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Fantasia Review: Black Zombie Explores the Psychology, Spirituality, and Heritage of a Horror Touchstone
More than reclaiming the zombie motif from the knee-jerk response that Night of the L…
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Tony Review: Matt Johnson Finds the Right Ingredients In Anthony Bourdain Biopic
To the public, Anthony Bourdain was a carefully constructed persona: the fine-dining …
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Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! Sets World Premiere as 64th New York Film Festival Centerpiece
Marking his first feature in 14 years (and first original in 17), Tony Gilroy’s Behem…
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The B-Sides of Michael Mann with Blake Howard
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made t…
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Gregg Araki on I Want Your Sex, Madonna, Mapplethorpe, and Gooning
A friend recently quipped that Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day was “ Mysterious Sk…
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Exclusive Trailer for Venice Premiere The Cat Wakes Up and Yawns; Then Love Seeks Meaning in Rome
Premiering as part of Venice’s Giornate degli Autori (aka Venice Days), which takes p…
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Rooney Mara and Kate Mara Are In Sync in First Clip From Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard
One of the highlights of this year’s Venice Film Festival lineup was the return of W…
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New to Streaming: Disclosure Day, Blue Heron, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platfor…
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Rosebush Pruning Review: A Maximalist, Muddled Attempt at Cinematic Transgression
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Berlinale coverage. Th…
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NYC Weekend Watch: Masked and Anonymous, The Piano, Maggie Cheung & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy Cinema Larr…
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Sheep in the Box Review: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Quaint Sci-Fi Story Misses the Mark
Stanley Kubrick was unable to crack an adaptation of the short story “Supertoys Last …
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Venice Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup
Ahead of the 83rd Venice Film Festival taking place from September 2-12—with a jury l…
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Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, and Lorne Michaels Team for Lou Gehrig Biopic
Richard Linklater remains prolific enough—if only between his ever-shooting Merrily W…
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Misty Green Trailer: Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick & Topher Grace Lead Chris Rock’s Drama
Chris Rock’s first directorial effort in 12 years, Misty Green , was just set for a w…
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