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“Sr.” Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Honors His Father in Chris Smith’s New Documentary

Passing away in the summer of 2021, Robert Downey Sr. left behind a career of extraordinary, rule-breaking films. With the support and wisdom of Robert Downey ...

RRR Sequel in the Works, Confirms S. S. Rajamouli

While Joseph Kosinski and Tom Cruise delivered high-flying blockbuster spectacle this summer and James Cameron surely has some tricks up his sleeves when his l...

A Wounded Fawn Trailer: A Romantic Getaway Turns into Psychedelic Horror

While October may be over, there's still a number of horror treats arriving before the year closes out. A selection at Tribeca Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, a...

Retrograde Review: Matthew Heineman’s Riveting, Distressing Portrait of America’s Desertion of Afghanistan

There’s a common view that one needs distance and perspective to truly process and reconcile current events before making a worthwhile film on any particular s...

Frederick Wiseman on the Gamble of Documentaries, Bullshitting, and the Rhythm of A Couple

Frederick Wisman has been making movies since 1967. Now, 55 years later, he’s directed his first narrative fiction film ever shot on location. A Couple stars N...

Toni Servillo is The King of Laughter in Exclusive Trailer for Mario Martone’s Drama

While his latest film, Nostalgia, is Italy's Oscar entry this year, director Mario Martone's previous feature will finally arrive stateside. The King of Laught...

The B-Side – In Conversation with Mark Pellington

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...

New to Streaming: Fire of Love, Is That Black Enough For You?!?, The Assassin & 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...

Uncovering the Myths of the Diamond Industry

It's become burrowed in our psyche: the necessity of a diamond ring when it comes to marriage proposals. Not to mention the most prized gift a significant othe...

Keanu Reeves is Back in Action in New Trailer For John Wick: Chapter 4

After delivering one of his best performances in last year's fourthquel The Matrix Resurrections, Keanu Reeves is back for another next spring. John Wick: Chap...

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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