Queens of Drama Review: Queer Pop Musical is Perceptive Portrait of Parasocial Fandom
The relationship the queer community has with an ever-expanding and rotating lineup of pop divas goes back decades, even if the current...
The Ugly Stepsister Review: Cinderella Gets a Gruesome, Empathetic Body Horror Twist
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Ugly Stepsister opens in theaters on April 18.
If ...
Invention Review: Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez’s Drama Holds a Seductive Power
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Invention opens in theaters on April 18.
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Invention Review: Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez’s Drama Holds a Seductive Power
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Invention opens in theaters on April 18.
Grieving comes in many guise...
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2025 Lineup Features Christian Petzold, Robin Campillo & More
The last major Cannes sidebar lineup has now arrived with Directors' Fortnight, and featured in the slate is perhaps our most-anticipated film across the entir...
The Life of Chuck Trailer: Tom Hiddleston Leads Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King Adaptation
There's usually never a quiet year for Stephen King adaptations, but 2025 marks quite a year for the celebrated author. Following The Monkey at the top of the ...
The Criterion Channel’s May Lineup Includes The Ghost Writer, Spike Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, Jia Zhangke & More
We've always loved setting trends at The Film Stage and are accordingly chuffed that, nine months after we screened a 35mm print at the Roxy, Roman Polanski's ...
U.S. Trailer for Laurynas Bareiša’s Drowning Dry Introduces a Beguiling Family Drama
Winner of Locarno’s Best Director and Best Performance awards last year, Laurynas Bareiša's Drowning Dry went on to be selected as Lithuania’s entry for the Be...
Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2025 Lineup
Following last week's unveiling of the Cannes 2025 lineup, the first sidebar slate has been unveiled with the Cannes Critics' Week lineup. Particularly of note...
First Teaser for Ari Aster’s Eddington Finds Joaquin Phoenix Doomscrolling Through the Depths of 2020
Reteaming with Joaquin Phoenix after the divisive, impressively anxiety-inducing Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster is back with his fourth feature. His western Eddingt...
“I See Palestine as the Wound That the Whole World is Bleeding Out of Right Now”: Director Farah Nabulsi on The Teacher
“To your people, your son is worth 1,000 of mine." This striking line from Oscar-nominated director Farah Nabulsi's feature debut The Teacher draws inspiration...
One to One: John & Yoko Review: A Riveting, Soul-Rattling Time Capsule
If there’s one thing you absolutely cannot miss in Kevin Macdonald’s electrifying '70s-set New York City music documentary One to One: John & Yoko, it ...
NYC Weekend Watch: Macbeth, Michael Snow, Female Perversions & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
BAMBard-bred films by Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Béla Tarr, and Luchino Visconti screen ...