The Film Stage

Hope Trailer: Na Hong-Jin’s Sci-Fi Thriller Arrives This September

Following a divisive Cannes premiere, the "final cut" of Na Hong-Jin’s sci-fi thriller Hope is now set to debut stateside this month at the New York Asian Film...

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Taking place August 5-15, the Locarno Film Festival has now unveiled its lineup for their 2026 edition. Featuring 233 films from 69 countries, including 103 wo...

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Rethink Their Lives in First Trailer for Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets

Following his prolific streak from the mid-aughts through the mid-2010s, Joe Swanberg has slowed his tempo, but he's now returning with his first feature in so...

Julian Trailer: Cato Kusters’ Acclaimed TIFF Selection Arrives In August

An acclaimed directorial debut at TIFF last year, Cato Kusters' Julian was picked up by Strand Releasing and will finally get a release this summer. The drama,...

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

After Priscilla and her recent documentary Marc by Sofia, we've been waiting to see what Sofia Coppola will tackle next, following news that plans were scrappe...

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

Sundance is ostensibly a place of excitement and discovery—point origin for films that'll define the year to come and filmmakers who'll become leading lights y...

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

“I used to call myself a filmmaker. I used to call myself your father.” These two sentences are repeated like a mantra through Ross McElwee’s late...

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'...

News

James Gray’s Paper Tiger Sets North American Premiere as Opening Night of the 64th New York Film Festival

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

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

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

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

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Hope Trailer: Na Hong-Jin’s Sci-Fi Thriller Arrives This September

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Rethink Their Lives in First Trailer for Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets

Julian Trailer: Cato Kusters’ Acclaimed TIFF Selection Arrives In August

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

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

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

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