From The Editors
BABY IT'S YOU Blu-ray Review: Tangy Coming of Age Tale
Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano star in John Sayles' sterling coming of age tale, inspired by producer Amy Robinson's experiences.
ANDOR: Season Two Review
So, are you a 'bad news first' kind of person or a 'good news first' kind of person?
Friday One Sheet: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Your mother wears combat boots in this high-grain poster for the forthcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film, One Battle After Another. Here it is less about the framing, credit-filling negative space, or the blocky stencil-ish typography, or anything else. The central...
STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER: Sean Levy to Direct Ryan Gosling in New Film
The first day of Star Wars Celebration in Japan started off hot. Sigourney Weaver talked about her role in the upcoming The Mandalorin & Grogu movie and Sam Witwer will reprise his role as the voice of Darth Maul in...
SINNERS Review: Ryan Coogler Doesn't Miss, Part V
When pop-culture historians write the final chapter on the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in the not-so-distant future, filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s (Creed, Fruitvale Station) contribution, Black Panther, to said universe will stand head-and-shoulders above the rest. Black Panther both confirmed...
Calgary Underground 2025: Curtain Raiser
Part fan-festival, with quietly subversive programming, and a gateway to oddness and offbeat cinema for Canada’s mid-west, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) showcases a sampler of the highlights of indie, documentary and genre cinema from the festival circuit that...
THE LEGEND OF OCHI Review: Richly Imagined Fantasy Adventure
Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe star in Isaiah Saxon's family adventure.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER Review: Fairy Tale, Subverted Into Body Horror
Emilie Blichfeldt wrote and directed; Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp star.
SHARP CORNER Trailer: Ben Foster Loses His Mind and His Family
Happy National Canadian Film Day! To celebrate, Evolution Pictures has dropped the trailer for Sharp Corner, a Nova Scotia set film that takes a deeply psychological page out of an early 1990s style of filmmaking, which was popular in Canada...
LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN Review: How Trauma Shapes Identity, Inspires Poetry
Director Vicky Du peers into the past through the prism of her own family's history. Why did they leave China? Why did they leave Taiwan?
THE SHROUDS Review: Intensely Personal Body Horror
David Cronenberg's new film stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, and Sandrine Holt.
INVENTION Interview: Filmmakers Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on Their Multifaceted New Film
In his review of Invention, the new film from writer/director Courtney Stephens and actor/writer Callie Hernandez, Martin Kudlac discusses the many ways it explores the lines between reality and fantasy, and how those lines are oddly similar in grief and...
INVENTION Review: Grief, Legacy, and Myth Collide in Hybrid Dramedy
Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez created a film that intricately blends personal history, archival footage, and fictional narrative to explore themes of grief, memory, and the fine line between reality and fantasy.
GOVERNMENT CHEESE Review: Bizarrely Amusing Surreal Comedy
David Oyelowo, Simone Missick, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Evan Ellison star in the Apple TV+ series.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and More Sizzlers Coming to Criterion in July 2025
In 4K: Traffaut's 'The Adventures of Antoine Doinel,' Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon,' Lang's 'The Big Heat,' and Lonergan's 'You Can Count on Me.'
JEAN DE FLORETTE / MANON OF THE SPRING 4K Review: Two Films by Claude Berri
Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Yves Montand, and Emmanuelle Béart star, as neighbours turn nasty in the French countryside.
WARFARE Review: In the Belly of the War Beast
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland directed the anti-war picture from A24 Films.
STRANGE HARVEST: Saban Acquires North American Rights For Stuart Ortiz Horror Flick
Saban Films has acquired the North American rights for Stuart Ortiz's horror flick, Strange Harvest. The faux-doc had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last September and had a decent festival run, making stops at Beyond Fest, Fright Night Film Fest,...
Series Mania 2025 Review: PUTAIN Captures the Somber Drift of Adolescence
Created and written by Frederik Daem and directed by Deben Van Dam, the series is set against the backdrop of contemporary Brussels, offering a fragmented yet intimate study of adolescence.
THE HEDONIST Interview: Nick Funess, Izzi Rojas, Jordan Somani on Flat Affect, Parents, and Stylized Editing
[Beware: light spoilers ahead.] In my review of The Hedonist, I wrote about the often hilarious flat affect line deliveries, its stylized editing, and the frankly beautiful use of Robocop references. So when I got the chance to sit down...