The Film Stage

Chime Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mid-Length Chiller Doesn’t Stay Long But Leaves Its Mark

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. How do you even start to write ab...

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Review: An Illuminating Work of Cultural Archaeology

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Rotterdam coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. The first time I came across the ...

Sylvain Chomet on A Magnificent Life, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Returning to Triplets of Belleville

"The idea of the young Pagnol visiting the older Pagnol is nowhere to be found in his books," director Sylvain Chomet tells me when it comes to A Magificent L...

Yes Review: Nadav Lapid Stages a Furiously Provocative Satire of Israeli Genocide

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. Tel Aviv native, defector, and a...

MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

Museum of the Moving Image has unveiled its lineup for the 15th edition of First Look, the Museum’s festival of new and innovative international cinema, taking...

First Japanese Trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box, Primed for a Cannes Debut

Chalk up another sure-fire Cannes Film Festival debut. Sheep in the Box, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first feature of 2026 (preceding his adaptation of Look Back), has...

Revelations of Divine Love Review: A Charmingly Evocative Medieval Tale with Modern Resonance

Medieval life happened so long ago that our natural inclination is to view it from an alien remove and marvel at how someone actually lived like that. This is ...

Exclusive Poster for 2026 Edition of Los Angeles Festival of Movies, Taking Place April 9-12

One of the finest-curated festivals in America kicks off next month. The third edition of the Los Angeles Festival of Movies, co-presented by Kino Fi...

A Magnificent Life Review: Sylvain Chomet’s Saccharine Tribute to Marcel Pagnol

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. It’s common for a successful artist ...

Alpha Review: A Half-Baked Misstep for Julia Ducournau

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. Julia Ducournau has turned 180 degre...

News

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Exclusive New Stills From Carla Simón’s Romería as Janus Films Sets June Release

MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Last One for the Road Trailer: Take an Inebriated Trip Through Italy

Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May

First Teaser for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto

Reviews

Faces of Death Review: Smartly Crafted Remake Investigates the “Sicko” in All of Us

The Drama Review: Kristoffer Borgli’s Provocations Mask Greater Ignorance

The Stranger Review: François Ozon Finally Gives Albert Camus’ Novel Its Cinematic Due

Features

Posterized April 2026: Blue Heron, The Christophers, Exit 8 & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Tsai Ming-liang, Ken Jacobs, Gender Transgression & More

New to Streaming: My Undesirable Friends, Pillion, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wuthering Heights & More

Interviews

François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting

The Blue Trail Director Gabriel Mascaro on Coming-of-Age Inversion, Playful Dystopias, and Conservative Awakenings

Sinking into the Abyss: Nadav Lapid on Yes, the Collapse of Morality, and Beauty in Dance

Podcasts

Dolphins and Drugs: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens on Capturing the Work of John Lilly

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

Gabe Klinger on Finishing Movies, Navigating Festivals, and Isabel

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Chime Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Mid-Length Chiller Doesn’t Stay Long But Leaves Its Mark

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Review: An Illuminating Work of Cultural Archaeology

Sylvain Chomet on A Magnificent Life, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Returning to Triplets of Belleville

Yes Review: Nadav Lapid Stages a Furiously Provocative Satire of Israeli Genocide

MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

First Japanese Trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box, Primed for a Cannes Debut

Revelations of Divine Love Review: A Charmingly Evocative Medieval Tale with Modern Resonance

Exclusive Poster for 2026 Edition of Los Angeles Festival of Movies, Taking Place April 9-12

A Magnificent Life Review: Sylvain Chomet’s Saccharine Tribute to Marcel Pagnol

Alpha Review: A Half-Baked Misstep for Julia Ducournau