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Motel Destino Review: Noirish Fever Dream Sparkles with Sweat and Lust

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Motel Destino opens in theaters on August 29. Simply put, Brazilian motels a...

Stranger Eyes Review: Lee Kang-sheng Imbues Drama with Mystery and Disquiet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Stranger Eyes opens in theaters on August 29. I always find it difficult to ...

Four Nights of a Dreamer Trailer: Robert Bresson’s Masterpiece Gets 4K Restoration and Theatrical Release

One of the most rewarding filmography watches I completed was all thirteen features from the legendary Robert Bresson. Now, one of his finest works (as well as...

Hamnet Trailer: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley Star in Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare Drama

After her Marvel detour, Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao returns to more dramatically compelling fare with a project centered on the most famous dramatist of...

First Trailer for Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? Captures a Marriage Unfolding

Returning with his third directorial feature after shooting concluded just a handful of months ago, Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? draws inspirat...

Our 15 Most-Anticipated Films Premiering at Venice, TIFF, and NYFF

After highlighting the 50 must-see films confirmed to be arriving in theaters this fall, we turn our attention to the festival-bound titles either without dist...

50 Films to See This Fall

With the summer movie season now quietly winding down, fall is upon us. As we do each year, after highlighting the best films offered thus far, we’ve...

Vote in The B-Side’s 2025 Audience Choice Polls!

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

Emulsion Ep. 14 – Filipe Furtado on Movie Dementia, Carlos Reichenbach, and Brazilian Cinema

With exposure to Brazilian cinema being so pitiful, I thought it would be past due to host both an episode and screening that put a bit of spotlight on their r...

New to Streaming: Familiar Touch, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, F1 & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

News

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Trailers

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

A Major Restoration Arrives in Exclusive Trailer for Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly

Exclusive Trailer for Bertrand Bonello-Scored Europe’s New Faces Covers a Troubled Continent

Reviews

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

Ella McCay Review: A Living Legend’s Final Word on Hope and Forgiveness

Goodbye June Review: Kate Winslet’s Directing Debut is a Well-Meaning Misfire

Features

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2025

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

Interviews

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

Podcasts

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

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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