The Film Stage

Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés

Not to judge a film from the synopsis established by its marketing team, but those expecting director Aurélie Saada’s debut Rose––a 2021 Locarno premiere only ...

The Everyman Appeal of Gerard Butler

Why do we like Gerard Butler? As of the publishing of this piece, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is performing as expected, looking to become yet another reliable, ...

SXSW Unveils 2025 Film Festival Lineup as Trailer for Last Year’s Top Winner Bob Trevino Likes It Arrives

As Sundance Film Festival kicks off, the next major American film festival has unveiled its lineup. SXSW 2025's slate includes the premieres of the latest film...

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Eye The Devil in the White City as Next Collaboration

Martin Scorsese's schedule has been uncertain of late. When we talked to Rodrigo Prieto in November he revealed they were supposed to be at work on a new proje...

Companion Review: Smug Sexbot Horror Feature is Low on Thrills

In the fall of 2017 I worked at a media startup that covered the tech world. Having attended many tech conferences in that span of time, the panel that retains...

Claude Lanzmann’s Monumental, Essential Shoah Returns with New Trailer and Poster Ahead of Berlinale Showcase

As Berlinale contends and, even worse, complies with the German government's censorship against expressing Palestinian liberation, the festival programmers are...

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Society’s Nobuhiko Obayashi Series Highlights Six ’80s Films

With a filmography both so vast as to be barely comprehensible and often reduced to the cult favorite House, Nobuhiko Obayashi remains a perpetual object for f...

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

Widely considered one of the most important and prolific film critics in America, Jonathan Rosenbaum began his career in the 1970s writing film criticism for S...

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Review: A Dutiful Celebration of a Legend

It's Liza with a Z. Not Lisa with an S. Liza Minnelli is among those rare, true living legends who seem irreplaceable. Irreplaceable both in that their talent ...

An Italian Box-Office Sensation Comes to U.S. in New Trailer for There’s Still Tomorrow

A massive box-office sensation in Italy, where it's among the country's top 10 highest-grossers of all-time, Paola Cortellesi's black-and-white drama There's S...

News

Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Reteam for Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord

Isabelle Huppert to Lead Ulrike Ottinger’s Vampire Film The Blood Countess

David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds Sets Spring Release as New Teaser Arrives

Trailers

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Who by Fire Introduces Philippe Lesage’s Lush, Stellar Drama

Compensation Trailer: Zeinabu irene Davis’ Newly Restored Independent Cinema Landmark Arrives This February

Jonathan Majors Goes Psychotic in First Trailer for Magazine Dreams

Reviews

Rotterdam Review: Lois Patiño’s Shakespeare Riff Ariel Squanders Its Intriguing Premise

Sundance Review: East of Wall is an Ordinary Tale Featuring Extraordinary Characters

Sundance Review: Plainclothes is a Riveting Paranoia Thriller About Coming Out

Features

11 Films to See in February

New to Streaming: Sundance 2025, Sing Sing, Babygirl, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

Podcasts

The B-Side – Queen Latifah (with KT)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Julia Stiles on Her Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés

The Everyman Appeal of Gerard Butler

SXSW Unveils 2025 Film Festival Lineup as Trailer for Last Year’s Top Winner Bob Trevino Likes It Arrives

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Eye The Devil in the White City as Next Collaboration

Companion Review: Smug Sexbot Horror Feature is Low on Thrills

Claude Lanzmann’s Monumental, Essential Shoah Returns with New Trailer and Poster Ahead of Berlinale Showcase

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Society’s Nobuhiko Obayashi Series Highlights Six ’80s Films

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Review: A Dutiful Celebration of a Legend

An Italian Box-Office Sensation Comes to U.S. in New Trailer for There’s Still Tomorrow