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Late Fame Showcases Willem Dafoe in SoHo Literary Drama

Opening August 7, the performance-driven indie has won wide praise for Dafoe while critics say the screenplay weakens in the final act.

Na Hong-jin's Hope Tops Korean Box Office and Reaches 2 Million in Five Days

Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante Refused Rating in Germany as U.S. Release Goes Ahead

NFDC-NFAI Restores Ritwik Ghatak Films in 4K for BFI Southbank Centenary Season

Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur Leads Cannes Palme d'Or Race

Mark Jenkin’s ‘Rose of Nevada’ Opens in UK Cinemas

Alien 3: The Assembly Cut Arrives on HBO Max

Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors Opens in Theaters With a Chilling Study of Manufactured Truth

New Directors/New Films Unveils 55th Lineup With 'Leviticus' Opening and 'Donkey Days' Closing

‘The Last Kings of Hollywood’ Recasts Coppola, Spielberg and Lucas as Makers of — and Subjects to — Modern Hollywood

Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Opens in UK Cinemas to Warm Reviews

Fing! Bows at Sundance as Stylized Family Film Seeks Distribution

Lav Diaz’s Magellan Recasts the Explorer as a Brutal Agent of Conquest

Criterion Sets March 2026 Slate, Bringing Killers of the Flower Moon to Disc

Bi Gan’s Resurrection Opens in Limited Release as Critics Praise Daring, Dream-Driven Epic

Tarantino Says He Can’t Stand Owen Wilson Yet Ranks Midnight in Paris in His 21st-Century Top 10

Ira Sachs’s “Peter Hujar’s Day” Divides Critics

Marrakech Film Festival Unveils 82-Film Lineup for 2025 With Van Sant Opening, Jacir Closing

Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Mirage’ Opens to Tepid Reviews for a Twist-Heavy Malayalam Thriller

Mamata Banerjee Renews Criticism of Kesari Chapter 2 for Misrepresenting Khudiram Bose