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Review: ‘Disclosure Day’ has the exhilarating, wide-eyed wonder only Spielberg can deliver
A mix of political thriller and on-the-run chase film, Disclosure Day has more similarities with Minority Report for most of its runtime than any of Spielberg’s previous alien movies.
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Pauline Chalamet’s Sweet 16
The Sex Lives of College Girls star Pauline Chalamet on the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.
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Review: ‘Find Your Friends’ shows how female friendships fail in an alpha male world
Every horror fan has to suspend their disbelief when characters go off by themselves or do something stupid, but in Izabel Pakzad’s debut feature, being abandoned by your friends to certain danger is entirely the point.
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Kory Stamper picks 4 movies to pair with ‘True Color’
Lexicographer and author Kory Stamper on the movies that complement her new book.
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Dispatches from the 2026 NewFest Pride Film Festival
With their sixth edition of the annual film series, NYC’s NewFest upped the stakes with a selection that ranged from intimate documentary portraits to recent festival smashes. Here are my brief takes on what I saw.
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Christine Gunderson picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Behind White Picket Fences’
Author Christine Gunderson on the movies that complement her new novel.
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‘Lincoln’ is the Better Angel of Biopics
As both an American history lover and a cinephile, I’ve seen so many ways a biopic can go wrong. Steven Spielberg’s 2012 masterpiece Lincoln avoids all of them.
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Austin Kleon picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Don’t Call It Art’
Author and illustrator Austin Kleon on the movies that complement his new book.
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Review: ‘Saccharine’ vivisects the horrors of diet culture
Though I didn’t find Natalie Erika James’ latest as effective as her debut Relic, I deeply admire the shots she takes here in another unique twist on the body-horror genre.
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Francis of Delirium picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Run, Run Pure Beauty’
Indie rock musician Francis of Delirium on the movies that complement her new album.
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Review: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is a glorified TV movie that’s also a blast
Jon Favreau’s theatrical extension of the Disney+ series may disappoint those looking for the next Jedi saga, but this one-off, low-key adventure was a fun ride.
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Review: ‘Backrooms’ beckons you into a twisted and otherworldly quest
If you’ve never seen any of the Backrooms YouTube short films 20-year-old Kane Parsons started making as a teenager, the creeping dread and ‘90s-internet-vaporwave aesthetic of his feature-length adaptation will give you a primer.
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Arc Iris picks 4 movies to pair with ‘iTMRW’
Indie rock band Arc Iris on the movies that complement their new album.
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Review: ‘Hokum’ hearkens back to handmade haunted-house horror
This is Damian McCarthy’s tightest and most realized horror vision to date, making great use of his largest budget to take a promising step forward in his career.
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Kevin Morby picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Little Wide Open’
Singer/songwriter Kevin Morby on the movies that complement his new album.
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Review: ‘Obsession’ is a vicious and hilarious takedown of Nice Guy Syndrome
If you love horror movies, you need to see Curry Barker’s Obsession, an amusement park ride of a movie that delivers laughs and brutal scares in equal measure.
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Review: ‘The Sun Never Sets’ shines with an authentic acting showcase
Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets is not just a welcome return for the indie film director, but one of his most accomplished works to date.
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Youngna Park’s Sweet 16
Product strategist and writer Youngna Park on the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.
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Review: ‘Something Wild’ lives up to its name in every possible way
Jonathan Demme followed up his pioneering Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense with this uniquely idiosyncratic vision of America that feels deeply indebted to David Byrne and company.
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Review: ‘Loafers’ revives the Chicago tradition of the no-budget hangout movie
Filmed for no money in 11 days by a bunch of young twentysomethings, DePaul grad Zach Schnitzer’s debut feature—which he also wrote and stars in—will remind many of the early days of mumblecore, particularly fellow Chicagoan Joe Swanberg.
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Review: In the provocative ‘Romería’, an orphan uncovers family secrets
Carla Simón’s Romería checks off many of the hallmarks of Rohmer-style European coming-of-age summer films while wading into murkier waters of memory and identity.