The Film Stage - Page 36

India Donaldson on Good One, Girlhood, and the Rhythms of Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Kelly Reichardt

The best directorial debut of the year, India Donaldson's Good One, is a carefully-observed portrait of both womanhood and fatherhood, capturing the 17-year-ol...

U.S. Trailer for Eureka Brings Lisandro Alsono’s Achievement Stateside

Long one of our favorite undistributed films of 2023, Lisandro Alonso's Eureka has been acquired by Film Movement for a September 20 release. Ahead of this, we...

Presence Teaser: Steven Soderbergh’s Inventive Ghost Tale Arrives January 2025

One of the most entertaining films to premiere at Sundance earlier this year, Steven Soderbergh's formally inventive ghost tale Presence has now reappeared. Ah...

Dreams in Nightmares Review: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Sophomore Feature is a Cathartic Work of Healing and Beauty

Shatara Michelle Ford’s sophomore feature Dreams in Nightmares is a Black road trip film with a big heart, full of warmth, healing, and beauty. With their debu...

First Trailer for Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge Brings the Suspense

After quite a long wait, the latest film from Blue Ruin and Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier is finally arriving in less than a month. Rebel Ridge, set to p...

Seeking Mavis Beacon Trailer Searches for the Most Recognizable Woman in Technology

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, director Jazmin Jones and collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross' Seeking Mavis Beacon attempts to search for...

Rule of Two Walls Trailer: Acclaimed Documentary Takes Immersive Look at the War in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine rages on, we've received a handful of essential cinematic dispatches capturing a country fighting back from unprovoked terror. The latest...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Trans Cinema, Moving Memoirs, A Major Year in Sci-Fi & More

Our latest review of new and recent books about (or connected to) cinema includes an extraordinary look at transness in film; memoirs from Griffin Dunne, Jon C...

62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Features Mike Leigh, Julia Loktev, Sean Baker, David Cronenberg, Brady Corbet & More

The best-curated film festival of the year has unveiled its first complete section. The 62nd New York Film Festival has dropped its Main Slate lineup, featurin...

Girls Will Be Girls Trailer: Sundance Highlight Arrives This September

While Sundance Film Festival is perhaps most associated with the coming-of-age film, one of a different variety arrived at the festival this year. Girls Will B...

News

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

Trailers

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Rodrigo Prieto on His Directorial Debut, Martin Scorsese’s Snubs, and Taylor Swift’s Feature Debut

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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

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

Read More