The Film Stage

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to rest...

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. As t...

Robert Eggers on Nosferatu, Jump Scares, and Making Vampires Terrifying Again

Remakes, reboots, and sequels are all the rage in Hollywood these days. Studios hand them out like candy to proven and unproven talent alike, but very few dire...

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Each...

“A Good Cinematographer is Like an Alchemist”: Jarin Blaschke on Nosferatu and Lighting Darkness

As the most-anticipated film of his career began playing to critics and faced down the circus of press junkets and awards screenings, Jarin Blaschke was in Tor...

NYC Weekend Watch: Meet Me In St. Louis, Raúl Ruiz, Chantal Akerman & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageSee It Big! Let It Snow brings 35mm prints of All That ...

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Is t...

New to Streaming: Anora, Small Things Like These, Juror #2, Cuckoo & 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...

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2025: Part Two

Following part one of our 2025 movie preview, we’re counting down our 50 most-anticipated films of the year. 50. 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle; June 20) ...

The 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2025: Part One

With the New Year upon us, it’s time for our annual tradition of looking at the cinematic horizon. Having highlighted 30 films we guarantee are worth seei...

News

John Hillcoat Reveals Cormac McCarthy’s “Faustian” Vision for Blood Meridian Film

MUBI’s January 2025 Lineup Includes Close Your Eyes, Pepe, Luca Guadagnino, Charli XCX & More

The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More

Trailers

Love Me Trailer: Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun Find Romance Across Billions of Years

The Game Is Out of Joint In Trailer for Grand Theft Hamlet

Gazer Trailer: Paranoia Thriller and Cannes Selection Arrives This February

Reviews

From Ground Zero Review: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Is a Sobering Anthology Capturing Life During Wartime

Santosh Review: U.K.’s Oscar Entry is a Taut Exploration of Gender Politics and Police Corruption

Laceno D’Oro Review: Pastoral Hybrid Doc Savanna and the Mountain Confronts An Urgent Struggle with Humor and Charm

Features

The Best Movie Posters of 2024

10 Films to See in January

Christian Gallichio’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Interviews

The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley on VistaVision, the 70mm Experience, and Brady Corbet’s Flexibility

Santosh Director Sandhya Suri on Quiet Characters, Economic Filmmaking, and Emotional Chess

Guy Pearce on the Egoism of The Brutalist and Why Brady Corbet’s Epic Earns Its Runtime

Podcasts

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

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