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Maybe it’s harder than it looks to present the end of the world calmly, especially in only 93 minutes. That’s one of the major achievements of the new, relatively lo-fi anime film Jinsei. Over a hundred years—all through the prism of pop music and Japanese identity—one quickly learns how much millennial- and zoomer-doom mindset is

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on June 5. How do you tell when you stop being good people pretending to be bad and realize you’re just bad people who can’t even trick themselves into thinking they’re anything but? Caroline (Samara Weaving) asks

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Amrum (Fatih Akin) There’s a reason behind the odd credit at the start of Amrum: “A Hark Bohm film by Fatih Akin.” While the two collaborated before on the latter’s In

Summer is here with Woody and the gang, He-man, DC supers, “jackasses,” Spielberg aliens, and a Cindy and Brenda reunion all arriving to scoop up most of your local theater screens. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for everyone else. This season always carries a bit of a wild west atmosphere as a result.

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss perhaps the most likeable movie star alive: Goldie Hawn! Our B-Sides include: Butterflies Are Free, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, Seems Like

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterHistory, Italian Style begins with Visconti's Senso and The Leopard, films by the Tavianis, and Florestano Vancini's Liberty on 35mm. Museum of Modern ArtThe exquisitely programmed Universal Westerns begins with multiple films by John Ford, Anthony Mann, Jacques Tourneur, and more. BAMBlack

Returning to feature filmmaking five years ago with The Power of the Dog, we've been waiting to see when Jane Campion will come back to the big screen. While not a new project, this summer will see the release of a new 4K restoration of her Palme d'Or winner The Piano, starring Holly Hunter, Harvey

Alex Vlack’s The Revisionist has all the elements of a great comedy of manners before reverting to something quite obviously foreshadowed in the film’s opening scenes. Perhaps having that context will give some extra gravity upon rewatching, but it’s still a shame the film didn’t stick to what could have been a refreshing satirical character study had

The Revisionist

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