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First Trailer for ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Pits Dinos vs. the Volcano

They may have been extinct for 66 million years, but Jurassic World proved dinosaurs have never been more popular. With a worldwide gross well over $1.6 bil...

‘Phantom Thread’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Fashions a Continually Surprising Relationship Drama

On a basic level, Paul Thomas Anderson makes films about magnetic presences — figures who emanate such greatness that it’s nearly as impossible for bystanders ...

‘Lean on Pete’ Trailer: Andrew Haigh Heads to the American West

After his stellar pair of dramas, 45 Years and Weekend, Andrew Haigh returned with his latest theatrical feature Lean on Pete at the fall festival circuit. ...

Joaquin Phoenix Wants Justice in New Trailer for Lynne Ramsay’s ‘You Were Never Really Here’

After her mesmerizing We Need to Talk About Kevin, the return of Lynne Ramsay has been a long-awaited one. While we almost got it with the Natalie Portman-l...

‘The Post’ Review: Steven Spielberg’s Craft Gets Hobbled by a Script Not Fit to Print

When asked about the representation of the Holocaust in Schindler’s List, Stanley Kubrick responded: “Think that’s about the Holocaust? That was about success, ...

Review: ‘The Rape of Recy Taylor’ is a Resonating Portrait of an Unheralded Woman

You may not know the name Recy Taylor, but you've definitely heard her story. It's one of rape, lies, and cover-ups. It's one of irreparable physical and psycho...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 274 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

We lob curses and insults at one another as we talk about the latest profane offering from Martin McDonagh....

‘Wormwood’ Trailer: Errol Morris Takes Peter Sarsgaard Down a LSD-Laden CIA Rabbit Hole

After the quaint, touching documentary The B-Side from earlier this year, director Errol Morris is back with a more ambitious undertaking: a six-part Netfli...

Posterized December 2017: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Phantom Thread,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and More

This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats....

NYC Weekend Watch: Goth(ic), Maurice Pialat, William Wyler & More

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...

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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