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The Film Stage’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for ...

Poker Face Review: Russell Crowe Drama Comes Up Empty

One of Russell Crowe's greatest strengths as a movie star is his ability to make it look easy. When he's at his best, it often looks like he's barely trying. W...

Andrew Bujalski on the Resourcefulness of There There, Chantal Akerman, and the Evolution of Cinema

With There There, Andrew Bujalski finds new freedom under the constraints of working during the peak of the COVID pandemic. Shot on phones, it consists of a se...

The Criterion Collection’s February 2023 Lineup: Three Colors and Dazed and Confused on 4K & More

The Criterion Collection has unveiled its February disc offerings and, fittingly, one can celebrate Valentine's Day with one of the best trilogies on love and ...

Magic Mike’s Last Dance Trailer: Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Find Pleasure

The return of Ethan Hunt isn't the only franchise worth getting excited for in 2023. Seven years after leading one of the best sequels of all-time, Mike Lane—a...

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2022

As 2022 winds down, like most cinephiles, we’re looking to get our eyes on titles that may have slipped under the radar or simply gone unseen, so—as we do each...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 488 – TÁR (with Fran Hoepfner)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Dan Mecca joins Bill Graham and Robyn Bahr, along with special guest Fran Hoepfner, ...

Robert Machoian on The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, Survivalism, and the Need to Create

One of the most productive indie filmmakers working today, Robert Machoian has kept busy making features and shorts, sometimes with longtime collaborator Rodri...

DOC NYC Review: Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey is an Essential Ode to the Art of Celluloid Exhibition

Despite the intentions of any director or director of photography, the person with the final say in how a film will look when screened for an audience is the p...

DOC NYC Review: Dawn Porter’s Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net is Gravity-Defying Cinéma Vérité

A departure from Cirque du Soleil’s previous theatrical features (2012’s Worlds Away and the 2000 3D IMAX short Journey of a Man), Dawn Porter’s Cirque du Sole...

News

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Exclusive: Paul Schrader’s Next Films Involve a Pederast Professor and a Wall Street-Set Erotic Thriller

2024 Gotham Awards Nominations Unveiled

Trailers

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

Reviews

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Clint Eastwood’s Late Era

The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy

AFI Fest Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Here Plays Like the Anti-Boyhood

Features

17 Films to See in November

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tony Leung, Johnnie To, and Chiara Mastroianni Talk Cinema’s Future as the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Begins

Interviews

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness

The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD

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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