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Santosh Review: U.K.’s Oscar Entry is a Taut Exploration of Gender Politics and Police Corruption

After the riot-induced death of her policeman husband in the badlands of North India, 30-something widow Santosh Saini (Shahana Goswami) is told she has nothin...

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’ll...

John Hillcoat Reveals Cormac McCarthy’s “Faustian” Vision for Blood Meridian Film

It was more than 18 months ago that we learned John Hillcoat will adapt Blood Meridian, perhaps our era's quintessential piece of cinema-defying material. What...

The Film Stage’s Most-Read Posts of 2024

As we continue to explore the best in 2024, today we're taking a look at the articles that you, our dear readers, enjoyed the most throughout the past twelve m...

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Perh...

The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley on VistaVision, the 70mm Experience, and Brady Corbet’s Flexibility

Perhaps no film this year represents more from a cinematographic standpoint than The Brutalist. A continents- and decades-spanning period piece shot on VistaVi...

Santosh Director Sandhya Suri on Quiet Characters, Economic Filmmaking, and Emotional Chess

Emerging after over a decade of development, Santosh is Sandhya Suri's first narrative feature after a career in documentary. Shortlisted for Best Internationa...

Laceno D’Oro Review: Pastoral Hybrid Doc Savanna and the Mountain Confronts An Urgent Struggle with Humor and Charm

In Savanna and the Mountain, the real villagers of Covas do Barroso in Northern Portugal do battle with Savannah Resources, a real British company looking to t...

NYC Weekend Watch: Minority Report, Mr. Deeds, La Notte & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaMinority Report shows on 35mm Friday; The Beguiled, The Age of Innocen...

Robyn Bahr’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. 2024...

News

Amnesiascope Presents Two Films from Japan’s Directors Company on January 30

Berlinale 2025 Adds Films by Bong Joon Ho, Ira Sachs, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese & More

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K

Trailers

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

Peter Weir’s Landmark of Australian Cinema Is Salvaged In Trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock‘s 4K Release

Rounding Trailer: Ghostlight and Saint Frances Director Alex Thompson’s Psychological Thriller Arrives in February

Reviews

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

Emmanuelle Review: Audrey Diwan Subverts an Erotic Classic to Compelling, Alienating Effect

Every Little Thing Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Great Woman’s Dedication to Hummingbirds

Features

Eli Friedberg’s Top 10 First-Viewings of 2024

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Jose Solís’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Interviews

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

“Cinema Could Be Grander”: Nickel Boys Director RaMell Ross on Perspectives, Contradictions, and True Intimacy

Podcasts

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

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

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