Sundance Review: Seeking Mavis Beacon Searches for a Black Tech Icon and a Narrative
In her debut feature, Jazmin Jones and collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross are looking for answers. They turn to the divine, the public, and, of course, the Inter...
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Sundance Review: Little Death is a Genre-Bending Addiction Drama That Packs a Poignant Punch
Maybe you’re vexed by the official description for Little Death, the debut feature from music-video director Jack Begert. Maybe you want to know more than, “A ...
Sundance Review: Black Box Diaries is an Autobiographical Investigation of Sexual Assault
In the middle of Black Box Diaries, journalist Shiori Ito's debut documentary, Ito grins at the camera as she strolls through downtown Tokyo on the day of her ...
Sundance Review: Stress Positions Stretches Its Unrepentant Insanity
Between The Sweet East and, to some extent, American Fiction, cinephiles seem to be increasing their appetite for politically incorrect commentary. Even if you...
Sundance Review: Suncoast is a Sob-Inducing, Nuanced Homage to Florida
Floridian residents of a certain age viscerally remember the name Terri Schiavo. She was a woman in a vegetative state who became the center of a national righ...
Sundance Review: The Moogai Offers a New Spin on an Old, Old Ghost Story
It seems these days the devil’s designs have strayed from virginal teen girls to kindergarteners. Whether stuffing them in animatronic suits or isolating them ...
Lena Wilson’s Top 10 Films of 2023
Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.
It’s...
Paul B. Preciado on Making a Landmark Trans Film with Orlando, My Political Biography
For Orlando, My Political Biography, the term “festival darling” is an understatement. This experimental take on trans history, storytelling, and filmmaking it...
NYFF Review: Green Border is Agnieszka Holland’s Triumphant Stand Against Polish Corruption
Before the New York Film Festival premiere of her latest opus, Green Border, legendary director Agnieszka Holland wished everyone a good screening: “I would te...
NYFF Review: In The Pigeon Tunnel, Errol Morris Pays Extensive Homage to Spy Novelist John le Carré
You've no doubt heard of John le Carré––at least for the film adaptations of his novels, among them The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, A Most Wanted Man, and T...
Lena Wilson
Lena Wilson is a writer who lives in Brooklyn with her girlfriend and their two dogs, Young Neil and Knives.