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Olivier Assayas on Transforming Jude Law into Vladimir Putin

The French director recounts the experience of working with Jude Law in the challenging role of Vladimir Putin for his film, 'The Wizard of the Kremlin.'

Interview by Sarah Lasry
Image of Jude Law and Paul Dano in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin'
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Features - Film

The Best Films of 2025

From intimate family dramas to audacious political allegories, these films confront the challenges of our current moment with courage and curiosity.

Words by Nolan Kelly
Image of Renate Reinsve in 'Sentimental Value' by Kasper Tuxen. Courtesy of Mubi.
Features - Film

Why ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Still Shocks

Miloš Forman’s classic continues to endure, fifty years after its release, as one of cinema’s most subversive portraits of power and control.

Words by Laura Rodrigo
Image of Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Features - Art and Architecture / Film

The Most Striking Homes in Cinema

These memorable onscreen buildings, including mid-century pavilions and modernist villas, reveal the role architecture plays in shaping the story itself.

Words by Laura Rodrigo
Still of the Vandamm House in North by Northwest (1959).
MGM/Ronald Grant Archive/Alamy stock photo