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Venice Review: Kristen Stewart Excels as Princess Diana in the Bold and Surprising Spencer

The contemporary royal family are more compelling as media figures than anything with much consequence to how life is lived in Britain today. They make great f...

Venice Review: Last Night in Soho is Thrilling Horror with Swinging London on the Brain

Can someone get Edgar Wright a DJ residency? Or a prime-time (or drive-time) radio slot. Few working directors are so passionate and eager to play the tunes, t...

Venice Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a Bombastic, Impersonal Imperial Space Tragedy

David Cronenberg, who certainly knows a thing about difficult literary adaptations, may have said it best: "In order to be faithful to the book, you need to be...

Who You Think I Am Review: Juliette Binoche Highlight Reel Doubles as Effective Thriller

Every time there is a new Juliette Binoche performance it's a hearty reminder that she is probably our greatest living actor. The new thriller Who You Think I ...

New to Streaming: New York Stories, Jia Zhangke, Wild Indian, Slow Machine & 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...

First Trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Brings 1960s Ireland to Life

The ups and downs of Kenneth Branagh's career is like few others in cinema. From Marvel to Christopher Nolan to Jack Ryan to Disney remakes to Agatha Christie ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Out 1, Lawrence of Arabia on 70mm, Eric Rohmer & More

After a hiatus where New York’s theaters closed during the pandemic, we’re delighted to announce the return of NYC Weekend Watch, our weekly round-up of repert...

Venice Review: The Card Counter is a Brooding, Late-Late Style Triumph from Paul Schrader

Whatever new could be said about Paul Schrader as an artist—curving around the extra-textual value in Kickstarter campaigns, Facebook posts, and tragic losses ...

Venice Review: Jane Campion’s Psychosexual Western The Power of the Dog Has an Irrepressible Bite

In a film of carefully appointed details, let’s isolate one. Phil Burbank (a fierce Benedict Cumberbatch) is, among many things, a man of reputation. The Monta...

The B-Side – Nicolas Cage (with Cory Everett)

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

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Reviews

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Features

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Interviews

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

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

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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