The Film Stage

Sundance Review: OBEX is an Inventive, Lo-Fi, and Otherworldly Adventure

While the likes of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome and Steven Lisberger’s TRON have examined the thrills and fears of humanity’s relationship with screens since ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another Test Screens, Confirmed to Be Modern Update on Vineland

“I need to start figuring out what the f— to say,” Paul Thomas Anderson recently said when it came to his biggest project yet, a $115 million Warner Bros. summ...

Sundance Review: Cinderella Gets a Gruesome, Empathetic Body Horror Twist with The Ugly Stepsister

If the disheartening lack of creativity in Disney’s live-action remakes leaves one thinking these timeless stories have, in fact, run their course, leave it to...

NYC Weekend Watch: Michael Roemer, Wandering Women, David Lynch & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumMichael Roemer's Dying and Pilgrim, Farewell, screen (watch our exclusive trailer...

Flight Risk Review: Mel Gibson’s Claustrophobic Thriller is Never as Campy as It Should Be

It’s more than a little odd when a director’s follow-up film to an Oscar-nominated hit is being offloaded onto theaters in the frozen tundra that is "dumpuary....

New to Streaming: Nosferatu, Oh, Canada, The Girl with the Needle & 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...

Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés

Not to judge a film from the synopsis established by its marketing team, but those expecting director Aurélie Saada’s debut Rose––a 2021 Locarno premiere only ...

The Everyman Appeal of Gerard Butler

Why do we like Gerard Butler? As of the publishing of this piece, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is performing as expected, looking to become yet another reliable, ...

SXSW Unveils 2025 Film Festival Lineup as Trailer for Last Year’s Top Winner Bob Trevino Likes It Arrives

As Sundance Film Festival kicks off, the next major American film festival has unveiled its lineup. SXSW 2025's slate includes the premieres of the latest film...

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Eye The Devil in the White City as Next Collaboration

Martin Scorsese's schedule has been uncertain of late. When we talked to Rodrigo Prieto in November he revealed they were supposed to be at work on a new proje...

News

Isabelle Huppert to Lead Ulrike Ottinger’s Vampire Film The Blood Countess

David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds Sets Spring Release as New Teaser Arrives

NYC Weekend Watch: I-Be Area, Frederick Wiseman, Picnic at Hanging Rock & More

Trailers

Compensation Trailer: Zeinabu irene Davis’ Newly Restored Independent Cinema Landmark Arrives This February

Jonathan Majors Goes Psychotic in First Trailer for Magazine Dreams

First Trailer for Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet Updates an Ang Lee Classic

Reviews

Sundance Review: Plainclothes is a Riveting Paranoia Thriller About Coming Out

Sundance Review: By Design is a Challenging Look at the Broke and Bougie

Rotterdam Review: Takashi Miike’s Blazing Fists is a Pulpy Sports Crime Movie

Features

11 Films to See in February

New to Streaming: Sundance 2025, Sing Sing, Babygirl, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

Podcasts

The B-Side – Queen Latifah (with KT)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Julia Stiles on Her Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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