Benny Safdie

The Curse is Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s unsettling suburban house of mirrors

By Charles Bramesco

Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone star as an unscrupulous property developing couple who find themselves cursed by a small child in this A24 and Showtime collaboration.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

By Weiting Liu

Kelly Fremon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s iconic preteen novel is a sweet tale of a young girl figuring out religion, boys and puberty.

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Puberty is an adventure in the Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret trailer

By Charles Bramesco

The Edge of Seventeen director Kelly Fremon Craig returns to the travails of adolescent girlhood.

Everything we know about Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

By Elizabeth Wiart

The British writer/director has lined up an all-star cast for his forthcoming biopic of the father of the atom bomb.

Paul Thomas Anderson takes us back in time with the Licorice Pizza trailer

By Charles Bramesco

In ’70s SoCal, a tentative romance blossoms between cool girl Alana Haim and newcomer Cooper Hoffman.

Everything we know about Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza

By Charles Bramesco

The writer/director is returning to his SoCal roots for his hotly-anticipated next picture, which hit cinemas in November.

The Safdies have directed a hallucinatory video for Oneohtrix Point Never

By Charles Bramesco

Welcome to a vortex of video detritus, inspired by the musician’s latest single ‘Lost But Never Alone’.

David Squires on… The increasingly bad decisions of Howard Ratner

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What if Uncut Gems was a sitcom? Our resident cartoonist reimagines the Safdies’ cult favourite.

Is quarantine viewing a time for edification or relaxation?

By Charles Bramesco

On one hand, the comforting familiarity of a rewatch. On the other, broadened horizons.

The 30 best films of 2019

By Little White Lies

Counting down our favourite feature-length releases from the past 12 months.

Watch: A Beginner’s Guide to the Safdie Brothers

By Will Webb

Exploring the early work of New York filmmaking siblings Josh and Benny Safdie.

Money on the Street: A Conversation with the Safdie Brothers

By Charles Bramesco

The filmmaking siblings take us on a tour of New York’s Diamond District, the setting for their sensational Uncut Gems.

Uncut Gems

By Hannah Strong

Mr Sandman brings us a dream with his hypnotic turn as a fatalistic Jewish jeweller.

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Adam Sandler can’t stop hustling in the Uncut Gems trailer

By Charles Bramesco

He's a tireless diamond dealer in the Safdie brothers' latest.

Uncut Gems – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Adam Sandler is on the form of his life in this scintillating, heart-in-mouth study of a desperate New York jeweller.

25 films we’d like to see at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival

By Adam Woodward

Could these be the directors vying for this year’s Palme d’Or?

60 films to look forward to in 2019 – part 2

By Rory Marsh

New works from Claire Denis, Jordan Peele and Kelly Reichardt round out our bumper 2019 preview.

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