The Film Stage

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

Nearly 30 years into his feature filmmaking career, French writer-director François Ozon has done it all: screwball comedies, murder mystery musicals, erotic d...

Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May

World premiering at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival and making its North American premiere at Newfest to much acclaim, Elliot Tuttle's feature B...

Watch: Brady Corbet Directs Robert Pattinson in 1664 Commercial, Shot by Lol Crawley

After kicking off his feature directorial career with Robert Pattinson on The Childhood of a Leader, Brady Corbet has now reteamed with the actor. In between T...

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

Some critics are going to say The Drama is not about race, or that if it is, this is simply an accident born of colorblind casting. There is a reveal—the revea...

15 Films to See in April

The first post-awards-season month of the year brings quite a mountain of notable, varied releases. From top winners at last year's Locarno and Rotterdam to de...

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

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 3. Nobel laureate Albert Camus is on...

The Blue Trail Review: A Lively Journey Down the Amazon River

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 3. The Blue Trail, the lively new fil...

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

Rather easily taking first place on our list of most-anticipated 2026 films is Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden, which finds the Japanese director drawing i...

Arnaud Desplechin Finds the Music in U.S. Trailer for Two Pianos

It's been quite some time since a film by the great Arnaud Desplechin has received a U.S. theatrical run, and thankfully that changes this May when Kino Lorber...

Backrooms Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor Discover the Abyss in Kane Parsons’ Debut

In a summer movie season once again full of sequels and reboots, one piece of I.P., per se, that actually has our interest is Kane Parson's directorial debut B...

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Trailers

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Reviews

The Mountain Review: A Cute Kiwi Tale About Friendship

Normal Review: Ben Wheatley and Bob Odenkirk Craft a Suitable John Wick Spin

Fiume o Morte! Review: A Historical Reenactment of Rare Wit and Energy

Features

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Interviews

“I’m Definitely Not Trying to Be Consistent”: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on Serpent’s Path, Chime, and Kokurojo

Isabelle Huppert on Becoming a Vampire, Ulrike Ottinger’s Timeless Touch, and Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales

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

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

Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May

Watch: Brady Corbet Directs Robert Pattinson in 1664 Commercial, Shot by Lol Crawley

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

15 Films to See in April

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

The Blue Trail Review: A Lively Journey Down the Amazon River

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

Arnaud Desplechin Finds the Music in U.S. Trailer for Two Pianos

Backrooms Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor Discover the Abyss in Kane Parsons’ Debut