Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 13. undertone (stylized all-lowercase) writer-director Ian Tuason staged his debut feature entirely in his Toronto childhood home with only two on-screen actors, with the other performances playing out in audio form only. After a Fantasia […]
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After premiering in competition at the Sundance Film Festival last year, Katarina Zhu’s directorial debut Bunnylovr was picked up Utopia for a theatrical release beginning April 10. Starring Zhu alongside Rachel Sennott, Austin Amelio, Perry Yung, and Jack Kilmer, the first trailer and poster have now arrived. Here’s the synopsis: “A drifting, Chinese-American cam girl, struggles […]
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It’s hard to believe it’s already been nearly a decade since the release of Zama, but Lucrecia Martel is finally back with her next feature and first feature-length documentary, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra). A deep-dive look into the murder of indigenous Argentine activist Javier Chocobar, the Venice, TIFF, and NYFF selection will now arrive this May. Ahead […]
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After showcasing work from the likes of Chantal Akerman, Pedro Almodóvar, Bi Gan, Bong Joon Ho, Charles Burnett, Terence Davies, Guillermo del Toro, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lee Chang-dong, Richard Linklater, Julia Loktev, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Christopher Nolan, Kelly Reichardt, RaMell Ross, Céline Sciamma, Albert Serra, Jane Schoenbrun, Steven Spielberg, Joachim […]
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It is not without possibility that John C. Lilly was so strange, complex, and plainly fascinating a figure that it took two of the most adventurous working filmmakers (and one of our premiere actors) to capture him. Shortly after the much-heralded Invention, Courtney Stephens debuted John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office, an archival-heavy […]
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The seemingly bottomless career of Kiyoshi Kurosawa has reached new depths. While the Ryusuke Hamaguchi-penned Wife of a Spy proved his slow, creeping form well-suited to another era, he’s only now—after 45 years of filmmaking and an even-greater number of features—depicting Japan’s feudal era with Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner, a drawing-room mystery starring […]
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When Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story nearly a decade ago––the last time either of them were in the director’s chair––the reports of creative differences that emerged all focused on the fact they were altering the script on set to transform the prequel into a full-fledged comedy. The […]
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Following her acclaimed debut I Like Movies, Chandler Levack is gearing up for quite an April 17. Not only will her Adam Sandler-backed third feature Roommates arrive on Netflix, her second feature, Mile End Kicks, will hit theaters on the same day. The TIFF and SXSW premiere is set within Montreal’s 2011 indie music scene […]
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Last month brought suitable mourning for Robert Duvall and Frederick Wiseman, whose legacies are so enshrined that the lengthy obituaries published by major outlets could have—likely were—written years ago. But immediately after came a quieter announcement that hit me hardest: Tom Noonan, the actor best-known for his collaborations with Michael Mann and Charlie Kaufman, and […]
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It’s Oscar month—perhaps one of the most dreaded times of the year for studios hoping to launch new releases. Not only are Oscar contenders still in theaters or finally hitting them at the tail-end of their rollouts, but winners are going to be re-released in days after the ceremony. Add the fact that nominees are […]
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