The Film Stage

Listen to Jonny Greenwood’s Score for The Power of the Dog

The movie music Gods have blessed us this month. Following last week's release of Jonny Greenwood's score for Spencer, this week brings the Radiohead artist's ...

Full Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Delivers a Carnival of Horrors

Following up his Best Picture winner The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro has assembled another star-studded lineup with Nightmare Alley. Bradley Cooper, Cat...

Radu Jude on Ethics in Filmmaking, TikTok, and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

It’s August at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Radu Jude can’t get on the Wi-Fi. Six months on from his shock Golden Bear win for Bad Luck Banging or Loony ...

The Feast Review: Welsh Eco-Horror Invites You to a Particularly Gruesome Dinner Party

Lee Haven Jones’ slow-burn eco-horror The Feast may feature extended conversations around the dinner table about wealth inequality and the ecological damage of...

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Review: An Important, Complex Look at Police Overreach

I'm not sure there's a more textbook example of police overreach and excessive force than the one depicted in David Midell's The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain...

Doclisboa Review: The Story of Looking is a Moving and Personal Essay Film from Mark Cousins

As the face (sometimes) and voice (always) of an amuse-bouche of TV shows, film criticism (in his column for Sight and Sound), and documentaries over the last ...

DOC NYC Review: The Cannons is a Crowd-Pleaser About Race, Mentorship, and Hockey in DC

Directed by former NHL videographer Steven Hoffner, The Cannons follows a year in the life of the Fort Dupont Cannons, one of the nation’s first Black hockey t...

Mike Mills on Taking Detours, Geometric Filmmaking, and the Tenderness of C’mon C’mon

Director Mike Mills never shies from talking about his feelings. His films teem with care, compassion, and affection. His characters exude love, or at least wi...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: Jason Reitman’s Sequel is One of the Worst Results of Our Infantilized Culture

The once-prestigious Jason Reitman has remarked that after five consecutive box office bombs he felt the need to make his own Ghostbusters to finally confront ...

The Real Charlie Chaplin Review: An Ambitious Attempt To Quantify a Legend

As directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney, The Real Charlie Chaplin attempts a delicate dance, quite ambitiously trying to understand both Chaplin the g...

News

Listen to the Licorice Pizza Soundtrack, Featuring a New Track by Jonny Greenwood

Cinephile Game Night’s November 2021 Lineup Features Filmspotting

MUBI Unveils December 2021 Lineup

Trailers

Full Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Delivers a Carnival of Horrors

Experience Essential Cinema From Six Japanese Directors in Exclusive Trailer for Flash Forward

Mothering Sunday Trailer: Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman & Colin Firth Lead Eva Husson’s Drama

Reviews

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Review: An Undercooked Reboot with a Few Flashes of Inspiration

Licorice Pizza Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Coming-of-Age Adventure is Funny, Romantic, and Danger-Filled

Now Return Us to Normal Review: A Poetic, Personal Road Trip Reflecting on the Unintended Consequences of Wilderness Schools

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Paul Verhoeven, Monte Hellman, Punk Cinema & More

New to Streaming: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Wife of a Spy, To the Wonder & More

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2021

Interviews

Adam Nayman on David Fincher’s Complicated Auteurism

Abel Ferrara on How the Pandemic Led to Zeros and Ones and Creating His Own Genre

Radu Jude on Ethics in Filmmaking, TikTok, and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 452 – Belfast (with Dan Mecca)

The B-Side – Gene Wilder (with Amanda Waltz)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 451 – Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (with Jordan Raup)

Read More

Listen to Jonny Greenwood’s Score for The Power of the Dog

Full Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Delivers a Carnival of Horrors

Radu Jude on Ethics in Filmmaking, TikTok, and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

The Feast Review: Welsh Eco-Horror Invites You to a Particularly Gruesome Dinner Party

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Review: An Important, Complex Look at Police Overreach

Doclisboa Review: The Story of Looking is a Moving and Personal Essay Film from Mark Cousins

DOC NYC Review: The Cannons is a Crowd-Pleaser About Race, Mentorship, and Hockey in DC

Mike Mills on Taking Detours, Geometric Filmmaking, and the Tenderness of C’mon C’mon

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: Jason Reitman’s Sequel is One of the Worst Results of Our Infantilized Culture

The Real Charlie Chaplin Review: An Ambitious Attempt To Quantify a Legend