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The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

Next month's lineup on the Criterion Channel has been unveiled, featuring a pair of Paul Thomas Anderson films (Boogie Nights and Phantom Threads), The Secret ...

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The Voice of Hind Rajab opens in theaters on December 17. In January 2024, the...

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

In a major year for blockbusters, from Christopher Nolan to Denis Villeneuve, there’s none we are anticipating more than Steven Spielberg returning to the real...

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

After highlighting the 50 best films you may have missed this year and our overall top 50 films of 2025, today we put our spotlight on those that still need a ...

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

With bittersweetness, Avatar: Fire and Ash closes a chapter on big filmmaking at a time when the maximalist spirit and cinematic frontiersmanship of James ...

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Rescuing yet another auteurist item from the strange netherworld of streaming exclusivity, Criterion have announced a March 2026 date for Martin Scorsese's Kil...

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

As Martin Scorsese once said, "Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there's a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when ...

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

There is an inspired moment in the middle of Ella McCay, written and directed by the great James L. Brooks, in which the titular Ella (Emma Mackey) enters her ...

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2025. We’ve asked contributors to compile ...

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

While Erich von Stroheim's complete vision for his Gloria Swanson collaboration Queen Kelly was never realized, as the second half of production was scrapped d...

News

The Criterion Collection’s May Lineup Includes Akira Kurosawa, Bob Fosse, and Joachim Trier on 4K

First Look at Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Set for August Release

Isabelle Huppert is The Blood Countess in Exclusive Poster for Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlinale Premiere

Trailers

Legendary Director Haile Gerima Returns in Exclusive Trailer for Black Lions – Roman Wolves, Premiering at Berlinale

Two Prosecutors Trailer: Sergei Loznitsa Captures a Quest for Justice

Omaha Trailer: John Magaro Takes a Heartbreaking Road Trip

Reviews

Berlinale Review: Alain Gomis’ Dao is a Riveting Family Saga

Berlinale Review: Rosebush Pruning is a Maximalist, Muddled Attempt at Cinematic Transgression

Rotterdam Review: First Light is a Calm, Confident Debut

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Diane Keaton, The Brown Bunny, 2001 In Cinema & More

New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Is This Thing On?, The Librarians, Happyend & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“We Cut 95% of It Out”: Matt Johnson on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Constant Re-Editing, and Season 3

Cashiers Du Cinéma Editors on Programming Their BAM Series and Celebrating Cinema Workers

Sam Rockwell on His Most Overlooked Films and Working with Gore Verbinski

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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