The opening frames of “The Daughters of Abraham,” which depict a lively Marrakech nightclub with a party that never seems to end, are enticing enough […]
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‘Monster’ Season 4 Review: A Poor Impersonation of ‘Monster’ the Movie
With Sarah Paulson as Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos Season 4 of Ryan Murphy’s gruesome Netflix anthology is ostensibly about Lizzie Borden, but its side […]
1983’s ‘WarGames’ Predicted How A.I. Might End the World: After Dark
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark honors fringe cinema in the streaming age with midnight movies from any moment in film history. First, the BAIT: a weird genre pick, and why we’re […]
‘NAZA’ Documentary Sets US Release
One of the most discussed films of the fall festival circuit is set to open in U.S. theaters next month — and without a traditional […]
Phil Lord, Chris Miller Set for Keynote at Future of Filmmaking Summit
Few films released in 2026 have dazzled audiences the way “Project Hail Mary” did. The Amazon MGM film combined sci-fi spectacle, puppetry, and a classic […]
‘Tender Loving Care’ Director Mike Leigh Breaks Down His Process
No filmmaker works quite like Mike Leigh. The British auteur famously begins each project without a completed script, preferring to start with a glimmer of […]
‘Best of the Best’ Bollywood Dance Sequences — Lena Khan Interview
There are a dozen fantastically smart moments in “Best of the Best” that help situate the viewer inside the high-emotion and surprisingly high-octane world of […]
Saoirse Ronan on Her Wild, Darkly Funny Role in ‘Bad Apples’ INTERVIEW
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on September 5, 2025 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Republic Pictures will release the film in U.S. […]
‘MobLand’ Season 2 Review: Tom Hardy Is Wasting His Time — And Ours
I am not immune to the charms of a go-for-broke action series. The driving momentum, the escalating calamities, the caution-less characters — it’s easy to […]
John Wilson on ‘The History of Concrete’ — Director Interview
Documentary films go to all kinds of far-flung and exotic places. But for one of the most interesting sections of “The History of Concrete,” John […]