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SXSW Review: ‘Galveston’ is a Frustratingly Hollow Road Movie

Adapted from the novel by Nic Pizzolatto, the fourth feature from Mélanie Laurent, Galveston, focuses on perhaps the least interesting part of its narrative, cl...

SXSW Review: ‘The New Romantic’ is an Authentic, Funny Drama about Mutually Beneficial Relationships

An indictment of modern hook-up culture, The New Romantic offers an often surprisingly funny look at one aspiring journalist’s experimentation with a sugar dadd...

Connor Jessup on His Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and the Profound Impact of His Films

A documentary that leans neither towards behind-the-scenes nor bio formats, A.W. is a leisurely and meditative piece that matches the filmmaker’s easygoing personality and patient rhythm....

SXSW Review: ‘Support the Girls’ is a Crowdpleaser with Gentle Humor and Biting Commentary

Double Whammy is the kind of roadside “breasturant” that sells escapism alongside their fried food and burgers. They may in fact be a dying breed as those damn ...

SXSW Review: ‘Relaxer’ is a Stomach-Churning Punk Rock Near-Masterpiece

While many indie filmmakers like Andrew Bujalski started making films in apartments with their friends and scaled up to larger projects, Michigan-based madman J...

SXSW Review: ‘Most Likely to Murder’ is a Serviceable Sketch Thriller

Written by two life-long friends and comedy TV veterans, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, Most Likely To Murder is a fun-enough comedy with a few laughs that never qui...

New Trailer for ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Brings Cartel-Fueled War

Now with a fresh new title, going from Sicario 2: Soldado to Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Sony is really hoping audiences think of the sequel to Denis Ville...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 288 – Thoroughbreds

We welcome Charles Bramesco to talk about the darkly comic thriller Thoroughbreds. How many affluent, sociopathic white people is too many? How many is not enough? We discuss....

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Trailer: Marielle Heller Returns with Melissa McCarthy-Led Biopic

One of the best debuts of the past few years was Marielle Heller's The Diary of a Teenage Girl and this fall, the director will make her return with the Mel...

Henry Selick and Sylvain Chomet Plan New Animated Features

Jordan Peele is now an Oscar winner, but appears to be content with not forgetting his roots. He'll once again be teaming with his former Comedy Central coh...

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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