The Film Stage

Amnesiascope Presents Two Films from Japan’s Directors Company on January 30

When Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Sōmai, Gakuryū Ishii, and contemporaries needed to shirk themselves of the responsibilities and strictures driving Japan's studio...

Berlinale 2025 Adds Films by Bong Joon Ho, Ira Sachs, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese & More

Ahead of the Berlinale 2025 taking place February 13-23, they've unveiled their lineups for Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation and Forum sections. Highlig...

Eli Friedberg’s Top 10 First-Viewings of 2024

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. By w...

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K

Criterion's starting 2025 with 4K on the mind: today brings news that April will bring Sean Baker's Anora and a Blu-ray of Prince of Broadway alongside 4K rele...

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

“In early 1995, a hiker went missing in the remote mountains of central Oregon,” reads the prologue over a gorgeous opening shot: a still, wide frame looking d...

Emmanuelle Review: Audrey Diwan Subverts an Erotic Classic to Compelling, Alienating Effect

The most striking thing about Audrey Diwan’s reinterpretation of Emmanuelle––the infamous novel-turned-softcore franchise from fabulously named director Just J...

Jose Solís’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 list...

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

With only two features under his belt, British musician Daniel Blumberg has already cemented his name in film history. After debuting scoring abilities on 2020...

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

After making waves this holiday season with the wildly thrilling Carry-On, marking one of Netflix's most-watched movies ever, Jaume Collet-Serra is back with t...

Claire Denis’ The Cry of the Guards Finds New Lead with Mia McKenna-Bruce; Production Begins This Month

It's nice when promises are kept, nicer yet when those promises are a new Claire Denis movie shooting in a matter of months. Following September's report that ...

News

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another Test Screens, Confirmed to Be Modern Update on Vineland

NYC Weekend Watch: Michael Roemer, Wandering Women, David Lynch & More

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Eye The Devil in the White City as Next Collaboration

Trailers

SXSW Unveils 2025 Film Festival Lineup as Trailer for Last Year’s Top Winner Bob Trevino Likes It Arrives

Claude Lanzmann’s Monumental, Essential Shoah Returns with New Trailer and Poster Ahead of Berlinale Showcase

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Society’s Nobuhiko Obayashi Series Highlights Six ’80s Films

Reviews

Sundance Review: Cinderella Gets a Gruesome, Empathetic Body Horror Twist with The Ugly Stepsister

Flight Risk Review: Mel Gibson’s Claustrophobic Thriller is Never as Campy as It Should Be

Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés

Features

New to Streaming: Nosferatu, Oh, Canada, The Girl with the Needle & More

The Everyman Appeal of Gerard Butler

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

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

Podcasts

The B-Side – In Conversation with Julia Stiles on Her Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

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

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

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Amnesiascope Presents Two Films from Japan’s Directors Company on January 30

Berlinale 2025 Adds Films by Bong Joon Ho, Ira Sachs, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese & More

Eli Friedberg’s Top 10 First-Viewings of 2024

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

Emmanuelle Review: Audrey Diwan Subverts an Erotic Classic to Compelling, Alienating Effect

Jose Solís’ Top 10 Films of 2024

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

Claire Denis’ The Cry of the Guards Finds New Lead with Mia McKenna-Bruce; Production Begins This Month