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The Perfect Candidate Review: Haifaa Al-Mansour Examines Misogyny in Saudi Arabia with Political Crowdpleaser

A lot has changed in Saudi Arabia since Haifaa Al-Mansour last made a film in her home country. Wadjda, Al-Mansour’s 2012 debut, was the first feature shot ent...

Edgar Wright & Company Celebrate The Sparks Brothers in First Trailer

Few documentaries exude as much love and care for their subject as Edgar Wright's first non-fiction film, The Sparks Brothers. Following the overlooked yet hug...

The B-Side – Alan J. Pakula (with Blake Howard)

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

Bong Joon-ho to Direct Korean Animation Set in the Deep Sea

Following his landmark drama Parasite, all eyes are turned to what Bong Joon-ho will be directing next. While he's previously said he's working on both a Korea...

First Trailer for Céline Sciamma’s Acclaimed Drama Petite Maman

Following up her universally acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma was able to get a film off the ground and completed during the pandemic. Peti...

Alexandre Aja on Translating Oxygen Into French, His Single-Location Obsession, and Casting Mélanie Laurent

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja’s newest film, Oxygen, finds Mélanie Laurent trapped inside a cryogenic chamber with a little less than 90 minutes of air left i...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Memories of Murder (with Inkoo Kang)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Inkoo Kang to discuss Bong Joo...

Steve McQueen to Co-Direct Three-Part Series Uprising for BBC

Better than 99.9% of this year's Oscar-nominated films (Garrett Bradley's Time being the sole exception), Steve McQueen's five-movie cycle Small Axe deserved f...

U.S. Trailer for François Ozon’s Summer of 85 Brings Romance and Mystery

A selection at Cannes Film Festival and TIFF last year, François Ozon's tragic romance Summer of 85 will now arrive in U.S. theaters perfectly timed with the s...

First Teaser for Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Haruki Murakami Adaptation Drive My Car

With Happy Hour and Asako I & II director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's stellar triptych Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy picked up for a U.S. release by Film Movement, ...

News

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

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

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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