The Film Stage

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Review: David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens on July 10. As the world continues fermenting its vile cult...

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

As we said when Criterion Channel programmed his debut—and to date only—feature Not Fade Away, the world needs more David Chase films. That it's not for lack o...

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

If, as Lou Reed said, writing about music is like trying to dance about architecture, writing about comedy is... let's assume there's a terrible metaphor that'...

Exclusive Poster for Bingham Bryant’s FID Marseille Debut El espejismo

In the years since co-directing For the Plasma and leading Ricky D'Ambrose's Notes on an Appearance, Bingham Bryant has created a smattering of impressive shor...

15 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2026

Comprising international premieres, a shorts program, and some of the country’s finest-ever films in new restorations, 2026’s Japan Cuts––running July 8-18 at ...

New 4-Hour Director’s Cut of Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves Will Premiere at Locarno 2026

While there's no word on whether Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, which we reviewed two years ago after its Venice premiere, will ever see distribution, ...

Venice Classics 2026 Lineup Features Newly Restored Films by John Cassavetes, Roman Polanski, Shinji Sōmai & More

While there's still over two weeks to go until the Venice Film Festival unveils its official lineup on July 23, they've now debuted their slate of brand-new re...

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & 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: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterFilms by David Lynch, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher No...

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

As personal and profound as a documentary can be, Ross McElwee has crafted a moving testament to the life of his late son, Adrian, with Remake. As established ...

News

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

Trailers

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Trailer for 4K Restoration of Ngozi Onwurah’s Welcome II the Terrordome Presents an Afrofuturist Vision

Tom Cruise Needs to Save the World in First Trailer for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Reviews

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Barrio Triste Review: One of the Year’s Great Debuts

Remake Review: Ross McElwee’s Introspective Documentary Haunts with Humanity

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Review: David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Exclusive Poster for Bingham Bryant’s FID Marseille Debut El espejismo

15 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2026

New 4-Hour Director’s Cut of Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves Will Premiere at Locarno 2026

Venice Classics 2026 Lineup Features Newly Restored Films by John Cassavetes, Roman Polanski, Shinji Sōmai & More

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life