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Review: ‘Bumblebee’ Brings Newfound Emotion, But Similar Beats to the ‘Transformers’ Franchise

With Bumblebee, director Travis Knight and writer Christina Hodson weave together two different movies: 1) A sensitive, familiar riff on E.T. about a young girl...

Review: ‘Vice’ is a Lethargically Glib Re-Litigation of the Recent Past

Satire is always in flux, but never has exaggerated comedy felt more tired than living in a time when absurdity feels unbearably tame compared to the reality of...

The Best Cinematography of 2018

Alfonso Cuarón, Matthew Libatique, James Laxton, Ashley Connor, Rob Hardy, and many more delivered some of year's most beautiful cinematic images....

The Film Stage Show Ep. 323 – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

We discuss Joel and Ethan Coen's western anthology film, now on Netflix....

Review: ‘Amazing Grace’ is a Raw, Powerful, and Soul-Nourishing Experience

A time capsule that’s as fresh and powerful an experience as it must have been when recorded live in Watts in 1972, Amazing Grace is arguably one of the year’s ...

U.S. Trailer for Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘The Wild Pear Tree’ Follows a Writer’s Journey

Nuri Bilge Ceylan returned to Cannes Film Festival this year with The Wild Pear Tree, following up his Palme d'Or winner Winter's Sleep. Telling the story o...

Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Doesn’t Soar, but Emily Blunt Shines

Mary Poppins Returns can’t possibly be expected to transcend its historical foundation. It’s been over half a century since the Disney original seeped its way i...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 322 – Roma

We discuss Alfonso Cuarón's 1970s-set drama Roma, which is now in theaters and Netflix....

New to Streaming: ‘Roma,’ ‘The House That Jack Built,’ ‘Cocote,’ ‘A Simple Favor,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, MUBI, and more....

NYC Weekend Watch: Jacques Tourneur, Alexei German, ‘Death in Venice,’ Ozu & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

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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