The Film Stage

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: The Mighty Clint, Abel Ferrara, Reapprasing Ed Wood, Jonathan Demme & More

The world has long needed a memoir from Abel Ferrara, and now we’ve got one, along with smart studies of the lives and careers of Clint Eastwood, Jonathan Demm...

NYFF Review: Late Fame Is a Towering Portrait of the Artist as a Newly Famous Man

“Klara remembered who she was. She pulled away from the window and she was a sculptor, although she didn't always believe it, an artist––she believed them some...

NYFF Review: The Love That Remains is a Cathartic, Impressionistic Portrait of Love and Loss

Hlynur Pálmason’s fourth feature marks a soft, Malickian left turn for the man behind the icy-bleak dramas Winter Brothers, A White, White Day, and Godland...

NYFF Review: Below the Clouds is a Delicate Look at Life Under Mount Vesuvius

With Mount Vesuvius looming over southwestern Italy’s idyllic region of Naples, both in history and imagery, one might reasonably think Gianfranco Rosi’s B...

NYFF Review: The Currents is an Intimate Portrait of Fractured Identity

The Currents begins with a curious, impulsive act. Lina (Isabel Aimé González Sola) is being recognized for her work in Switzerland when, suddenly, she complet...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Unknown, João César Monteiro, Robert Downey Sr. & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchMy Dylan-scored cut of Tod Browning's The Unknown has o...

Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. on the Creative Freedom of Short Films, Unproduced Scripts, and Staying Challenged

From just his scripts alone, Charlie Kaufman is certainly one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema, be it Being John Malkovich or Adaptation. Ever...

BFI London Review: Left-Handed Girl is a Striking Drama Told Through a Child’s Eyes

The neon-lit alleyways of Taipei’s night markets have never looked quite so vivid as they do through a child’s eyes. Shot on an iPhone to emphasize the sheer w...

NYFF Review: Scarlet Finds Mamoru Hosoda Simplistically Adapting a Timeless Tale

Across two decades of crafting animated features, director Mamoru Hosoda has made both intimate dramas like Wolf Children and high-concept films like the scien...

New to Streaming: Mr. Scorsese, The Perfect Neighbor, and My Big Bold Beautiful Journey

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

One Battle After Another Sweeps 2025 Gotham Award Nominations

Aftersun Director Charlotte Wells to Helm Debbie Harry Biopic

Adam Driver Reveals Steven Sodebergh’s Cancelled Star Wars Movie

Trailers

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

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

Exclusive Trailer for Towards the Light, Premiering at DocLisboa, Presents a Personal Diary of Exile

Reviews

Dracula Review: Radu Jude Crafts Unruly, Indulgent Satire

Anniversary Review: A Happy Family is Torn Apart in Jan Komasa’s Haunting Drama

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

Features

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

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

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2025

Interviews

Soi Cheang on Directing Action, Twilight of the Warriors Sequel, and the Future of Hong Kong Cinema

“Cinema Can Be Bigger”: Radu Jude on Dracula, AI, and One Battle After Another

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

Podcasts