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SXSW Review: Mustache is Rebellious Yet Minor Coming-of-Age Tale

The feature debut of editor and short filmmaker Imran J. Khan, Mustache is a grounded coming-of-age story bursting with authenticity, even if the film feels at...

SXSW Review: Satan Wants You is a Mostly Compelling Dive into the Nonsense of “Satanic Panic”

One of the experts interviewed in Satan Wants You, a disturbingly compelling documentary making its world premiere at SXSW, points out that, today, the 1980s c...

Gregg Araki’s Cult Classic Returns in 4K Restoration Trailer for The Doom Generation

While Gregg Araki hasn't made a feature film in nearly a decade, since 2014's White Bird in a Blizzard, the director has kept busy on a number of high-profile ...

SXSW Review: National Anthem is a Personal Journey Into a Queer Rodeo Community

At the beginning of National Anthem, writer-director Luke Gilford’s exquisite-looking and subversive debut feature, 21-year-old Dylan (Charlie Plummer) lives a...

Champions Review: Bobby Farrelly Returns With Formulaically Dull Sports Movie

Bobby Farelly’s been out of the feature game for almost ten years. After a lucrative 20-year career writing, directing, and producing together, brothers Bobby ...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Axelle Ropert’s Petite Solange Portrays a Family Fracturing

One of our favorite films on the festival circuit the last few years finally has distribution. Axelle Ropert's tender coming-of-age tale Petite Solange, which ...

Ken Loach Mines Solidarity in Exclusive Trailer for The Spirit of ’45

Whatever comes with being perhaps the most-recognized British director of his time, Ken Loach still hasn't seen every one of his films reach American shores. T...

The B-Side – 2023 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil of This Had Oscar Buzz)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones t...

New to Streaming: Marlowe, Obsession, Triangle of Sadness, Jackass Forever & 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...

True/False Review: Ramona Incisively Contests Traditional Casting Practices

What is the criteria for playing a character based on a factual person? How much artistic license is granted toward playing such a character in a fiction piece...

News

Annie Baker, Lee Chang-dong, Danny Boyle & More Plot New Features

Radu Jude Reveals First Look at Next Two Features Dracula and Continental ’25

Exclusive: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Unraveling in New Artwork for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths

Trailers

Rounding Trailer: Ghostlight and Saint Frances Director Alex Thompson’s Psychological Thriller Arrives in February

The Quiet Ones Trailer Captures the Largest Heist in Danish History

The Greatest Film of All-Time Returns to Theaters with 50th Anniversary Trailer for Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman

Reviews

Every Little Thing Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Great Woman’s Dedication to Hummingbirds

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Review: A Heist Thriller That Would Make Jean-Pierre Melville Proud

From Ground Zero Review: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Is a Sobering Anthology Capturing Life During Wartime

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: To Save and Project, Donald Sutherland, Jonas Mekas & More

Caleb Hammond’s Top 10 Films of 2024

New to Streaming: Flow, The End, Pepe, Black Box Diaries & More

Interviews

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

“Cinema Could Be Grander”: Nickel Boys Director RaMell Ross on Perspectives, Contradictions, and True Intimacy

Adrien Brody on Pulling Personal History into The Brutalist, Overlooked Performances, and Acting with Beyoncé

Podcasts

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

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