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Asghar Farhadi Lives in Iran, but Won’t Make Movies There

Back in Cannes with Kieślowski-inspired "Parallel Tales," starring Isabelle Huppert and Vincent Cassel, the two-time Oscar winner ("A Separation," "The Salesman") explains his unwillingness to work in Iran.

Aleshea Harris at the 8th annual American Black Film Festival Honors held at SLS Hotel on February 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmmaker interview

How Aleshea Harris Combined Influences from Across History to Create Her Tragic, Absurd Debut ‘Is God Is’

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Pat Hingle, Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, 1986

After Dark

Crash Out with ‘Maximum Overdrive’: Director Stephen King’s One and Only Feature Film

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: (L-R) Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe attend the Red Carpet Premiere of Outlander: The Final Season at Alice Tully Hall on March 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for STARZ)

Interview

‘Outlander’ Stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan Bid an Emotional Farewell to the Series — and React to the Finale

Cannes

Who Will Win the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or?

Cannes: We rank the contenders out of the 2026 edition so far, with at least one film destined to take home a prize from Park Chan-wook's jury.

Gillian Anderson, Jane Schoenbrun, and Hannah Einbinder at the American Pavilion presented by IndieWire

Cannes

Jane Schoenbrun Says ‘Teenage Sex and Death’ Is ‘About as Commercial as I Can Do’ — Watch the Full Panel

Cannes: IndieWire sat down with the Un Certain Regard opening director and their cast, Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, to talk their bloody, hilarious, and sexy slasher homage.

Cannes

Cannes Premiere ‘Jim Queen’ May Be the Gayest Animated Film Ever Made

Cannes: Directors Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen and screenwriter Simon Balteaux spoke to IndieWire about their joyous and hilarious film, which creates a skewed version of the queer Paris scene with loving accuracy.

Arthur Harari at the 96th Oscars Nominee Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

Cannes

The Léa Seydoux Body-Swap Movie ‘The Unknown’ Has Already Sparked Intense Debate at Cannes

Cannes: Oscar-winning writer/director Arthur Harari ("Anatomy of a Fall") introduces us to his mind-bending film, starring Niels Schneider as a man who wakes up in Seydoux's body after a bizarre sexual encounter.

Sketch to Screen

‘Regular Show: The Lost Tapes’ and the Tricky Science of a TV Revival

Bringing back a beloved show for a new run is no easy feat. Does the Cartoon Network classic make it work?

“WELCOME TO WREXHAM” — “Joey Jones”— Season 5, Episode 2 (Airs Thursday, May 14th. Pictured: (l-r) Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac. CR: FXX

Missed Goals

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Season 5 Isn’t Quite as Welcoming as It Used to Be

Although still consistently entertaining, the Emmy-winning docuseries makes it just a little bit harder to root for the team disparagingly dubbed "Disney FC."

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 11: Curry Barker attends the Los Angeles Special Screening of Focus Features' "Obsession" at the Hollywood Legion Theater on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Filmmaker interview

Curry Barker’s Current ‘Obsession’? Just Making Great Genre Films

The director of 2026's first great horror movie tells IndieWire about the festival run that changed his life, balancing scares with laughs, and his "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" reboot.