The Film Stage

Secret Mall Apartment Review: Artists Make a Home in the Belly of the Gentrification Beast

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 SXSW coverage. Secret Mall Apartment is now in theaters. Shedding light on a quirky 2007 stor...

SXSW Review: Fucktoys is a Timely Critique of Capitalism with a Grindhouse Spirit

Playing like the kinkier granddaughter of Russ Meyers’ Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Annapurna Sriram’s Fucktoys has an axe to grind, and then some. At its co...

David Lynch Spoke to Naomi Watts and Laura Dern About New Project Last Fall: “He Was Not, In Any Way, Done”

It's now been just over two months since we lost one of the great artists of our time. In the weeks following David Lynch's shocking death, many have found sol...

NYC Weekend Watch: The Quiet Man, João César Monteiro, René Clair & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaMartin Scorsese has programmed Living, Breathing New York, which continues with ...

New to Streaming: Anora, Armand, Sing Sing, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Baby Invasion & 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...

Baby Invasion Review: Harmony Korine Sets a New, Anxiety-Inducing Standard for Cinematic Absurdism

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Baby Invasion is now available on VOD and screening in select events from EDGLR...

MUBI’s April 2025 Lineup Includes A Traveler’s Needs, Grand Tour, Tendaberry & More

MUBI has unveiled its lineup for next month's streaming offerings, including the trio of Hong Sangsoo's Isabelle Huppert collaborations, notably their latest A...

SXSW Review: Michael Bay’s We Are Storror is a Breathtaking, Gravity-Defying Documentary Debut

Allegedly submitted to SXSW without the name of its director attached, Michael Bay’s feature-length non-fiction debut We Are Storror is a breathtaking action d...

SXSW Review: Francis Ford Coppola-Backed Brother Verses Brother is a Small Miracle of “Live Cinema”

A tiny miracle of a movie, Ari Gold’s deeply personal Brother Verses Brother is a whimsical musical à la John Carney’s Once, taking place on city streets, ...

The Criterion Channel’s April Lineup Includes Jacques Rivette, Chinese Crime Thrillers, Vietnam Cinema & More

I'm old enough to remember when Jacques Rivette films were the domain of dark-web networks and substandard DVD rips, a conspiratorial network worthy of his cin...

News

Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague and Blue Moon Set Fall Releases

Extended Cut of Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder Confirmed; Longer Song to Song Rumored

David Fincher and Brad Pitt Will Reunite for Quentin Tarantino-Scripted Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sequel

Trailers

The Naked Gun Teaser: Akiva Schaffer and Liam Neeson Reboot the Spoof Comedy

An Eerie Story Unfolds in Exclusive Trailer for The Gullspång Miracle

Magic Farm Trailer: Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff & Simon Rex Get Lost in Amalia Ulman’s Comedy

Reviews

Warfare Review: An Odd Beast of a Combat Procedural

Gazer Review: A Hypnotic, Distinct Directorial Debut

Freaky Tales Review: A Violent Intersection of ‘80s Oakland Underdogs Lacking Bite

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

13 Films to See in April

13 Films to See at New Directors/New Films 2025

Interviews

Charting the Conflicts of American Democracy Through Henry Fonda’s Career

Drowning Dry Director Laurynas Bareiša on Finding Comedy in Tragedy, Nicolas Roeg, and the Things We Can’t Process

“Cinema, for Me, Is Like a Big Adventure”: Miguel Gomes on Grand Tour, Cigarettes, and Sunglasses

Podcasts

Emulsion Episode Three: Cinema Guild’s Edward McCarry on Shinji Somai and Love Hotel

Remembering Val Kilmer

The B-Side Ep. 158 – Powell and Pressburger (with Katie Walsh)

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