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The Best Films, Old and New, from the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival
The next generation of filmmakers show deep promise; sometimes you just have to go ve…
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Posterized November 2026: Bitter Christmas, Club Kid, Mouse & More
The Hunger Games. Rocky Balboa. Godzilla. Ebenezer Scrooge. Cliff Booth? …
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A. Rimbaud Review: Patrick Wang’s One-Man Biopic Is Wildly Esoteric
If you’re not familiar with 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, writer-director …
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Zi Review: Kogonada’s Free-Flowing, Experimental Career Reset
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The…
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“I Know Something Secret About the World”: Takahisa Zeze on Sukiyaki and a Life in Pink Film
How a nationally concentrated festival opens is a pretty good indication of where a c…
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AFI Fest Review: Rehearsals for a Revolution Weaves the Personal and Political With Complicated Results
Rehearsals for a Revolution sits squarely within the personal memoir documentary’s w…
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L’Innocente Trailer: Luchino Visconti’s Final Film Receives 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration
Capping off a remarkable career, Luchino Visconti’s final film L’Innocente was releas…
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Live! from the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival with Mark Asch and Katie Rife
The Tokyo International Film Festival’s 39th edition, running from October 26 to Nove…
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Paradise Lost Review: Yeon Sang-ho’s Familial Thriller of Dark Secrets
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 TIFF coverage. The fil…
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Exclusive Trailer for The Bulldogs Finds Poser Directors Capturing a Community Rebuilding
Following their narrative feature Poser , directors Noah Dixon and Ori Segev returned…
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