Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 3. Nobel laureate Albert Camus is one of the most consequential thinkers and writers in the French language, having created absurdist characters and worlds that reflect a view on human existence which remains hauntingly unique. […]
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 3. The Blue Trail, the lively new film from Gabriel Mascaro, takes its name from the secretions of a mythical snail. Azure and oozing, the substance, when dropped on the iris, is rumored to grant […]
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Rather easily taking first place on our list of most-anticipated 2026 films is Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, which finds the Japanese director drawing inspiration from real-life letters in Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono’s book You and I – The Illness Suddenly Get Worse. His migration to France reportedly comes in around three hours, features […]
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It’s been quite some time since a film by the great Arnaud Desplechin has received a U.S. theatrical run, and thankfully that changes this May when Kino Lorber releases Two Pianos. Starring François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, and Charlotte Rampling, the TIFF and Rendez-Vous with French Cinema selection will arrive in theaters May 1 and now […]
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In a summer movie season once again full of sequels and reboots, one piece of I.P., per se, that actually has our interest is Kane Parson’s directorial debut Backrooms, inspired by his “creepypasta” web series. With a cast including Renate Reinsve, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, and Avan Jogia, A24 will release […]
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It’s a scenario that, under certain fascistic goverments, may not seem so far away: in order to increase economic output, the elders of society are mandated to live out their lives in far-off colonies. This is the backdrop of Gabriel Mascaro’s Berlinale Silver Bear winner The Blue Trail, a wonderfully expressive Brazilian drama following Tereza […]
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Following his directorial debut Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley is back with his follow-up I Love Boosters. Starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore, the film opened SXSW this month to a strong response. Ahead of a May 22 release, NEON has now […]
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With the formidable backing of executive producers Sean Penn, Walter Salles, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Marianna Brennand’s debut feature Manas picked up the best director award at Venice Days last fall. Ahead of a theatrical release beginning May 22 at NYC’s Film Forum, we’re now pleased to exclusively debut the U.S. trailer for the […]
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Following their transportive adventure The Tale of King Crab, directors Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis have now returned and this time with a major star in tow. Starring John C. Reilly as Buffalo Bill, Heads or Tails also brings together Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Alessandro Borghi, Peter Lanzani, Mirko Artuso, Gabrielle Silli, and Gianni Garko. […]
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After crafting one of the most deeply felt debuts of the prior decade with Summer 1993, Carla Simón followed up the coming-of-age drama with her Golden Bear winner Alcarràs, and last year she came to Cannes Film Festival with her stirring, evocative third feature Romería. We’re pleased to exclusively unveil that Janus Films will release the Cannes […]
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