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Alain Gomis’s sprawling, improvisatory family saga DAO suggests a less sardonic version of one of Robert Altman’s hangout movies. Read Zach Lewis's #Berlinale review.
'Dao' Review: Alain Gomis's Improvisatory Family Saga
Across its three-hour runtime, Alain Gomis's 'Dao' comes to suggest a less sardonic version of one of Robert Altman's hangout movies.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Alain Gomis’s sprawling, improvisatory family saga DAO suggests a less sardonic version of one of Robert Altman’s hangout movies. Read Zach Lewis's #Berlinale review.
YELLOW LETTERS demonstrates the same moral complexity and sense of political urgency as İlker Çatak’s Oscar-nominated The Teacher’s Lounge. #Berlinale
'Yellow Letters' Review: Scenes from a Politically Charged Marriage
The film demonstrates the same sense of political urgency as The Teacher’s Lounge.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
YELLOW LETTERS demonstrates the same moral complexity and sense of political urgency as İlker Çatak’s Oscar-nominated The Teacher’s Lounge. #Berlinale
Charli XCX's #WutheringHeights soundtrack mirrors the film’s penchant for bombast and grief while standing on its own. Read our review.
Charli XCX 'Wuthering Heights' Review: A Sweeping Fever Dream
The album sonically mirrors the film’s penchant for bodice-ripping bombast and grief while standing on its own.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Charli XCX's #WutheringHeights soundtrack mirrors the film’s penchant for bombast and grief while standing on its own. Read our review.
A mad mélange of genres and cinematic reference points, THE VISITOR gets a glorious 4K makeover and some solid extras from Arrow Video. Available Tuesday. tinyurl.com/mvtzswxd
February 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A mad mélange of genres and cinematic reference points, THE VISITOR gets a glorious 4K makeover and some solid extras from Arrow Video. Available Tuesday. tinyurl.com/mvtzswxd
Half a century later, Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK remains a darkly humorous and relevant treatise on capitalism’s erosion of morality. Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray on February 24 from Criterion. tinyurl.com/yc5ee59y
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Half a century later, Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK remains a darkly humorous and relevant treatise on capitalism’s erosion of morality. Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray on February 24 from Criterion. tinyurl.com/yc5ee59y
The thoughtfully curated FOCUS OF LOUISE BROOKS preserves rare fragments of a major star’s earliest screen work, while placing them in clear and valuable historical context. tinyurl.com/4u2u38ap
February 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The thoughtfully curated FOCUS OF LOUISE BROOKS preserves rare fragments of a major star’s earliest screen work, while placing them in clear and valuable historical context. tinyurl.com/4u2u38ap
Fugees' #TheScore was released on this day 30 years ago! See where it lands on our list of the Best Albums of 1996:
The 10 Best Albums of 1996 - Slant Magazine
These are the best albums of 1996 as selected by Slant’s music writers.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Fugees' #TheScore was released on this day 30 years ago! See where it lands on our list of the Best Albums of 1996:
Converge comes off as confident and in complete control throughout 'Love Is Not Enough.' Read our review.
Converge 'Love Is Not Enough' Review: Loud, Lean, and Honest
The metalcore band comes off as confident and in complete control throughout the album.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Converge comes off as confident and in complete control throughout 'Love Is Not Enough.' Read our review.
Like its main character’s modus operandi as a criminal, Bart Layton’s CRIME 101 goes through all the pro forma motions. Read @tylekurner.bsky.social's review.
'Crime 101' Review: The Art of the Procedural Motions
Like its main character's modus operandi as a criminal, Bart Layton's 'Crime 101' goes through all the pro forma motions.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Like its main character’s modus operandi as a criminal, Bart Layton’s CRIME 101 goes through all the pro forma motions. Read @tylekurner.bsky.social's review.
REANIMAL doesn’t even attempt to hide the fact that it’s another Little Nightmares game going by another name. Read @justinofclark.bsky.social's review.
'Reanimal' Review: Tarsier Studios's New Nightmare
'Reanimal' doesn't even attempt to hide the fact that it's another 'Little Nightmares' game going by another name.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
REANIMAL doesn’t even attempt to hide the fact that it’s another Little Nightmares game going by another name. Read @justinofclark.bsky.social's review.
Matt Johnson's NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.
'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' Review: Lightning in a Bottle
Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Matt Johnson's NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.
THE CARPENTER'S SON, starring Nicolas Cage and FKA Twigs, is available next week on Blu-ray from Magnolia. Enter our giveaway to win a copy. tinyurl.com/mr3hn6r4
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
THE CARPENTER'S SON, starring Nicolas Cage and FKA Twigs, is available next week on Blu-ray from Magnolia. Enter our giveaway to win a copy. tinyurl.com/mr3hn6r4
Like Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s previous film, HONEY BUNCH sets out to throw a wrench into what might have easily been a straightforward story trajectory. Read @midfalutin.bsky.social's review. tinyurl.com/2wv3w73k
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Like Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s previous film, HONEY BUNCH sets out to throw a wrench into what might have easily been a straightforward story trajectory. Read @midfalutin.bsky.social's review. tinyurl.com/2wv3w73k
If Amanda Kramer’s weirdo BY DESIGN treats us, like its main character, as a piece of furniture, that’s probably by, well, design. Read William Repass's review.
