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The Vast of Night Review: A Nocturnal Sci-Fi Tale with Twilight Zone-Esque Thrills

Whereas many a sci-fi film begins with a touch of the extraterrestrial to whet the appetite, The Vast of Night is far more interested in se...

End of Sentence Review: John Hawkes and Logan Lerman Reconnect in Father-Son Drama

The High Note Review: Dakota Johnson Charms in Comforting Music Business Dramedy

The Wanting Mare Review: An Overwhelmingly Beautiful, Purposefully Abstract Fable

The Painter and the Thief Review: A Strange Friendship Gets Captured with Depth

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We Are One: A Global Film Festival Announces Lineup of Free Programming

The Wanting Mare Review: An Overwhelmingly Beautiful, Purposefully Abstract Fable

Tribeca Review: The State of Texas vs. Melissa Takes a Restrained Look at a Compelling Case

Tribeca Review: Harley is a Colorful Jersey-Set Character Study of a Notorious Lawyer

Burning Star Yoo Ah-in Faces a Zombie Apocalypse in First Trailer for Alive

Being self-isolated from the rest of the world in your apartment as a virus infects those outside your windows may be a touch too on the nose considering today...

Miss Juneteenth Trailer: Nicole Beharie Prepares Her Daughter for the Pageant of a Lifetime

An official selection at Sundance and SXSW (where it picked up the Best Texan film award), Miss Juneteenth is the directorial debut of Channing Godfrey Peoples...

The High Note Review: Dakota Johnson Charms in Comforting Music Business Dramedy

While it's an understandably strange time to review a film, it feels refreshing to review a nice film. The High Note, directed by Nisha Ganatra, tells the stor...

The Wanting Mare Review: An Overwhelmingly Beautiful, Purposefully Abstract Fable

In Shane Carruth’s 2004 debut feature Primer, two colleagues go down a physics rabbit hole to build a time machine. In the early stages of masterminding this s...

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Teaser: Sundance & Berlinale Favorite Arrives This July

In a time when we can't head down to our local dive bar, a new form-bending documentary has gained new resonance. The Ross Brothers' Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets...

New to Streaming: The Trip to Greece, Joan of Arc, The Painter and the Thief & More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

Intermission Ep. 3 – Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (with Phuong Le)

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora...

New Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet Goes Deeper into the Time-Bending Mystery

The last few weeks have been full of speculation if Warner Bros. would be moving full steam ahead with the marketing and release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet, ...

MUBI Introduces Full Library Featuring a Treasure Trove of Curated Films

In a sea of online streaming services, MUBI’s stake in the field has been its carousel of films. 30 movies are available on any given day, all of which are par...

The Cult of Showgirls Gets the Spotlight in Trailer for You Don’t Nomi

Everybody getting AIDS! Pronouncing it as “Versayce!” Gina Gershon’s eyebrows! The way Elizabeth Berkley eats a hamburger! It goes without saying that Paul ...

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