The Film Stage - Page 100

Exclusive Trailer for Moi-même Resurrects an Abandoned Film Capturing Revolution in Paris

While many cinephilic pleasures can be derived from diving into underseen gems from many decades ago, it's extremely rare to find a film shot before many of ou...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Terrence Malick, Chateau Marmont, Korean Cinema & More

Our first roundup of 2025 features some major releases; given the state of things, we should be very thankful for that. Note that our next column will include ...

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the B...

First Trailer for On Swift Horses Sets Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter & More in ’50s Melodrama

Sporting quite the cast of up-and-coming talent, On Swift Horses, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle premiere...

Exclusive Poster for Radu Jude’s Berlinale Premiere Kontinental ’25 Pays Homage to Roberto Rossellini

Coming after a major 2024 with the U.S. release of his blistering satire Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (which nabbed a spot in our...

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the B...

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere The Memory of Butterflies Explores Latin American History

Kicking off this week, the 2025 Berlinale features no shortage of exciting premieres. One on our radar is Peruvian filmmaker Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski's La memo...

The Friend Trailer: Naomi Watts Inherits Billy Murray’s Best Friend

The Room Next Door wasn’t the only Sigrid Nunez adaptation to premiere at fall festivals last year. David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s Montana Story follow-up Th...

“Institutions Have Collapsed”: Universal Language Team on Iranian Cinema, Individualism, and Canadian History

Universal Language could easily have overdosed on twee. Set in an alternate-universe Winnipeg where almost everyone is ethnically Iranian and speaks Farsi, it ...

First Look at Carla Simón’s Alcarràs Follow-Up Romería

Following her lovely, emotional first two features Summer 1993 and Alcarràs, Carla Simon recently shot the final part of her loose family trilogy with Romería....

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

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

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

Read More