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15TH ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP & STAR-STUDDED JURY
LESFF 2025 returns to NYC May 1–5 with bold premieres, live Q&As, and the New York debuts of For Worse, Micro Budget, and The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick. Full jury lineup and screening schedule now live.
Reviews
Rami Malek stars in ‘The Amateur,’ a suspenseful and stylish espionage film that mixes action with emotional depth. Read our full, in-depth review of this modern spy throwback.
Eric LaRue is not a film about events, but about echoes. Judy Greer’s restrained, gutting performance elevates Michael Shannon’s directorial debut into something profoundly unsettling and beautifully strange. A film that interrogates how we speak about pain—and how we sometimes speak to avoid it.
Maya Ross’ Remaining Native is a single-take Indigenous coming-of-age film anchored by Eli Blackfeather and cultural honesty. A standout at SXSW 2025. Read The Full Review.
Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo shine in 'Bob Trevino Likes It', a heartfelt story of found family and emotional healing. In theaters March 21, 2025. Read our full review.
Robert De Niro stars as both Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in The Alto Knights, a masterful gangster drama directed by Barry Levinson and written by Nicholas Pileggi. Read our full review.
I’m Carl Lewis! explores the career and controversies of the legendary Olympian, highlighting his triumphs and the public perception that shaped his legacy. Read our review:
Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag is a razor-sharp espionage thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as a spy couple whose marriage is built on secrets—until betrayal threatens everything.
Nicole Kidman and Matthew Macfadyen lead Holland, Mimi Cave’s stylish suburban thriller that unearths dark secrets lurking beneath the American Dream. Read our full SXSW review.
Andre Gaines’ The Dutchman reinvents Amiri Baraka’s classic play, with André Holland and Kate Mara delivering electrifying performances. Read our full SXSW review.
Christopher Landon’s Drop turns a first date into a nightmare as Meghann Fahy battles a sinister online stalker. Does this tech-driven thriller live up to the hype? Read our full review.
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reunite in Another Simple Favor, Paul Feig’s murder mystery sequel set in Capri. Does it live up to the original? Read our full review.
Babak Anvari’s Hallow Road starts as a gripping family drama before veering into the surreal. Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys deliver powerhouse performances in one of the year’s most unpredictable thrillers. Read our full review.
Jack Quaid stars in Novocaine, a darkly comedic action thriller that blends high-stakes adrenaline with absurdist humor. Does it stick the landing? Read our full review.
Chad Hartigan’s The Threesome isn’t just another hookup comedy—it’s a witty, heartfelt exploration of relationships, commitment, and self-discovery. Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, and Ruby Cruz deliver standout performances in this unexpected romantic comedy.
A surreal horror-comedy blending dark humor with corporate satire, Death of a Unicorn is A24’s latest genre-bending entry. With absurdist humor, blood-soaked chaos, and sharp social commentary, this film walks the line between horror and farce. Does it break new ground or follow the familiar “eat the rich” playbook? Read our full review here.
Trailers
Two brothers. One mission. Watch the new trailer for The Accountant 2. See the movie first in exclusive Tax Day screenings, April 15, and everywhere in theaters April 25. Get tickets now: accountant2movie.com
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant,” Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters July 25.
Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Written by: Alex Garland
Produced by: Andrew Macdonald Peter Rice Bernard Bellew Danny Boyle Alex Garland
Executive Producer: Cillian Murphy
Cast: Jodie Comer Aaron Taylor-Johnson Jack O'Connell Alfie Williams and Ralph Fiennes
All’s fair when love is war. THE ROSES, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon.
Directed by Jay Roach, in theaters August 29th.
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.
Directed by: Jay Roach
Screenplay by: Tony McNamara
Produced by: Jay Roach, Michelle Graham, p.g.a., Adam Ackland, p.g.a., Leah Clarke, p.g.a., Ed Sinclair, p.g.a., Tom Carver
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.
In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.
DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film stars David Corenswet (“Twisters,” “Hollywood”) in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult (the “X-Men” movies, “Juror #2”) as Lex Luthor. The film also stars Edi Gathegi (“For All Mankind”), Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Gotham”), Nathan Fillion (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “The Suicide Squad”), Isabela Merced (“Alien Romulus”), Skyler Gisondo (“Licorice Pizza,” “Booksmart”), Sara Sampaio (“At Midnight”), María Gabriela de Faría (“The Moodys”), Wendell Pierce (“Selma,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”), Alan Tudyk (“Andor”), Pruitt Taylor Vince (“Bird Box”) and Neva Howell (“Greedy People”).
“Superman” is executive produced by Nikolas Korda, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars Winther. Behind the camera, Gunn is joined by frequent collaborators, including director of photography Henry Braham, production designer Beth Mickle, costume designer Judianna Makovsky and composer John Murphy, along with editors William Hoy (“The Batman”), Jason Ballantine (the “IT” films, “The Flash”) and Craig Alpert (“Deadpool 2,” “Blue Beetle”).
“Superman” will be in theaters and IMAX nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan comes THE LIFE OF CHUCK, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. This unforgettable, genre-bending tale celebrates the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
In Select Cities 6.6, Everywhere 6.13
Directed by Mike Flanagan
Starring
Tom Hiddleston
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Karen Gillan
Jacob Tremblay
Mark Hamill
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson comes “One Battle After Another,” starring Academy Award and BAFTA winner Leonardo DiCaprio.
Oscar and BAFTA winners Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn also star alongside Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti, as well as Wood Harris and Alana Haim. Anderson directs from his own screenplay, and produces alongside Oscar and BAFTA nominees Adam Somner and Sara Murphy, with Will Weiske executive producing.
The creative team behind the camera includes several frequent collaborators, among them directors of photography Michael Bauman and Anderson; Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning production designer Florencia Martin; BAFTA-nominated editor Andy Jurgensen; Oscar and BAFTA-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood; casting director Cassandra Kulukundis; and with music by Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood.
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Ghoulardi Film Company Production, A Paul Thomas Anderson Film, “One Battle After Another.”
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film will be in theaters and IMAX® nationwide on September 26, 2025, and internationally beginning in September 2025.
This October, worlds will collide. Tron: Ares. Only in theaters 10.10.25
Remi (Jenna Ortega) has her future figured out - Harvard in the fall, making her parents proud, and following the path she’s always expected to take. Then she meets Barnes, who lives for the moment and makes her question everything. As their love story unfolds through the summer, Remi faces a choice - stick to the plan she’s always known or risk it all for a life she never saw coming Watch in theatres and on Digital April 25th! Featuring: Jenna Ortega, Percy Hynes White, Marisol Nichols, Adam Rodriguez Javier, & more!
From Apple Original Films and the filmmakers from Top Gun: Maverick comes the high-octane, action-packed feature film F1, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kosinski, seven-time FORMULA 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman.
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone. F1 also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, and Javier Bardem, and has been shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport. Kosinski directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The film is executive produced by Daniel Lupi. Collaborating with Kosinski behind the scenes are his creative team, including director of photography Claudio Miranda, production designers Mark Tildesley and Ben Munro, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Julian Day, casting director Lucy Bevan and composer Hans Zimmer. Apple Original Films Presents a Monolith Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer / Plan B Entertainment / Dawn Apollo Films Production, A Film by Joseph Kosinski, F1, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and IMAX nationwide on June 27, 2025 and internationally beginning 25 June 2025.
From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.” Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku , Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Miles Caton, and Delroy Lindo.
The film is produced by Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler. The executive producers are Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho.
Coogler’s behind-the-camera artisans include his “Black Panther” franchise collaborators: director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, editor Michael P. Shawver, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Proximity Media Production: “Sinners.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on April 18, 2025, and internationally beginning on 16 April 2025.
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. MATERIALISTS – In Theaters June 13.
Meet APXGP. Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce. #F1Movie only in theaters this SUMMER.
From Apple Original Films and the filmmakers from Top Gun: Maverick comes the high-octane, action-packed feature film F1, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kosinski, seven-time FORMULA 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman.
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
F1 also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, and Javier Bardem, and has been shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport.
Kosinski directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The film is executive produced by Daniel Lupi. Collaborating with Kosinski behind the scenes are his creative team, including director of photography Claudio Miranda, production designers Mark Tildesley and Ben Munro, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Julian Day, casting director Lucy Bevan and composer Hans Zimmer.
Apple Original Films Presents a Monolith Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer / Plan B Entertainment / Dawn Apollo Films Production,
A Film by Joseph Kosinski, F1, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and IMAX nationwide on June 27, 2025 and internationally beginning 25 June 202
Interivews
From Oscar winners to cult classics, these Criterion Collection 4K Blu-rays are must-haves for every cinephile. Discover the best films to buy and why physical media still matters.
After decades of lobbying, the Oscars will recognize stunt design in 2028. Industry leaders believe the new category will reshape how Hollywood approaches action and narrative.
At C2E2, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and the original cast of The Breakfast Club reunite to reflect on the iconic teen film’s enduring impact—and its cultural blind spots.
Executive producers and star Noah Wyle break down The Pitt's Season 1 finale, tease what's ahead for Robby, and reflect on how the Trump administration could reshape the show's medical storylines.
Werner Herzog, director of Aguirre and Grizzly Man, will be honored with Venice’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. At 82, he’s still making films—and isn’t slowing down.
Netflix’s Everybody’s in Live reimagines the sketch-variety format with John Mulaney at the helm. It’s chaotic, clever—and a work in progress. Here’s our breakdown.
Netflix’s Adolescence Episode 3 features Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper in a harrowing one-take interrogation scene. Here’s how it was made—and why it’s one of the year’s most powerful hours of TV.
Neon drops the first trailer for Together, the body-horror thriller starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco. A Sundance hit, the film arrives in theaters August 1.
Ballerina expands the John Wick universe with Ana de Armas as a deadly assassin. Get exclusive images, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and insights from Keanu Reeves, Len Wiseman, and the cast.
Discover how Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz crafted “A LIEN,” an Oscar-nominated short film exploring the harrowing realities of the U.S. immigration system. Read our exclusive interview on the film’s themes, production, and impact.
Phillip Gellat’s The First Word on Horror is a gripping new documentary series profiling today’s most influential horror writers. Read our in-depth interview with Gellat as he discusses the series’ inspirations, storytelling techniques, and the future of horror literature.
Colman Domingo reveals he met with Marvel about rumors of replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang but ultimately felt the role wasn’t right for him. Instead, Marvel is moving forward with Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.
Writer-director Drew Hancock breaks down Companion’s explosive ending, its mid-credits twist, and potential sequel ideas. Read the full analysis here.
Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over resurfaced tweets about Muslims, George Floyd, and the Oscars. Will this impact her Oscar nomination? Read more.
Quentin Tarantino discusses fatherhood, theater, and his scathing critique of modern cinema during an intimate Sundance conversation with Elvis Mitchell.
Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore reunited at 92NY to reflect on the making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and celebrating its enduring legacy.
Kevin Macdonald’s archival-rich documentary One to One: John & Yoko chronicles the couple’s activism, art, and performance in early 1970s New York. Read our in-depth review.