True/False 2025: The Track, Writing Hawa, Make It Look Real
These deeply personal works are all defined by the dogged, hopeful pursuit of dreams: sports, education, and aspirations—that feel especially heartening right now.
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True/False 2025: WTO/99, Family Album, Land With No Rider
Our second dispatch of the documentary film festival tackles public protest, trans stories, and life on the frontier.
True/False 2025: Seeds, River of Grass, How Deep Is Your Love
On three docs from the year’s prestigious non-fiction film festival.
I Think Of Them As The Work: Gene Hackman (1930-2025)
A look back at the accomplished actor following his death on Thursday.
Fantastical Season 3 of AMC’s “Dark Winds” Is an Electrifying Series Best
Unafraid to dive head first into its fantastical and emotional core, “Dark Winds” feels like a miracle in the current era of television.
Chicago’s Own Filmspotting Podcast Celebrates 20 Years With Inaugural Festival
The acclaimed podcast kicks off three days of films from throughout the show’s storied history.
What to Watch on Netflix: March 2025
New titles on Netflix this month include “Den of Thieves 2,” “How to Have Sex,” “Do the Right Thing,” and “The Outrun.”
A Preview of the 2025 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
A preview of the year’s best U.S. event for Francophiles.
A Goodbye to Two Legends: Roberta Flack and Jerry Butler
A tribute to two musical legends, recently passed.
A Mathematical Explanation of What is Going to Win Best Picture This Year
Our awards expert tries to predict what is going to win the big award through a breakdown of the preferential ballot system.
Netflix’s “Running Point” is Pretty Funny if You Don’t Think About it Too Hard
For a show hellbent on whitewashing the clearly sociopathic behaviors of sports team owners, “Running Point” is frequently funny.
New York International Children’s Film Festival Highlights Original Work From Around the World
A preview of the great NYICFF, which starts tomorrow.
A Salute to the Movies That Got Overlooked During Oscar Season
Academy voters didn’t show these great films any love. We’re not going to make the same mistake.
The Puppet Master Was Right: “Ghost in the Shell” at 30
A look at the masterful anime three decades after it changed the form.
February 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Wicked,” “Nosferatu,” “Here,” “Heretic,” More
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including Criterion editions of Drugstore Cowboy, Cronos, and Punch-Drunk Love.
If We Picked the Winners: The 97th Academy Awards
Our picks for who will win, should win, and should have been nominated for this year’s Oscars.
Three of Quentin Tarantino’s Most Beloved Features Get the 4K Steelbook Treatment
Physical media collectors alert! There are some Quentin Tarantino steelbooks you need to buy.
Movies to Watch if You Love Bad Bunny
10 films to watch as accompaniments to Bad Bunny’s new hit album.
The Timeless Echoes of “The Spirit of the Beehive”
A Far Flung Correspondent looks at Victor Erice’s 1973 masterpiece, one of Roger Ebert’s Great Movies.
