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‘The 15:17 to Paris’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood Tells Another Tale of Real-Life Heroism

Completing his unofficial trilogy of American heroism after Sully and American Sniper, Clint Eastwood's latest film recreates the 2015 event in which Anthon...

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review: Rian Johnson Cherishes the Past, Then Burns it to the Ground

The tranquil blue introduction. The boom of the Williams fanfare. The warm yellow crawl. They invite you home to the familiar, a place in the past where wondrou...

Review: A Starchitect is Born in the Illuminating ‘Big Time’

Grand ideas changing skylines and sidewalks take center stage in Big Time, an illuminating portrait of starchitect Bjarke Ingels. Directed by Kaspar Astrup Schr...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 275 – Lady Bird

We throw down over the solo directorial debut from Greta Gerwig....

Steven Spielberg Conjures a Virtual Playground in New Trailer for ‘Ready Player One’

Unlike some filmmakers, the good news if you aren't a fan of Steven Spielberg's latest film, another one is right around the corner. After feeling lukewarm ...

Review: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Has Goofy Charms, Uninspired Adventure

After Steven Spielberg and company broke visual effects barriers with Jurassic Park, two years later, 1995’s Jumanji brought more large-scale, creature-focused ...

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Awakens in First Trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s Sci-Fi Tentpole

Although he developed Alita: Battle Angel for many years, James Cameron seems to be taking up permanent residence in Pandora for the next many years. Rather...

NYC Weekend Watch: Michelangelo Antonioni, Roman Hollywood, Studio Ghibli and More

In NYC? Here are the best films screening this weekend....

U.S. Trailer for Chinese Neo-Noir Animation ‘Have a Nice Day’

Outside of a few highlights, it's been unfortunately a rather weak year when it comes to the field of animation. However, 2018 is getting off to a more prom...

New to Streaming: ‘Princess Cyd,’ ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time,’ ‘mother!,’ ‘The Adventures of Tintin,’ and More

All the newly streaming films on Amazon, Netflix, FilmStruck, and more....

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

I Want Your Sex Teaser: Gregg Araki Returns with Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman

Reviews

Promised Sky Review: A Heartbreaking Drama That Hits Home

Disclosure Day Review: A Soul-Searching, Spine-Tingling Blockbuster Triumph

Tribeca Review: Ponderosa Takes Enigmatic, Comic Aim at America’s National Myths

Features

The Film Stage’s 2026 Tribeca Festival Portrait Gallery

NYC Weekend Watch: Italian History, Universal Westerns, Black Cops & More

Posterized June 2026: Maddie’s Secret, The Furious, Drunken Noodles & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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