The Film Stage - Page 126

“Cinema Should Serve as a Doorway to the Transcendent”: Nino Martínez Sosa on Liborio

Through the story of the religious leader Papá Liborio, Nino Martínez Sosa’s 2021 film Liborio deftly contends with the cultural, spiritual, and political forc...

The Criterion Channel’s March Lineup Features Michael Mann, Alain Guiraudie, Dogme 95 & More

No streaming service does a director retrospective like the Criterion Channel, and March offers two masters at opposite ends of exposure. On one side is Michae...

The Ice Tower Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Most Bewitching Film Yet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The Ice Tower arrives in theaters on October 3. If there is a filmmak...

Freaky Tales Trailer: Pedro Pascal and Ben Mendelsohn Partake in ’80s Mayhem

Premiering over a year ago on the opening night of Sundance Film Festival, Freaky Tales was a hopeful return to proper filmmaking after Anna Boden and Ryan Fle...

Berlinale Review: Girls on Wire is a Polished Yet Disappointing Return for Vivian Qu

With just two films to her name (in addition to co-producing the Golden Bear-winning Black Coal, Thin Ice), Vivian Qu has become one of China's most prominent ...

Berlinale Review: The Botanist Offers Sun-Soaked Landscapes, Coming-of-Age Curiosities

Few things loosen the grip of winter like a sun-kissed film. Add listless days and young love to the narrative and you might even forget the icy chill outside....

Memoir of a Snail Director Adam Elliot on Making His Audience an Emotional Wreck and Why He Won’t Win the Oscar

Two decades ago, stop-motion animator Adam Elliot burst onto the scene with his wonderful short Harvie Krumpet. Following a man cursed with lifelong bad luck, ...

Berlinale Review: Ari Unlocks the Beautiful Mystery of an Ordinary Life

French director Léonor Serraille’s third feature Ari is the portrait of an über-sensitive young man who ponders his place in the world while looking up peo...

Mickey 17 Review: Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Comedy is an Oddly Manipulative, Self-Congratulatory Parable

Is Mark Ruffalo giving a Trump impression? It’s early into Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 when the actor struts into the frame in a velvety blazer, wife Ylfa (Toni C...

Hot Milk Review: A Marvelous Look at Maternal Trauma

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Berlinale 2025 coverage. Hot Milk opens in theaters on June 27. A mother-daughter relationship...

News

Watch: Brady Corbet Directs Robert Pattinson in 1664 Commercial, Shot by Lol Crawley

Exclusive New Stills From Carla Simón’s Romería as Janus Films Sets June Release

MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May

First Teaser for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto

Arnaud Desplechin Finds the Music in U.S. Trailer for Two Pianos

Reviews

The Drama Review: Kristoffer Borgli’s Provocations Mask Greater Ignorance

The Stranger Review: François Ozon Finally Gives Albert Camus’ Novel Its Cinematic Due

The Blue Trail Review: A Lively Journey Down the Amazon River

Features

15 Films to See in April

New to Streaming: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Sirāt, Send Help, A Poet & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Béla Tarr, Meiko Kaji, Kiyoshi Kurosawa & More

Interviews

François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting

The Blue Trail Director Gabriel Mascaro on Coming-of-Age Inversion, Playful Dystopias, and Conservative Awakenings

Sinking into the Abyss: Nadav Lapid on Yes, the Collapse of Morality, and Beauty in Dance

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

Gabe Klinger on Finishing Movies, Navigating Festivals, and Isabel

The Academy Award Categories That No Longer Exist

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