Kevin Nguyen

Even for press screenings, you have to wait outside. Here’s me before The Boy and the Heron a few days ago.

Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore reunite for New York Film Festival’s opening night, though you’ll be able to catch it on Netflix in a few months.

I usually edit very long things at The Verge. But over the next couple weeks, I’m going to do my best Charles cosplay at NYFF and review a lot of the exciting movies making their US debut at Lincoln Center. So keep your eyes on this space for more (and catch up on our coverage of Toronto International Film Festival if you missed it).

Have we reached the peak of the daily puzzle craze? Honestly, I hope not. Here’s one I just discovered: Cinema Grids. Three actors, three movie criteria, and once chance to get them right — perfect for the groupchat with your IMDB knowitalls.

Hideo Kojima attempted to defend the character design of Quiet, a silent, scantily-clad assassin in Metal Gear Solid V. Spoiler: “the secret reason for her exposure” is that she... breathes through her skin 😂

I can’t imagine what dog L. Ron Hubbard’s religion has in this fight.

WSJ reports on declining usage numbers for ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Jasper, leading to a cooling on venture capital’s unbridled optimism for AI startups. They’re not going anywhere, but maybe our expectations of their value should be tapered. That’s what the people with the money are saying, at least.

Ambient legend Brian McBride, one half of Stars of the Lid, passed away this week. Pitchfork has a great primer on his work — a perfect soundtrack if you want your workday to sound a little bit more sublime.

One of the year’s most beautiful and gutting movies, Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s The Eight Mountains, is streaming on the Criterion Channel today. It’ll make you cherish your childhood friendships, and also, want to build a house in the Italian Alps.