The Film Stage

Berlinale Review: Trial of Hein Is a Rigorous Debut Feature Questioning Identity and Memory

From Biblical tales of the prodigal son to Zach Braff’s Garden State, stories of returning home after an extended absence are ripe territory to explore reconci...

Revelations of Divine Love Trailer: Caroline Golum’s Acclaimed Medieval Tale Arrives This March

Premiering to acclaim at the 2025 FIDMarseille, Caroline Golum's second feature Revelations of Divine Love was acquired by Several Futures, who ...

Berlinale Review: Crocodile is a Choppy Yet Inspiring Portrait of Resourceful Filmmaking

The ever-increasing accessibility of filmmaking means that anyone with basic technology can shoot and edit a film. However, only those with a story worth telli...

Berlinale Review: The Day She Returns Is One of Hong Sangsoo’s Most Elemental and Revelatory Gems

Sooner or later, conversations around the ever-growing oeuvre of Hong Sangsoo all land on the same word: repetition. That's kind of inevitable: few could e...

New to Streaming: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, No Other Choice, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Raymond Depardon, A.I., The Loved One & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterA Raymond Depardon retrospective begins. Museum of the M...

How to Make a Killing Review: Glen Powell Goes on a Witty Spree with Little Payoff

John Patton Ford’s sophomore feature rides the wave of its clever lead from first shot to last, cool and confident that everything will work out in his favor n...

Berlinale Review: Sandra Hüller Proves Magnificent In Markus Schleinzer’s Rose

If period filmmaking's credibility can be measured by the audience's ability to imagine said person scrolling on an iPhone, Markus Schleinzer deserves reco...

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Standout Mother’s Baby Introduces a Strange Mystery

Premiering in competition at Berlinale last year, Johanna Moder's Mother's Baby tells a Rosemary's Baby-esque mystery with a cast featuring Marie Leuenberger, ...

March on the Criterion Channel Includes the Romanian New Wave, Ghost in the Shell, Who Killed Teddy Bear & More

The Criterion Channel's March lineup isn't lacking for director retrospectives, but there's unique pleasure to be found in their themed programming. Constituti...

News

Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley & Josh O’Connor to Lead Alice Rohrwacher’s Three Incestuous Sisters

March on the Criterion Channel Includes the Romanian New Wave, Ghost in the Shell, Who Killed Teddy Bear & More

Exclusive Poster for Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, Arriving This March

Trailers

First Red Band Trailer for Daniel Goldhaber’s Faces of Death, Arriving in April

First Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers Starring Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen

Sofia Coppola Makes Documentary Debut In Trailer for Marc by Sofia

Reviews

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Ecstatic Tribute to The King

What Does That Nature Say to You Review: Hong Sangsoo’s Meet the Parents

Dreams Review: Michel Franco Spins the Treacherous Dance of Love Across Borders

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The World of Black Film, Satyajit Ray, The Gambler & More

New to Streaming: Father Mother Sister Brother, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Dead Man’s Wire & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Werner Herzog on Dreams, Defeats, Ghost Elephants, and Why He’s Not a Workaholic

Alison McAlpine In Conversation With Walter Murch on Her Oscar-Nominated Perfectly a Strangeness

“We Cut 95% of It Out”: Matt Johnson on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Constant Re-Editing, and Season 3

Podcasts

Werner Herzog on Dreams, Defeats, Ghost Elephants, and Why He’s Not a Workaholic

The B-Sides of Anthony Hopkins with Brian Raftery

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

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Berlinale Review: Trial of Hein Is a Rigorous Debut Feature Questioning Identity and Memory

Revelations of Divine Love Trailer: Caroline Golum’s Acclaimed Medieval Tale Arrives This March

Berlinale Review: Crocodile is a Choppy Yet Inspiring Portrait of Resourceful Filmmaking

Berlinale Review: The Day She Returns Is One of Hong Sangsoo’s Most Elemental and Revelatory Gems

New to Streaming: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, No Other Choice, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Raymond Depardon, A.I., The Loved One & More

How to Make a Killing Review: Glen Powell Goes on a Witty Spree with Little Payoff

Berlinale Review: Sandra Hüller Proves Magnificent In Markus Schleinzer’s Rose

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Standout Mother’s Baby Introduces a Strange Mystery

March on the Criterion Channel Includes the Romanian New Wave, Ghost in the Shell, Who Killed Teddy Bear & More