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Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. All ...

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Exit Elena, Stinking Heaven, and Thirst Street didn't do much to prepare one for Nathan Silver's mainstream ascendance. That last year's Between the Temples pu...

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

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. ...

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

If you’ve ever encountered tween bullying, you’ll know that, long before it gets personal, the process of picking out a target begins by being as annoying as p...

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. It c...

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. No Other Choice opens in theaters on December 25. There's no telling wheth...

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Testament of Ann Lee opens in theaters on December 25. In The Testament ...

Father Mother Sister Brother Review: Jim Jarmusch’s Anthology of Late Style

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Father Mother Sister Brother opens in theaters on December 24. Father Mother...

The Testament of Ann Lee Cinematographer William Rexer on Capturing the Dance and Believing in Mona Fastvold

A biography told with startling focus and immediacy, The Testament of Ann Lee documents the life of the founder of the Shakers in the 18th century. Alternating...

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Coming in at number 23 on our list of the 100 most-anticipated films of 2025, Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey looks like quite the blank check project in ...

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

I Want Your Sex Teaser: Gregg Araki Returns with Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman

Reviews

The Gas Station Attendant Review: A Compelling If Formally Unsure Immigrant Story

Promised Sky Review: A Heartbreaking Drama That Hits Home

Disclosure Day Review: A Soul-Searching, Spine-Tingling Blockbuster Triumph

Features

The Film Stage’s 2026 Tribeca Festival Portrait Gallery

NYC Weekend Watch: Italian History, Universal Westerns, Black Cops & More

Posterized June 2026: Maddie’s Secret, The Furious, Drunken Noodles & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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