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NYC Weekend Watch: Recent Restorations, Betty Blue, Kenneth Anger & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAM A series on recent restorations showcases what's made rep-going worthwhile of late—I...

Fourth of July Review: Louis C.K.’s Return Bears Little Humor or Passion

Why don't we address the elephant in the room? Fourth of July is of course the surprise new film from Louis C.K., which as pitted against the decadence of prev...

Mr. Malcolm’s List Review: A Period Romance with Electric Wit

Hearing that author Suzanne Allain originally set her idea—a bachelor utilizes an impossible list of criteria to find the "perfect" bride in modern day—before ...

The B-Side – Drew Barrymore (with Mitchell Beaupre & Marya E. Gates)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...

The Forgiven Review: A Strained Morality Play By and for the Bourgeois

At a time when western cinema is in its most self-consciously liberal mode ever, it’s hard not to have mixed feelings about John Michael McDonagh's The Forgive...

Visions du Réel Review: Gregoris Rentis’ Dogwatch is a Surreal Account of Mercenaries in Limbo

In the world of Gregoris Rentis’ Dogwatch, pirates are the new Godot. The greek filmmaker's feature documentary debut is all about waiting: waiting to leave, t...

Visions du Réel Review: Simon Brückner’s A German Party Offers a Chilling Look at The Country’s Far-Right Faction

If the title of Simon Brückner’s new documentary conjures images of Bavarian beer halls or seedy nights at Kit Kat, don’t get your hopes up. There is an ample ...

MUBI Unveils July 2022 Lineup

It's another eclectic month for MUBI releases as they've announced their July 2022 slate. When it comes to new releases, highlights include Albert Birney and K...

Resurrection Trailer: Rebecca Hall’s Life is Upended by Tim Roth in Chilling Thriller

One of the most unsettling viewing experiences thus far this year is Andrew Semans' psychological thriller Resurrection. Led by Rebecca Hall, once again provin...

Pedro Almodóvar to Direct Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal in Saint Laurent-Backed Western

If not slowed down on typical duties, as evidenced by last year's much-loved Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar's recently expanded the scope of his projects. H...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Reviews

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Paddington in Peru Review: Threequel Fails to Climb to Franchise Heights

Features

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More

Interviews

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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