8 Films to See at MoMI’s First Look 2026 A snapshot of the most exciting voices working in American and international cinema today, the Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look festival returns this week, taking place April 23-May 3 at the Qu...

We recommend 8 films to see at @movingimagenyc.bsky.social's First Look 2026, which kicks off this week.

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What’s the most underrated Steve Martin movie?

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I hope you got to see THEY ALL LAUGHED in HD on HBOMax while they had it, because it's no longer available anywhere again (?)

I loved doing this episode with dear friend and first-time guest Eric D.Snider!!

Steve Martin the man, the myth, the legend!

My God the innocence, the mischief, the awful style. The vibes are truly immaculate. Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio

Amrum Review: Fatih Akin Examines the Insidiousness of Fascism Through Coming-of-Age Lens There's a reason behind the odd credit at the start of Amrum: "A Hark Bohm film by Fatih Akin." While the two collaborated before on the latter's In the Fade, this project had a different beginning. B...

Fatih Akin's powerful drama #Amrum, opening Friday, examines the insidiousness of fascism through a coming-of-age lens.

Read @jaredmobarak.com's review:

Today exclusively over on our @purecinemapod.bsky.social Patreon, we have another episode of FILM DISCOVERIES! This time with @djmecca.bsky.social of @thefilmstage.com & @tfsbside.bsky.social! Great list, have a listen:
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ONEIL CRUZ LEADOFF HOMER!

we should treat these pardons as null and void as far as i am concerned www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Sure nobody’s perfect but also have you listened to Kate Bush on “Don’t Give Up” from Peter Gabriel’s seminal album SO?

The first look at Cristian Mungiu's #Fjord starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, premiering in competition at Cannes 2026.

Explore the lineup: thefilmstage.com/cannes-film-...

In today's headlines: East Village institution Veselka is bringing back its 24/7 service starting April 17.

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11 GAME SUNDAY SLATE 🍿

🏀 #2 East BOS vs #6 East TOR
🏀 CHA seeks 4th straight win, facing #6 West MIN
🏀 OKC seeks 5th straight win, plays UTA
🏀 Fresh off Flagg's historic 51, DAL hosts LAL
🏀 HOU (5 straight wins) takes on GSW

It’s his day

Here's 20 of the best films now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

Dolphins and Drugs: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens on Capturing the Work of John Lilly How often do you think about dolphins? It's a topic worth turning over, which makes especially valuable (deep breath as I say the title) John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office, a document...

Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens discuss crafting their new, bigger-than-life documentary portrait on a new episode of Emulsion. Tune in:

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Fix Your Heart or Die: The Startling Empathy of David Lynch The films of David Lynch are strange creatures, but to focus only on their most ungainly appendages is to willfully ignore their equally beautiful qualities.

Fix Your Heart or Die: The Startling Empathy of David Lynch

Indigenous editor Leo Koziol highlights five Indigenous films to keep on your radar this year, speaking with the folks making them happen, serving up screen food for the soul, a basketful of magical mushrooms and fire ants dripping honey from the sky. boxd.it/34e

"I know Joss Whedon said some bad things about me," says Jeunet. "I don't care. I know if Ioss Whedon had made the film himself, it probably would have been a big success. He's very good at making films for American geeks - something for morons. Because he's very good at making Marvel flms. I hate this kind of movie. It's so silly, so stupid.' About the changes he made to Whedon's script, Jeunet jokes: "Too bad, Joss Whedon!"

I could never hate Alien Resurrection because its existence led to the immortal phrase "Too bad, Joss Whedon!"

The Blue Trail Director Gabriel Mascaro on Coming-of-Age Inversion, Playful Dystopias, and Conservative Awakenings It's a scenario that, under certain fascistic goverments, may not seem so far away: in order to increase economic output, the elders of society are mandated to live out their lives in far-off colonies...

"It’s a movie about an older woman who wants to fly, but in the end she discovers she can fly even higher than she imagined."

#TheBlueTrail director Gabriel Mascaro talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about crafting his Berlinale winner, opening Friday:

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Remember how I've been in a fugue of exhaustion and manic depressive behavior for the last three years? Here's why. Please help me if you can. I am as desperate as a man has ever been, I swear to you.
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Backed by Sean Penn, Walter Salles, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Marianna Brennand’s Venice Days-winning debut feature #Manas will arrive this May.

Watch our exclusive trailer premiere for the Brazilian debut: thefilmstage.com/manas-exclus...

A Challenge for ‘No Kings’ Protests, the Third Time Around

A predictable #NoKings take from Jeremy Peters: A small turnout will be ominous, a large one will be meaningless, all protests from the left are merely a "primal scream," and none of them mean much. The NYT has always loved protests as history but hated them as news. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Review: An Illuminating Work of Cultural Archaeology Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Rotterdam coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. The first time I came across the name John C. Lilly I was––rather fittingly, ...

Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens’ new doc isn’t a biopic so much as a study of a few tumultuous decades in US history, and how ideas––even and especially the most absurd––can seep into culture.

Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review as it opens in theaters:

As I edit the forthcoming @tfsbside.bsky.social episode I forgot to mention this, but the last 20 minutes of HE GOT GAME is possibly the best 20 minutes in Spike Lee's career. It *kills* me that it doesn't have a proper physical release commensurate with its quality as one of his best films.

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