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Mortal Kombat Review: A Flawless Victory for Lifeless Corporate Cinema

Goro, Liu-Kang, Scorpion… the gang’s all here to help revitalize the Mortal Kombat brand, which—depending on your age—might be primarily associated with the no...

Siberia Trailer: Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe’s Latest Collaboration Arrives This June

After delivering one of the best performances of last year with his recent Abel Ferrara collaboration Tommaso, Willem Dafoe has once again reteamed with the di...

Ben Wheatley on Processing the Pandemic Through In the Earth and the Singular Cinema of John Carpenter

Ben Wheatley released his most recent film, Rebecca, only six months ago on Netflix. He’s already back with his second film to arrive during the pandemic: a ho...

Intermission Ep. 12 – Two Shots Fired (with Ben Sachs)

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, foreign...

U.S. Trailer for Michel Franco’s New Order Depicts a Violent Class Divide

Igniting controversy upon its festival run at Venice and TIFF last fall, followed by its release in Mexico, Michel Franco's New Order was criticized for its ra...

U.S. Trailer for Suzanne Lindon’s Acclaimed Directorial Debut Spring Blossom

Directed when she was just 19 years old, based on a screenplay when she wrote when she was 15, Suzanne Lindon's acclaimed debut Spring Blossom was an official ...

Mélanie Laurent is Losing Oxygen in New Trailer for Alexandre Aja’s Thriller

As Hollywood begins to roll out their fastest and most furious films to provide a much-needed adrenaline shot to the theater exhibition market, we do have to a...

Where to Stream the Films of Monte Hellman

Influential instead of famous, brilliant in a way for which his medium has little remaining use, Monte Hellman died yesterday at 91. It was heartening, if not ...

Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct Gets 4K Restoration Trailer

Update: A U.S. theatrical release is confirmed to begin on June 18. With Paul Verhoeven's newest film Benedetta confirmed for the Cannes Film Festival lineu...

Tribeca Film Festival 2021 Lineup Unveiled

Pushed back from its usual April slot, the Tribeca Film Festival will take place in June this year (specifically 9th through 20th) at venues across all five Ne...

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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