Dick Johnson is Dead Dick Johnson dies many times in Dick Johnson is Dead, a hilarious and moving documentary portrait helmed by critics’ favorite Kirsten…
A Haven for Homestyle Pastries Comes to the Nexus of the Universe
The new Red Gate Bakery, which recently opened in the East Village, is guaranteed to bring you straight back to childhood. With an open kitchen and…
Netflix Wins Big, and More Takeaways From the Gotham Awards
The 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards arrive at a critical moment in awards season. Predating most of the major awards, they provide a clue into…
The Early Word on Five Buzzy NYC Films Stirring up Sundance
Late Night Emma Thompson plays a veteran late-night talk show host in this broadly appealing comedy—think The Devil Wears Prada meets The Mindy Project—written by…
Brittany Runs a Marathon Star Jillian Bell on her ‘Couch to 5K’ Training Journey
At the Sundance Film Festival, you expect to see artful indies and quirky dramas — the next Little Miss Sunshine or Mudbound or Precious. What…
Sweetbitter Author and Series Creator Stephanie Danler On Being ‘Hungry’ For New York City
Lots of television shows mythologize New York City. But few succeed in depicting the city’s magnetism and allure as precisely as Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter, adapted…
Nico, 1988 Director Susanna Nicchiarelli On Structuring Her Biopic Like a Record
When Susanna Nicchiarelli made up her mind to take on the story of Christa Päffgen, better known by her stage name Nico, she wasn’t interested…
Juno Director Jason Reitman Tackles the ‘Very Taboo’ Subject of Parenting in Tully
Eleven years after his zany teen pregnancy screwball — a little film called Juno — Jason Reitman is back with a new kind of motherhood…
Trailer Premiere: Lincoln Center’s French Cinema Fest Features a Heavy-Metal Joan of Arc
The crème de la crème of contemporary French film is headed our way. Presented by Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance, the 23rd edition…
The Early Word On Six NYC Films That Premiered at Sundance
Skate Kitchen Crystal Moselle won the grand jury prize at Sundance in 2015 for her shocking, Lower East Side-set documentary The Wolfpack. Skate Kitchen finds…