The Film Stage - Page 107

Sundance Review: Skywalkers: A Love Story is a Nail-Biting, Surface-Level Look at Insane Pursuits

It may have nothing to do with the fantastical creations of George Lucas, but in terms of achieving blockbuster-sized thrills, Skywalkers: A Love Story succeed...

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...

Lovely, Dark, and Deep Exclusive Trailer and Poster: Acclaimed Psychological Horror Digs Up Mysteries

A selection at Fantasia Fest and Beyond Fest last year, Teresa Sutherland's Lovely, Dark, and Deep marks the directorial debut for the writer, best known for t...

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: Handling The Undead Deconstructs the Zombie Genre with Painful Dread

The first word that comes to mind when thinking of how to write about Thea Hvistendahl's Handling the Undead is: dread. To expand: slow, ponderous dread. Writt...

Sundance Review: Winner is a Whistle-Blowing Biopic Too Tongue-In-Cheek to Take Seriously

Ever since The Big Short, Adam McKay’s winking and sardonic explainer about the 2008 financial crisis, a redundant cottage industry of similar-minded criminal ...

Trailer for New Restoration of G. W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box Gives New Life to a Silent Classic

One of the most expressive, luminous performances in all of silent cinema is that of Louise Brooks in G. W. Pabst's Pandora's Box. Now, thanks to a new restora...

Kleber Mendonça Filho on Pictures of Ghosts, the Future of Film Exhibition, and Stanley Kubrick Memories

Nothing gold can stay. So the saying goes and is thoughtfully illustrated in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest film Pictures of Ghosts. It’s a mosaic portrait of ...

Sundance Review: Daughters is an Insightful, Emotional Portrait of Brief Reunions

A striking film that evokes a wave of emotions, Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s Daughters is another picture––à la Rudy Valdez’s The Sentence, Garrett Bradley’...

Sundance 2024 Winners Include In the Summers, Porcelain War, Sujo, and A New Kind of Wilderness

While there's still a few days left of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including the opportunity to watch many titles from the comfort of your own home, the j...

News

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

Read More