The Film Stage

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Tim Fehlbaum's September 5 stars John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard, Leonie Benesch, and Ben Chaplin as ABC sports journalists unexpectedly put in the position of na...

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

We could tie ourselves in knots, draw party lines, and make blood oaths declaring cinema's greatest-evers: directors, actors, screenwriters, even studios or en...

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

A decade after his staggering documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer has now returned, but this time with a narrative fea...

AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism

Vermiglio is set in the eponymous alpine village during the waning days of WWII. Maura Delpero’s film, gorgeously shot by Leviathan cinematographer Mikhail Kri...

Paddington in Peru Review: Threequel Fails to Climb to Franchise Heights

It’s hard to overstate just how ubiquitous the Paddington films––particularly the 2017 sequel––have been in the British cultural consciousness over the last de...

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

While it looked like James Gray was going to follow up Armageddon Time with either a John F. Kennedy biopic or the ghost story Ezekiel Moses, one of America's ...

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

While Tarsem Singh is currently enjoying the recent restoration of his cult classic The Fall, he's still seeking distribution for his last film Dear Jassi. In ...

Metrograph Launches Print Publication with Inaugural Issue Featuring Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Clint Eastwood, Ari Aster & More

In an era where print magazines continue to shutter (most recently Cinema Scope and Total Film), it's always a breath of fresh air for the industry of film jou...

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Whatever its pedigree in East Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival has not nearly been so known to the Western world. A quick scan of past editions woul...

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

Sorry, Gladiator II (November 22) and Moana 2 (November 27), but I'm going all limited releases this month. Festival season has ended. Award season has...

News

Listen to Three Tracks from Daniel Blumberg’s Incredible Score for The Brutalist

Get a Taste of Queer with Luca Guadagnino-Directed Music Video for Omar Apollo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ Te Maldigo

Alice Winocour to Direct Angelina Jolie in Stitches

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

First Trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope Offers Up Romance in Naples

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Clash in First Teaser for Bring Them Down

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & 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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