The Film Stage

Exclusive Trailer for Michael Glover Smith’s Hekla Captures an Artist’s Day

Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith has earned acclaim for his indie dramas, including Mercury in Retrograde and Rendezvous in Chicago. Spinning off h...

Isabelle Huppert is The Blood Countess in Exclusive Poster for Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlinale Premiere

A pair of legends are uniting for a Berlinale 2026 premiere. Isabelle Huppert stars in the first narrative feature in quite some time from German director Ulri...

David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino Unite in First Trailer for The Adventures of Cliff Booth

While the Super Bowl is no stranger to teasers for the major sequels of the year, one we didn't expect to drop is the 2026 follow-up we're most curious about. ...

“I Still Feel Like an Outcast”: Michael Almereyda on Nadja, Peter Fonda, David Lynch’s Fantômas, and Zero K

Could a director be best-known for what's hardly been seen in 30-plus years? Notwithstanding the superb, modernized Hamlet—itself in less-than-prime circulatio...

New to Streaming: The Secret Agent, Hamnet, Boys Go to Jupiter, The Plague & 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...

Pillion Director Harry Lighton on Portraying Realistic Sex and Rethinking Queer Narratives

Harry Lighton’s Pillion was one of the highlights of last year’s Un Certain Regard at Cannes, garnering wide acclaim and a fair amount of titters for its frank...

Posterized February 2026: Wuthering Heights, Pillion, My Father’s Shadow & More

The new year is in full swing with its January doldrums making way for another February chock full of Oscar-qualifying films receiving their limited an...

Rotterdam Review: With Tokyo Taxi, Yoji Yamada Cruises Down Well-Traveled Roads

Forget misunderstood hacks and generational talents. There's nothing quite like a consistent studio hand (with a solid 3- or 4-star batting average) who flies ...

Sundance Review: Wicker Audaciously Contemplates the Self-Destructive Perils of Jealousy

The jealousy of unhappy couples. The pettiness of mean girls. The frustration of insecure husbands. It’s a tale as old as time that's curiously interpreted...

Tooth Shop Fiasco Exclusive Trailer: Sasquatch Sunset Producer David Harari Makes Directorial Debut

A producer of the Zellner Brothers' Sasquatch Sunset, David Harari has completed his directorial debut, the indie comedy Tooth Shop Fiasco, which will make its...

News

March on the Criterion Channel Includes the Romanian New Wave, Ghost in the Shell, Who Killed Teddy Bear & More

Exclusive Poster for Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, Arriving This March

Watch a 2.5-Hour Conversation with Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Josh Safdie, Guillermo del Toro, and Chloé Zhao

Trailers

Revelations of Divine Love Trailer: Caroline Golum’s Acclaimed Medieval Tale Arrives This March

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Standout Mother’s Baby Introduces a Strange Mystery

Legendary Director Haile Gerima Returns in Exclusive Trailer for Black Lions – Roman Wolves, Premiering at Berlinale

Reviews

Berlinale Review: My Wife Cries Is Another Poetic Tapestry From Angela Schanelec

Berlinale Review: Home Stories Tells an Ambitious If Uneven Intergenerational Tale

Berlinale Review: Trial of Hein Is a Rigorous Debut Feature Questioning Identity and Memory

Features

New to Streaming: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, No Other Choice, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Raymond Depardon, A.I., The Loved One & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“We Cut 95% of It Out”: Matt Johnson on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Constant Re-Editing, and Season 3

Cashiers Du Cinéma Editors on Programming Their BAM Series and Celebrating Cinema Workers

Sam Rockwell on His Most Overlooked Films and Working with Gore Verbinski

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

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

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