The Film Stage - Page 11

Exclusive Trailer for Marta Mateus’ Acclaimed Debut Fire of Wind, Produced by Pedro Costa

A selection at Locarno, New York, BFI London, Viennale, Tokyo, and more film festivals, Marta Mateus' Fire of Wind was one of the most formally striking featur...

Exclusive Trailer for New Restoration of Sherman Alexie’s The Business of Fancydancing

Premiering back at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002, renowned Native American novelist and screenwriter Sherman Alexie's feature debut The Business of Fancyd...

NYC Weekend Watch: God’s Comedy, Robert Downey Sr, Kevin Brownlow & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA complete João César Monteiro retrospective (watch our exclusive trail...

New to Streaming: No Other Land, A House of Dynamite, Anemone, Riefenstahl & 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...

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2025

As 2025 winds down, like most cinephiles, we’re looking to get our eyes on titles that may have slipped through the cracks or simply gone unseen, so—as we do e...

Emulsion Ep. 17 – Stephanie LaCava on Nymph, Chantal Akerman, and Abel Ferrara

Given her work in and around cinema, it’s no surprise that Stephanie LaCava would write a novel that is, no small feat, cinematic. Said novel is Nymph, a slim ...

BFI London Review: Kevin B. Lee’s Debut Feature Afterlives Interrogates Terrorist Propaganda

So much of filmmaking and film-watching boils down to either lending your eyes to another or accepting that loan as a viewer––a process so quick, so immediate ...

Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Honors Korean Predecessor with a Potent Mix of Comedy and Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Bugonia opens in theaters on October 24. After dabbling in dystopian fantasy...

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review: Great Performances Inside Stagnant Frames

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere opens in theaters on October 24. The...

Shelby Oaks Review: Chris Stuckmann’s Debut is an Uninspired Horror Mishmash

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Fantasia coverage. Shelby Oaks opens in theaters on October 24. There’s been a bit of mystery...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2025 Includes Afternoons of Solitude, One Battle After Another, and Nouvelle Vague

NYC Weekend Watch: Abel Ferrara’s Cat Chaser

Brady Corbet’s Next Film Will Be X-Rated, Shot Entirely on 70mm, and Span Three Centuries

Trailers

A Useful Ghost Trailer: Thailand’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Arrives This January

Mother Mary Trailer: David Lowery Returns with Pop Melodrama Starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel

How to Make a Killing Trailer: Glen Powell Leads Kind Hearts and Coronets Update

Reviews

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

Teenage Wasteland Review: A High School Class That Held Up Truth to Power

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Review: A Poetic Celebration of the Past, Present, and Future of Black Culture

Features

12 Films to See in December

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2025

New to Streaming: Blossoms Shanghai, Blue Moon Bugonia, Urchin, Left-Handed Girl & More

Interviews

Left-Handed Girl Director Shih-Ching Tsou on Collaborating with Sean Baker and Seeing the World Through a Child’s Eyes

Mr. Scorsese Editor David Bartner on Capturing the Emotional Heart of a Legendary Career

Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent, Confronting Brazil’s Past, and Breaking Screenwriting Rules

Podcasts

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

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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