The Film Stage

Cannes Review: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo is a Deeply Affecting Queer Drama

As reminders that ignorance, bigotry, and hate can literally kill, stories about the AIDS epidemic will always be relevant. The latest, beautiful example arriv...

Cannes Review: A Useful Ghost Tells a Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

While ghosts and spirits have long been the conduit for cinematic scares and jolts, from The Innocents to Poltergeist to The Ring, a relatively recent wave of ...

First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Brings Cinema History to Life

After releasing two films last year with Hit Man and the rather-overlooked God Save Texas: Hometown Prison, the ever-prolific Richard Linklater returns in 2025...

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes an Edward Yang Double-Feature, Kon Ichikawa, Compensation & More

If Criterion's influence from the last 15-or-so years must distilled to one figure, a good candidate might be Edward Yang. The near-instant canonization of Yi ...

Leos Carax, Albert Serra, David Lowery, Alexander Payne & More Plan Next Features

Kicking things off with a small but enticing update, following last year's incredible cine-memoir It's Not Me, Leos Carax is finally prepping a 2026 shoot for ...

Bring Her Back Review: An Anxiety-Inducing Triumph of Horror

Horror movies explicitly tackling grief are hardly a recent development, but it’s difficult to argue against the fact that we’ve seen this theme exploited ...

New to Streaming: The Brutalist, The Wedding Banquet, Deaf President Now!, I’m Still Here & 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: Cymbeline, Malcolm X, Kira Muratova, Fury Road on 35mm & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchMichael Almereyda's Cymbeline screens on Friday with th...

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Trailer: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s Striking Debut Arrives in June

A directorial debut as hypnotic as it is narratively destabilizing, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich was one of my favorite discoveries of last year's New York Film Fest...

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to rest...

News

MUBI’s June 2025 Lineup Includes Twin Peaks, Việt and Nam, Gregg Araki & More

Lee Chang-dong Plans Fall Shoot for Next Film Possible Love

The Coen Brothers Will Reunite, When the Time is Right

Trailers

4K Restoration Trailer for Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse Explores the Tumultuous Making of Francis Ford Coppola’s War Epic

First Teaser Trailer for Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, Set for October 2025 Release

First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Brings Cinema History to Life

Reviews

Cannes Review: The Secret Agent is a Rousing, Unsettling Thriller from Kleber Mendonça Filho

Cannes Review: Harris Dickinson’s Urchin is a Thoughtful and Adventurous Directorial Debut

Cannes Review: Peak Everything is a Romantic Dramedy That Finds Levity in the Anxieties of Societal Ills

Features

New to Streaming: The Brutalist, The Wedding Banquet, Deaf President Now!, I’m Still Here & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Cymbeline, Malcolm X, Kira Muratova, Fury Road on 35mm & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Tsui Hark on Finding Peace in a World of Chaos

Paul Banks on Creating His First Film Score with Sister Midnight and His Enduring Love for Cinema

Atom Egoyan and Eric Nazarian on Filmmaking, Authenticity, and the Psychology of Violence

Podcasts

Emulsion Episode Six: Edo Choi and Alexander Fee on Mikio Naruse

The B-Side Ep. 161 – Maggie Cheung (with Nick Newman)

The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)

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Cannes Review: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo is a Deeply Affecting Queer Drama

Cannes Review: A Useful Ghost Tells a Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Brings Cinema History to Life

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes an Edward Yang Double-Feature, Kon Ichikawa, Compensation & More

Leos Carax, Albert Serra, David Lowery, Alexander Payne & More Plan Next Features

Bring Her Back Review: An Anxiety-Inducing Triumph of Horror

New to Streaming: The Brutalist, The Wedding Banquet, Deaf President Now!, I’m Still Here & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Cymbeline, Malcolm X, Kira Muratova, Fury Road on 35mm & More

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Trailer: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s Striking Debut Arrives in June

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters