The Film Stage

“That Cut Is Stanley’s Cut”: Nigel Galt on Editing Eyes Wide Shut with Kubrick

What is it to spend 15 months in a room with—let's just speculate—the most influential filmmaker of all-time on his final project, a work for which they did no...

The Film Stage’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us, so whether you're looking for film-related gifts or simply want to get for yourself some of the finest this year had to offer, we hav...

Cover-Up Trailer: Laura Poitras Returns with Essential Portrait of Investigative Journalism

Returning with another astounding documentary after All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras has teamed with Mark Obenhaus to direct Cover-Up, a portrai...

The Moment Trailer: Charli XCX Navigates Music Stardom in Meta A24 Feature

Get ready for a Charli XCX winter. After quite a major last few years, the British pop icon is now leading a new meta feature from A24 titled The Moment. Direc...

Zodiac Killer Project Review: The True Crime Doc to End All True Crime Docs

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Zodiac Killer Project opens in theaters on November 21. What would a f...

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Review: A Feverish, Visceral Assault on the Senses

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Reflection in a Dead Diamond opens in theaters on November 21 and arrives on...

Rental Family Review: Brendan Fraser Shines in Sweet, Slight Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Rental Family opens in theaters on November 21. There is a moment early in Hik...

Mamoru Oshii on Why Angel’s Egg Could Never Be Made Today

For over four decades, Mamoru Oshii has stood as one of the pioneering auteurs of Japanese anime and science fiction cinema, with his cerebral, meditative styl...

Zodiac Killer Project Director Charlie Shackleton on Scrutinizing True Crime and the Uneasy Double Life of Documentaries

You'll never watch a true-crime documentary or series quite the same way after Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project, a fascinating exploration of the dir...

Cutting Through Rocks Review: A Testament to the Moral Universe’s Bend Towards Justice

The documentary Cutting Through Rocks is proof positive of the idiom, "two steps forward, one step back." Directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, thi...

News

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

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Trailers

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

New to Streaming: Jay Kelly, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Stranger Eyes, The Family McMullen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

Interviews

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors on James Bond, Satoshi Kon, and Crafting a Cinematic Orgasm

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

Podcasts

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

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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