Mubi Notebook News Today

The streaming era has been a boon for cinephiles. Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of movies, from old favorites to obscure titles are available with the click of the remote (and

Mubi, which is now also a publisher of criticism and commentary (see: Mubi Notebook) and film distributor, fashions themselves as a catch-all destination for film lovers, with an emphasis on curation.

With Ira Sachs’s Passages given an NC-17 rating in the US, censors still seem shy of frank depictions of sex on screen. But whether they choose to use intimacy coordinators or not, many filmmakers are finding new ways to show eroticism.

When director Jerzy Skolimowski spotted a donkey in a barn, he knew he had found the star of his next movie.

Scout Tafoya does a deep dive into the divisive Nunsploitation subgenre in honor of Severin's new box set, Bad Habits.