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Ethan Coen Doesn’t Want to Make Movies Anymore, Says Carter Burwell

With Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis, some wondered if the story of an artist whose creative partner committed suicide, leaving them to venture throu...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 439 – The Green Knight (with Roxana Hadadi)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Roxana Hadadi to discuss David...

12 Films to See in August

The summer is coming to an end and with it comes a number of films to have on your to-watch list. From some highly-anticipated auteur-driven films to dazzling ...

Night Drive Review: A Rideshare Thriller with a Satisfying Pay-Off

Russell (AJ Bowen) is a good guy. We know because his joint rideshare driver helps a customer by carrying her giant wreath to the door before refusing a tip wi...

Mad God: VFX Wizard Phil Tippett Returns with a Boldly Nightmarish Stop-Motion Animation

With his work on Star Wars, RoboCop, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, and many more, the Oscar-winning Phil Tippett has come to define the landscape of visual...

Riz Ahmed is a Rapper with an Uncertain Future in U.S. Trailer for Mogul Mowgli

Ever since first impressing in Four Lions over a decade ago, Riz Ahmed has gone on to have quite a career, from Nightcrawler to Rogue One to The Night Of, but ...

Naked Singularity Review: John Boyega Gets Caught Up in a Corrupt System

The title is a metaphor. The criminal justice system in America is a black hole consuming everything in its path but, unlike in general relativity where an eve...

The Green Knight Review: David Lowery’s Adaptation Fails to Capture the Greatness of its Source Material

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the richest medieval texts, a delightful story one could spend hours discussing with no possible end to the interpret...

The B-Side – Emily Blunt

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

New to Streaming: Never Gonna Snow Again, Raúl Ruiz, Gunda, Enemies of the State & 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...

News

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

The Criterion Channel’s February Programming Features Stunts, Yearning, Black History, and the Oslo Trilogy

Berlinale 2026 Competition Lineup Includes Angela Shanelec, Alain Gomis, Karim Aïnouz, Lance Hammer & More

Trailers

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Spins a Feudal Mystery In First Teaser for Kokurojo

Michael Almereyda’s Nadja Rises from the Grave In Trailer for New Restoration

A NYC-Set Gem is Restored in Exclusive Trailer for Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Reviews

Sundance Review: John Wilson’s The History of Concrete is an Idiosyncratic, Joyous Feature Debut

Sundance Review: The Lake Captures a Thrilling, Terrifying Mission to Defuse an Environmental Nuclear Bomb

Arco Review: A Thought-Provoking Twist on the Solarpunk Genre

Features

2026 Sundance Film Festival Preview: The Must-See Films at the Final Year in Park City

NYC Weekend Watch: Cockfighter, Last Days, Kevin Jerome Everson & More

New to Streaming: Rebuilding, The Rip, Licorice Pizza, Twinless & More

Interviews

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

“How Do I Keep Leonardo DiCaprio Safe?”: Breaking Down the Stunts of One Battle After Another

“I’m Not Seeing America Doing the Best Films”: Rodrigo Teixeira on Supporting Brian De Palma, James Gray, and Contemporary World Cinema

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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