The Film Stage

Mad Bills to Pay Trailer: Joel Alfonso Vargas’ Sundance, Berlinale, and ND/NF Selection Opens in April

An impressive directorial debut and true New York tale, Joel Alfonso Vargas' Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) was a selection at Sundance, B...

Amnesiascope Presents Films by Raúl Ruiz and Dominik Graf on March 30 and 31

If on sabbatical, return with the undeniable. Such was the thinking in programming films by two masters to mark the return of my screening series Amnesiascope,...

April on the Criterion Channel Includes Out-of-Print Editions, Jacques Tourneur, Mary Bronstein, Trans Filmmakers & More

Criterion's history is longer and more complicated than anybody quite realizes, leaving some of their earliest (or even recent-ish) titles in a strange, semi-c...

“I Want to Capture Miracles”: Alexandre Koberidze on Dry Leaf and Shooting on a Sony Ericsson

“Someone at Sony Ericsson did a very good job!” Shielded from Locarno’s scorching heat inside the air-conditioned lobby of the Kursaal theater, Alexandre Kober...

First Poster for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, Primed for Cannes Debut

Following up Evil Does Not Exist and Gift, Ryusuke Hamaguchi is returning this year with All of a Sudden. The French production, starring Virginie Efira and Ta...

SXSW Review: Their Town Is a Smart, Tender, and Somber Look at Teenhood

Thornton Wilder’s meta-play Our Town, a staple of high school productions and English-class readings, has been used countless times onscreen—from its own adapt...

Dune: Part Three Trailer: Denis Villeneuve Concludes His Sci-Fi Trilogy

Before he heads off to embark on his James Bond film, Denis Villeneuve is concluding the saga that has taken up much of the last decade. Going by the more mark...

Blue Heron Trailer: Sophy Romvari’s Acclaimed Feature Debut Arrives This April

One of the most acclaimed feature-directing debuts of the last year, Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron premiered at the Locarno Film Festival where it picked up the B...

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Sets Summer Shoot for New Film Pale Sun

Nuri Bilge Ceylan usually takes more than a few years between films as of late, and thus we've been waiting to hear what might be next. The Turkish filmmaker h...

Amrum Trailer: Fatih Akin Reteams with Diane Kruger in WWII-Set Cannes Selection

Reuniting after 2017's In the Fade, Fatih Akin and Diane Kruger's WWII-set drama Amrum premiered to acclaim at last year's Cannes Film Festival and will now be...

News

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MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup

Trailers

Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May

First Teaser for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto

Arnaud Desplechin Finds the Music in U.S. Trailer for Two Pianos

Reviews

The Drama Review: Kristoffer Borgli’s Provocations Mask Greater Ignorance

The Stranger Review: François Ozon Finally Gives Albert Camus’ Novel Its Cinematic Due

The Blue Trail Review: A Lively Journey Down the Amazon River

Features

New to Streaming: My Undesirable Friends, Pillion, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wuthering Heights & More

15 Films to See in April

New to Streaming: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Sirāt, Send Help, A Poet & More

Interviews

François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting

The Blue Trail Director Gabriel Mascaro on Coming-of-Age Inversion, Playful Dystopias, and Conservative Awakenings

Sinking into the Abyss: Nadav Lapid on Yes, the Collapse of Morality, and Beauty in Dance

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Spike Lee

Gabe Klinger on Finishing Movies, Navigating Festivals, and Isabel

The Academy Award Categories That No Longer Exist

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