatism and you have an even more harrowing scenario. Thi...

Sundance Review: ‘Big Time Adolescence’ is an Entertaining Journey About Growing Up Too Fast

Everyone knows that one person from high school who is still living vicariously through the memories of a better past, perpetually talking about how they are “a...

Sundance Review: ‘Clemency’ Flips the Script on the Prison Drama

From Escape from Alcatraz to Cool Hand Luke to The Shawshank Redemption, cinema is rich with not only prison films focused on the plight of the prisoner, but a...

Sundance Review: ‘Fighting with My Family’ is Saved by Stephen Merchant’s Comedic Voice

A crowdpleaser down to its bones, Fighting with My Family shows the importance of bringing an entertaining perspective to a true story. This tale of a British u...

U.S. Trailer for Jia Zhangke’s ‘Ash Is Purest White’ Sets Zhao Tao on a Decades-Spanning Journey

The director with the most insightful eye on contemporary China, Jia Zhangke is returning this spring with a new epic Ash Is Purest White. Following Zhao Ta...

Sundance Review: ‘American Factory’ Captures a Culture Clash with Complexity

When the Rust Belt was hit hard in the financial crisis of 2008, the blue-collar workers of Dayton, Ohio found a savior in a Chinese billionaire. Six years afte...

Sundance Review: ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ Starts Confident, Stumbles, Finishes Strong

What does 2019 look like for a young person in a coastal city? For many, Brittany Runs a Marathon will feel like an apt rendering. Starring the great Jillian Be...

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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