Behind Scenes

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 exploring its specific niche right now. Then, …

The Palm Springs International ShortFest will return from June 23-29 for the 32nd annual showcase of short-form cinema. Last year, the fest programmed the Oscar-winning live action short “The Singers,” …

Stephen Colbert took aim at Karoline Leavitt after a wire service took down an unflattering photo of the press secretary following White House complaints. Specifically, during Wednesday’s monologue for “The …

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is one of the most fascinating characters in cinema. Perhaps the most nourished character arc ever. His downfall from an idealistic war hero to a cold-hearted …

Miroirs No. 3 Following a fatal car crash in the countryside that leaves her injured and her boyfriend dead, Laura (Paula Beer), a pianist visiting from Berlin, is nursed back …

John Oliver delved right into his topic of the night, discussing Hungary‘s descent into far-right populism via Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s documented legal coup. While making a point about …

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains major spoilers for “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen,” including its finale.] If there is one lesson in Haley Z. Boston‘s Netflix series …

“Animal Friends,” the live action-animated hybrid film from Warner Bros, has moved from a planned June 5 release to Jan. 22, 2027, the studio announced Friday. Ryan Reynolds voices Pony …

Jimmy Kimmel sounded off on MAGA’s outrage to his jab at Markwayne Mullin, noting the GOP had similar resume concerns when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stepped into office. During Thursday’s monologue for …

In this sweeping historical epic of love, survival, and devastating loss, taking place while the American Civil War and Reconstruction unfold in the background, we meet Scarlett O’Hara, perhaps the …