The Film Stage

Wake Up Dead Man Review: Satisfying Benoit Blanc Romp, But the Weakest Entry Yet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery opens in theaters on November 26 and arriv...

The Tale of Silyan Review: An Inspiring Story of Perseverance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The Tale of Silyan opens in theaters on November 28. Described as the heart-wa...

Eternity Review: Elizabeth Olsen Navigates an Impossible Choice in Afterlife Rom-Com

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Eternity opens in theaters on November 26. How do you want to spend eternity? ...

How to Make a Killing Trailer: Glen Powell Leads Kind Hearts and Coronets Update

After making a splash with Emily the Criminal, John Patton Ford has followed it up with a new take on the British dark comedy classic Kind Hearts and Coronets....

The Voice of Hind Rajab Trailer: Venice Winner and Tunisia’s Oscar Entry Opens This December

Winner of the Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival and Tunisia's Oscar entry, Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab has been devastating audiences on the...

Brady Corbet’s Next Film Will Be X-Rated, Shot Entirely on 70mm, and Span Three Centuries

Following up last year’s acclaimed drama The Brutalist, Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet returned this year with The Testament of Ann Lee, this time with the for...

The Film Stage Presents Ultra-Rare Director’s Cut of Abel Ferrara’s Cat Chaser at the Roxy Cinema on November 30

Most filmmakers see piracy as a scourge on their livelihood. Abel Ferrara has what one might call a more pluralistic mindset: "The only thing you need to see t...

Train Dreams Production Designer Alexandra Schaller on Finding Beauty in the Land and Making Small Films Feel Big

One of the many special things in Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley, is the production design. Nearly every element of each setting feels like it was jus...

Dead Man’s Wire Trailer: Gus Van Sant Tells a True Kidnapping Story

Returning with his first feature in seven years, Gus Van Sant premiered Dead Man's Wire at Venice Film Festival and it'll now arrive before the end of the year...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Johnny Ma’s The Mother and the Bear, Backed by Pablo LarraÍn

World premiering in the Centrepiece Section at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Johnny Ma's comedic drama The Mother and the Bear stars Kim Ho-...

News

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2025 Includes Afternoons of Solitude, One Battle After Another, and Nouvelle Vague

NYC Weekend Watch: Abel Ferrara’s Cat Chaser

Trailers

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Best Documentaries of 2025

Interviews

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

Left-Handed Girl Director Shih-Ching Tsou on Collaborating with Sean Baker and Seeing the World Through a Child’s Eyes

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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