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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...

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Review: Haruki Murakami Anthology Gets an Eerie, Alien-Like Animated Adaptation

The short stories of Haruki Murakami are becoming an increasing fixture on the big screen––it may have taken considerably more time since their initial publica...

A Life on the Farm Review: Portrait of Experimental Filmmaker & Farmer Harvests Judgemental Cruelty

A Life on the Farm is centered on the story of Charles Carson, a farmer who made experimental, absurdist home movies in his spare time. This information is imm...

Saint Laurent Launches Production Company to Develop Films By David Cronenberg, Abel Ferrara, Wong Kar-wai, Jim Jarmusch, and More

In a development that confirms our long-held beliefs (fashion is fake but movies are real), Saint Laurent's artistic director Anthony Vaccarello has launched S...

Bob Dylan’s Concert Film Shadow Kingdom Arriving In June; Listen to the First Track

Your local Bob Dylan obsessive has surely mentioned Shadow Kingdom, the 2021 concert film that saw him rework an assortment of earlier songs––some established ...

Helena Wittmann on Human Flowers of Flesh, the Constant Evolution of Claire Denis, and Underwater Cinematography

With only two feature films, German director Helena Wittmann has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in international cinema. Her 2017 de...

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

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Trailer: A24 Sets Rungano Nyoni’s Cannes Winner for March Release

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

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

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

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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