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The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Rescuing yet another auteurist item from the strange netherworld of streaming exclusivity, Criterion have announced a March 2026 date for Martin Scorsese's Kil...

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

As Martin Scorsese once said, "Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there's a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when ...

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

There is an inspired moment in the middle of Ella McCay, written and directed by the great James L. Brooks, in which the titular Ella (Emma Mackey) enters her ...

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2025. We’ve asked contributors to compile ...

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

While Erich von Stroheim's complete vision for his Gloria Swanson collaboration Queen Kelly was never realized, as the second half of production was scrapped d...

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

New to Streaming: The Mastermind, Afternoons of Solitude, Wake Up Dead Man, Die My Love, and More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

The 50 Best 2025 Films You Might Have Missed

With an awards season and year-end lists that tend to favor films that have been released in the last few months, many things can go overlooked. For our yearly...

The Best Performances of 2025

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances on film of 2025. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we've...

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Bertrand Bonello's directorial prowess can be so overwhelming that one's liable to forget the opulent, pulsing, heart-racing, menacing music coursing through o...

News

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Berlinale 2026 Competition Lineup Includes Angela Shanelec, Alain Gomis, Karim Aïnouz, Lance Hammer & More

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Features Point Blank, Monty Python, and John Singleton on 4K

Trailers

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

A NYC-Set Gem is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Reviews

All You Need Is Kill Review: Time-Loop Anime is a Visual Treat That Embraces Videogame Structure

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

A Useful Ghost Review: A Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

Features

2026 Sundance Film Festival Preview: The Must-See Films at the Final Year in Park City

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

Interviews

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

New to Streaming: The Mastermind, Afternoons of Solitude, Wake Up Dead Man, Die My Love, and More

The 50 Best 2025 Films You Might Have Missed

The Best Performances of 2025

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent