The Film Stage

Jared Mobarak’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 list...

Dead Man’s Wire Review: Gus Van Sant Offers a Good Time at the Movies

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Dead Man's Wire opens in theaters on January 9. Gus Van Sant returns with De...

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

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Chronology of Water opens on January 9. Book adaptations yield two k...

All That’s Left of You Review: An Impactful Exploration of Decades of Palestinian Trauma

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. All That's Left of You opens on January 9. A sprawling, gripping drama...

Young Mothers Review: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Find Pain and Pathos

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Young Mothers opens on January 9. The new film from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dard...

U.S. Trailer for Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3 Brings Paula Beer Into Uncertain Territory

Christian Petzold's Miroirs No. 3 will arrive stateside via 1-2 Special nearly a year since its Cannes debut. Which might be the minimum length of time needed ...

“I Cried a Lot”: Sentimental Value Cinematographer Kasper Tuxen on Connecting With Joachim Trier’s Cast

In Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, a father tries to reconnect with his estranged daughters through a film he wants to make. Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a n...

Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2025

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. To e...

Magellan Review: A Hypnotic, Unambiguous Exploration of the Horrors of Colonization

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Magellan opens in theaters on January 9. Ferdinand Magellan was never regard...

OBEX Review: An Inventive, Lo-Fi, and Otherworldly Adventure

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Obex opens in theaters on January 9. While the likes of David Cronenberg’s...

News

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Features Point Blank, Monty Python, and John Singleton on 4K

A New Film by Hong Sangsoo and More Will Premiere at Berlinale 2026

Slamdance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

A Landmark of Brazilian Cinema is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Carlos Diegues’ Bye Bye Brazil

Matt Johnson Travels Back to 2008 in Trailer for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

U.S. Trailer for Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 Captures a Moral Parable in Transylvania

Reviews

All You Need Is Kill Review: Time-Loop Anime is a Visual Treat That Embraces Videogame Structure

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

A Useful Ghost Review: A Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

“There Are So Many Black Stories That Are Not Duly Explored”: Seeds Director Brittany Shyne on Her Sundance-Winning Debut

Podcasts

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

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The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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