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The Film Stage Show Ep. 458 – Licorice Pizza (with Allyson Johnson)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by special guest Allyson Johnson to discuss Pau...

New to Streaming: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Miklós Jancsó, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Italian Studies & 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...

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2021

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2021, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Afte...

Adam Leon on the Experiment of Italian Studies, New York as a Community, and Generational Similarities

Adam Leon’s films look at New York City with a street-side view. His characters, through his first three features, wander the neighborhoods of the Lower East S...

Scream Review: Slasher Franchise Returns with Daring Yet Dispiriting Sequel

There’s something dispiriting about the latest Scream. It’s an uncanny sort, though, the kind that makes its outcome even harder to swallow. The film's shortco...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Conversation, Miklós Jancsó, Black Narcissus & More

After a hiatus as theaters in New York City and beyond closed their doors during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our...

The Godfather Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Restoration, Coming to Theaters & 4K Home Video

Update: The Godfather Trilogy in 4K UHD and a special Collector's Edition are now available to pre-order. Considering how many re-issues and restorations th...

Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2021

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2021, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Musi...

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Trailer Unveils the Year’s Great Horror Movie

You no doubt recognize the above still—if you follow the what's-what of independent film it's probably been on your radar since January 2021, when We're All Go...

Mamoru Hosoda on Creating an Idealized Digital World in Belle

When we last spoke with anime auteur Mamoru Hosoda in 2018, we discussed his cinematic inspirations, interest in women and children as protagonists, and approa...

News

The Indie Awards Launch With Nominees Including Free Time, The People’s Joker, and Atikamekw Suns

Lance Oppenheim Will Direct Primetime for A24 and Robert Pattinson; Sydney Sweeney to Play Kim Novak for Colman Domingo’s Scandalous

All 2024 Films Having Awards-Qualifying, One-Week Releases

Trailers

Raoul Peck Investigates a Photographer Pioneer in First Trailer for Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

Porcelain War Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures Ukrainian Artists Fighting for Their Country

September 5 Trailer Explores a Sports Broadcasting Team’s Coverage of the 1972 Hostage Crisis

Reviews

AFI Fest Review: My Favourite Cake Finds an Autumnal Romance Blooming Under Iranian Authoritarianism

NYFF Review: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a Powerfully Enraging, Surreally Comedic Look at Zambian Tradition

BFI London Review: Charlie McDowell’s The Summer Book is a Clunky Drama Connecting Landscape and Soul

Features

New to Streaming: Trap, One False Move, Rap World, Daaaaaalí!, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Candy Mountain, Chantal Akerman, Azazel Jacobs & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD

“100 Clichés Move Us”: Rumours Directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson on Finding Humor in a World in Crisis

“You Cannot Project Your Desire”: Albert Serra on Afternoons of Solitude, Bullfighting, and Kristen Stewart

Podcasts

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

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

The B-Side – Barbra Streisand (with Chris Feil)

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