'By Design' Review: That Obscure Object of Desire
If Amanda Kramer's 'By Design' treats us, like its main character, as a piece of furniture, that's probably by, well, design.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
If Amanda Kramer’s weirdo BY DESIGN treats us, like its main character, as a piece of furniture, that’s probably by, well, design. Read William Repass's review.
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN in all its multiplicity comes off as a meaningful evolution for Grasshopper Manufacture. Read Eli Friedberg on Suda51’s latest.
'Romeo Is a Dead Man' Review: Suda51's Maximalist Triumph
In the video games of Grasshopper Manufacture, death-obsessed even by the standards of their medium, eclecticism is the spice of life.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN in all its multiplicity comes off as a meaningful evolution for Grasshopper Manufacture. Read Eli Friedberg on Suda51’s latest.
Like a particularly impressive aspic, Emerald Fennell’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS is tantalizing to behold but not so easy to swallow. Read @roccotthompson.bsky.social’s review.
'Wuthering Heights' Review: Emerald Fennell's Aspic of Desire
Like a particularly impressive aspic, Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights' is tantalizing to behold but not so easy to swallow.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Like a particularly impressive aspic, Emerald Fennell’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS is tantalizing to behold but not so easy to swallow. Read @roccotthompson.bsky.social’s review.
J. Cole's 'The Fall-Off' mistakes adulthood for depth and discipline for risk. Read our review.
J. Cole 'The Fall-Off' Review: A Long-Winded Closing Chapter
If visible flop-sweat were all that mattered in art, the album might be as remarkable as it insists it is.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
J. Cole's 'The Fall-Off' mistakes adulthood for depth and discipline for risk. Read our review.
Boasting a flawless A/V transfer and a wealth of extras, @arrowvideo.bsky.social's 4K of John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR is one of 2026’s first great home video releases. Available on February 24. tinyurl.com/2hn3h8zr
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Boasting a flawless A/V transfer and a wealth of extras, @arrowvideo.bsky.social's 4K of John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR is one of 2026’s first great home video releases. Available on February 24. tinyurl.com/2hn3h8zr
Read our interview with Akinola Davies Jr. about his semi-autobiographical MY FATHER’S SHADOW, what it means for him to carry his father’s name, working with the film’s child actors, and more. tinyurl.com/3hthnd5x
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Read our interview with Akinola Davies Jr. about his semi-autobiographical MY FATHER’S SHADOW, what it means for him to carry his father’s name, working with the film’s child actors, and more. tinyurl.com/3hthnd5x
Hope and fear are inextricably bound in Akinola Davies Jr.’s semi-autobiographical film MY FATHER'S SHADOW. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
'My Father’s Shadow' Review: A Family (and a Nation) on the Cusp of Change
Hope and fear are inextricably bound throughout Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical film 'My Father's Shadow.'
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February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Hope and fear are inextricably bound in Akinola Davies Jr.’s semi-autobiographical film MY FATHER'S SHADOW. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
John Cassavetes’s films were born out of emotional truth. One of his greatest, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, arrives on Criterion Blu-ray in a stadalone edition this Tuesday. tinyurl.com/27y6jzrf
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
John Cassavetes’s films were born out of emotional truth. One of his greatest, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, arrives on Criterion Blu-ray in a stadalone edition this Tuesday. tinyurl.com/27y6jzrf
Read Diego Semerene on three highlights of this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam: Ivo Ferreira’s PROJECTO GLOBAL, Łukasz Ronduda’s TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL, and Philip Yung’s CYCLONE. #IFFR
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
This year's International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) didn't lack for at once poetic and political works of art.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Read Diego Semerene on three highlights of this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam: Ivo Ferreira’s PROJECTO GLOBAL, Łukasz Ronduda’s TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL, and Philip Yung’s CYCLONE. #IFFR
MEWGENICS is a truly enormous game jam-packed with secrets and synergies, surprising and rewarding even when its pacing frustrates. Read @midfalutin.bsky.social's review.
'Mewgenics' Review: The Cats Aren't Alright
'Mewgenics' is a truly enormous game jam-packed with secrets and synergies, surprising and rewarding even when its pacing frustrates.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
MEWGENICS is a truly enormous game jam-packed with secrets and synergies, surprising and rewarding even when its pacing frustrates. Read @midfalutin.bsky.social's review.
Taylor Swift has bypassed YouTube, premiering her star-studded music video for #Opalite exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify Premium.
Taylor Swift Drops "Opalite" Video, Co-Starring Domhnall Gleeson
The star-studded video makes its premiere exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify Premium.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Taylor Swift has bypassed YouTube, premiering her star-studded music video for #Opalite exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify Premium.
It’s easy to imagine the nihilistic avenues that Renny Harlin’s THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 capper could have gone down.
'The Strangers: Chapter 3' Review: Unmasked and Unremarkable
It's hard to imagine fans, if there are any, of this misbegotten trilogy being at all surprised by the film's revelations.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
It’s easy to imagine the nihilistic avenues that Renny Harlin’s THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 capper could have gone down.