The Film Stage

The Currents Review: An Intimate Portrait of Fractured Identity

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 NYFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. The Currents begins with a curious, impu...

Renoir Review: A Gradually Rewarding Coming-of-Age Story

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. Just three years since earning a speci...

Pressure Review: Earnest, Engaging D-Day Thriller Hinges on the Storm Report

Can you make an engaging film about predicting the weather? Pressure, directed by Anthony Maras, answers this question in the affirmative. Set mere days before...

The Last Viking Review: an Ode to Oddballs, Mads Mikkelsen, and the Beatles

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The film opens in theaters and is available digitally on May 29. “The world ...

Power Ballad Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas Strike a Chord

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 SXSW coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. A film squarely in the wheelhouse of co-...

The Best Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Cristian Mungiu's Fjord taking home the Palme d'Or (see all jury winners here). While our ...

Cannes Review: Valeska Grisebach Returns with Spellbinding Noir The Dreamed Adventure

For some, a new Valeska Grisebach film is the kind of thing to be discussed in hushed tones. This year, she made her long-awaited return to Cannes, a full ...

Cannes Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins an Entrancing Yarn with The Samurai and the Prisoner

Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki) doesn’t like killing. A samurai presiding over Arioka Castle in 16th-century Japan, he’s a walking contradiction—a w...

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

As the 79th edition of Cannes comes to a close, president Park Chan-wook and his jury of Demi Moore, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Chloé Zhao, Diego Céspedes, Isaa...

Cannes Review: Radu Jude’s Diary of a Chambermaid Is a Humurous, Slight Meta Take on Mirbeau

Radu Jude has been rolling through features since his international breakout Aferim! in 2015, and his taste is nearly impossible to pin down. The films range f...

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Rhythm Is a Dancer Finds Lauren Caster Making a Family Discovery

Onslaught Trailer: Adria Arjona Takes on Super Soldiers in Adam Wingard’s Action Horror

Rob Tregenza Travels the Phantom Road In Exclusive Trailer for Fast

Reviews

The Little Sister Review: Hafsia Herzi Portrays a Woman in Flux

Forastera Review: Captivating Drama Explores Preciousness of Life

With Hasan in Gaza Review: Confronting Israeli Aggression with Grace and Memory

Features

17 Films to See in June

TCM Classic Film Festival 2026 Celebrates Immigrant Cinema In Hollywood

New to Streaming: Kontinental ‘25, Two Prosecutors, Two Women, Fuze & More

Interviews

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

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The Currents Review: An Intimate Portrait of Fractured Identity

Renoir Review: A Gradually Rewarding Coming-of-Age Story

Pressure Review: Earnest, Engaging D-Day Thriller Hinges on the Storm Report

The Last Viking Review: an Ode to Oddballs, Mads Mikkelsen, and the Beatles

Power Ballad Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas Strike a Chord

The Best Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Review: Valeska Grisebach Returns with Spellbinding Noir The Dreamed Adventure

Cannes Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins an Entrancing Yarn with The Samurai and the Prisoner

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Cannes Review: Radu Jude’s Diary of a Chambermaid Is a Humurous, Slight Meta Take on Mirbeau