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The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

It doesn’t take long to work out where you are in The Last One for the Road––for the backroads of Veneto, Italy, Francesco Sossai’s delightful new movie has th...

“Let the Location Speak to You”: Lynne Ramsay on Die My Love, Shooting Academy Ratio, and Adapting Impossible Novels

Scottish writer-director Lynne Ramsay returns to feature filmmaking with Die My Love, eight years after You Were Never Really Here. The psycho-drama stars Jenn...

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Review: A Devastatingly Immersive Portrait of Palestinian Suffering

On October 7, 2024, Israel’s occupation of Gaza took new shape as a publicly declared war. At the time, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi was traveling aroun...

The Plague Trailer: Cannes Breakout Targets the Effects of Bullying

With Train Dreams arriving this month, it's not the only film featuring Joel Edgerton getting a release this season. He also has a strong supporting turn in Ch...

Posterized November 2025: Rebuilding, Peter Hujar’s Day, Sentimental Value & More

November has sequels (Wicked for Good on November 21), festival fare (Die My Love on November 7), international Oscar submissions (Sirât, limited on No...

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Review: A Child’s Wonder Brushed in Pastel Animation

Most of us don’t remember what it was like to be two years old. The first few years of life consist largely of fragmented memories, stories that others have to...

NYC Weekend Watch: Hollis Frampton, Sofia Coppola, Bo Widerberg & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Anthology Film ArchivesTwo by Hollis Frampton screen in Essential Cinema; programs curated ...

Exclusive Trailer for Peaches Goes Bananas Celebrates a Trailblazing Queer Icon

Shot across a whopping 17 years, Marie Losier’s documentary Peaches Goes Bananas captures the life and career of Canadian electroclash musician and trailblazin...

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Trailer: Quentin Tarantino’s Uncut Epic Comes to Theaters Next Month

Cinephiles, rejoice. While there's no new Quentin Tarantino film on the horizon, a long-awaited holy grail of his filmography is finally getting a major releas...

New to Streaming: Frankenstein, The Smashing Machine, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Boys Go to Jupiter & 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...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

The Best Movie Posters of 2025

Oliver Weir’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Film Stage’s Most-Read Posts of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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

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