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Trenque Lauquen Director Laura Citarella on Crafting an Ever-Changing Epic and Being Inspired by Agnès Varda

Argentinian writer-director Laura Citarella, part of the film collective El Pampero Cine responsible for such monumental work as La Flor, presented her third f...

The Film Stage & Bleeding Edge Present the Toronto Premiere of Bertrand Bonello’s Coma This May

Few––I mean one or two––films from last year were equal to Bertrand Bonello's Coma. It also never got a theatrical release. Though I'd try offering some explan...

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2023 Features New Films by Hong Sangsoo, Michel Gondry, Sean Price Williams & More

After Cannes Film Festival announced its main lineup last week, the Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week sidebars have unveiled their slates. Now in its 55th...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 503 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (with Valerie Ettenhofer)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, The B-Side host Conor O'Donnell joins Robyn Bahr, Bill Graham, and special guest Val...

The Starling Girl Trailer: Eliza Scanlen Seeks Escape From a Fundamentalist Christian Community

After breaking out in Babyteeth and Little Women, Eliza Scanlen finds an impressive new starring role with The Starling Girl. The directorial debut of Laurel P...

Renfield Review: A Hilarious Concept Caged by an Uninspired Action Plot

Suffering from genre dysphoria, Renfield has all elements in place for a hilarious comedy but ultimately takes itself just a little too seriously for its conce...

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Includes After Hours, Breathlesss, and Budd Boetticher in 4K

How many movies are roundly better than Martin Scorsese's After Hours? Whatever the number (seriously: six?) it is now surely among the greatest in the Criteri...

NYC Weekend Watch: Freddy Got Fingered, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, For the Plasma & More

Life WorldFilm Stage contributor Matthew Danger Lippman hosts a screening of Tom Green's masterpiece Freddy Got Fingered this Friday, with tickets for $5 at th...

Sick of Myself Director Kristoffer Borgli on Narcissism, Body Horror in Comedies, and Art World Competitiveness

Sick of Myself, the sickly comedy from Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli, begins with a measure of artistic innocence. Two struggling artists steal a bott...

New to Streaming: One Fine Morning, No Bears, The Plains, Linoleum, Emily & 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...

News

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

December on the Criterion Channel Includes Bob Dylan, John Waters, MTV & More

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

Trailers

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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