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The Film Stage Show Ep. 436 – Zola (with Drea Clark)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Drea Clark to discus...

Pig Review: Nicolas Cage Hits Career Highs in Affecting Minimalist Drama

Pig will be a victim of expectations. While marketed as Nicolas Cage’s equivalent to a darkly comic and surreal John Wick, and though a study of the desire for...

Cannes Review: Sean Baker’s Red Rocket Explores the Adult Film Industry with a Fairy Tale Hue

Texas City in Galveston County, Texas, in the summer of 2016. Mikey Saber (Simon Rex)—or Mike Davies, as he’d rather not be called—lopes off a greyhound bus in...

New to Streaming: The Sparks Brothers, Her Socialist Smile, The Witches of the Orient & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Humphrey Bogart, Fear and Desire, Wong Kar-wai & More

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

The Works and Days Review: A Monumental Vision That Earns Its Runtime

“It’s sad to get old in any period.” Tayoko (Tayoko Shiojiri) has just watched Yasujirō Ozu’s Tokyo Story on television and it’s struck a nerve of melancholy. ...

Adam Sandler, Humphrey Bogart, and Satyajit Ray Coming to Criterion in October

Coming off an especially top-dollar June announcement, the Criterion Collection has unveiled a similarly striking October lineup. Who'd have thought Adam Sandl...

Park Chan-wook and Robert Downey Jr. Team for Vietnam War Project The Sympathizer

Here's a bit of news A24 would like to see emerge: continuing their partnership with HBO—the same that'll bring us Olivier Assayas' Irma Vep 2.0—the studio's p...

Cannes Review: Bergman Island is a Playful Labor of Løve

Parenthood, relationships, and the creative process: three key elements of the cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve casually combine in Bergman Island, a playfully self-a...

Cannes Review: Aya Affectingly Shows the Erosion of a Culture Through Climate Change

Living on the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean would be a dream to many. Not only is the view beautiful, but one's ability to live a simple life can often be a we...

News

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

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

Features

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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

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

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