The Film Stage - Page 48

Exclusive Trailer for Anna Eriksson’s Locarno Premiere E Takes a Journey Through the Desert

Finnish artist and filmmaker Anna Eriksson is returning to the Locarno Film Festival this year with her latest feature, E. Premiering in the Fuori Concorso sec...

My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Trailer: Julia Loktev Returns with Essential Documentary

With it being thirteen long years since her last brilliant feature The Loneliest Planet, Julia Loktev finally returned last fall with a five-hour documentary––...

James Cameron Returns with First Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The king of the blockbuster, James Cameron, returns this winter with the latest installment of his Avatar franchise. The third feature, Avatar: Fire and Ash, f...

Exclusive Trailer for Trương Minh Quý and Nicolas Graux’s Locarno-Bound Hair, Paper, Water…

Just a year after his acclaimed second feature Việt and Nam, director Trương Minh Quý has reunited with Belgian filmmaker Nicolas Graux, following their 2023 s...

Together Review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco Get Trapped in Relationship Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Together opens in theaters on July 30. Early in Michael Shanks’ directoria...

Fantasia Review: Hellcat is a Contained Survival Thriller

Lena (Dakota Gorman) awakens with no idea about her surroundings. The room is moving and cramped. She feels groggy, as though escaping a drug-fueled sleep. And...

The B-Side – Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler of Killer Films

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes - sometimes - the companies that made the movies those stars and director...

Isabelle Huppert Makes Her One-Woman Debut In Exclusive Trailer for Michael Rozek’s Marianne, Screening In New York July 30

Update: The New York premiere of Marianne will be held on July 30 at the Emily Harvey Foundation, featuring Michael Rozek in a post-screening Q&A; tickets ...

NYC Weekend Watch: Breathless, Barbara Loden, Birth & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaTied to a new 4K release, Jim McBride's Breathless screens on 35mm this Fri...

New to Streaming: Materialists, Dangerous Animals, Little Buddha, Northern Lights & 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...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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