The Film Stage

The Wizard of Kremlin Review: An Irrelevant, Cynical Approach to Vladimir Putin’s Russian

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 15. In April 2022, two months after Russia...

Catherine Breillat Sets Next Film With The German Cousin

The brilliant Catherine Breillat made her long-awaited return with Last Summer a few years back, and now thankfully the wait for her next feature won't be as l...

Cannes Review: Kantemir Balagov’s Butterfly Jam Can’t Find a Rhythm

Without putting too fine a point on it, the 2026 Directors' Fortnight in Cannes has kicked off with a bit of a dog. The latest from exiled Russian filmmaker Ka...

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

There's not much room nowadays for movies that are merely pretty good, even—especially—coming from great directors. Olivier Assayas’ CV has fortified his great...

John Sayles Sets Directing Return With I Passed This Way Starring Amy Madigan and Chris Cooper

One return to the director's chair we've long-awaited is John Sayles. The Lone Star and Matewan helmer hasn't made a film in 13 years, with his last release be...

Isabelle Huppert and Delphine Seyrig Inhabit an Artist In Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse

The tides of cinema history have somehow obscured Liliane de Kermadec's Aloïse, where one role is inhabited by two of French cinema's greatest actors. Isabelle...

Obsession Review: A Nasty, Humorous Horror Breakout

Even if he hadn’t recently landed the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, you’ve likely heard the name Curry Barker. He’s the latest in the recent spate o...

KimStim Acquires Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Serpent’s Path Remake for Summer Release

That every Kiyoshi Kurosawa project of late—some of which are 45 minutes long and originated as an NFT—can get a theatrical release makes especially odd the st...

Magic Hour Review: Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs Work Through Complex Emotions

Is it still a twist if the script tells you what's happening around the 15-minute mark? The marketing that surrounds Katie Aselton's Magic Hour seems to believ...

The Rivals of Amziah King Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Leads Andrew Patterson’s Crime Thriller

Following up his impressive debut The Vast of Night, it's been a long wait for Andrew Patterson's second feature The Rivials of Amziah King, which premiered at...

News

David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth Sets Global IMAX Release This November

Leos Carax’s Annette Follow-Up Lily May B to Shoot Next Year with Jenna Ortega

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Bouchra Presents an Acclaimed, Personal Hybrid Animation

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Lead First Teaser for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom Marks a Powerful Reunion

Reviews

Cannes Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur Is a Fascinatingly Lopsided Drama

Cannes Review: Victorian Psycho Is Gothic Horror with Confidence and Verve

I Love Boosters Review: Boots Riley Again Takes Dead Aim at Capitalism in Zany Comedy

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Yes, The Love That Remains, The Christophers, Project Hail Mary & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Pynchonesque, Max and Richard Fleischer, the Pusher Trilogy & More

Interviews

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

“Everything Is By Chance”: Tony Leung on Silent Friend, Léa Seydoux, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Silent Friend Director Ildikó Enyedi on Capturing a Tree’s Perspective and the State of a Soul

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

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The Wizard of Kremlin Review: An Irrelevant, Cynical Approach to Vladimir Putin’s Russian

Catherine Breillat Sets Next Film With The German Cousin

Cannes Review: Kantemir Balagov’s Butterfly Jam Can’t Find a Rhythm

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

John Sayles Sets Directing Return With I Passed This Way Starring Amy Madigan and Chris Cooper

Isabelle Huppert and Delphine Seyrig Inhabit an Artist In Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Liliane de Kermadec’s Aloïse

Obsession Review: A Nasty, Humorous Horror Breakout

KimStim Acquires Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Serpent’s Path Remake for Summer Release

Magic Hour Review: Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs Work Through Complex Emotions

The Rivals of Amziah King Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Leads Andrew Patterson’s Crime Thriller