The Film Stage - Page 57

“You Cannot Project Your Desire”: Albert Serra on Afternoons of Solitude, Bullfighting, and Kristen Stewart

Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2024 festival coverage. Afternoons of Solitude opens in theaters on June 27. With Afternoons of...

The Best Films of 2025 (So Far)

As we approach 2025’s halfway point it’s time to take a temperature of the finest cinema thus far: we’ve rounded up our favorites from the first six months of ...

Roofman Trailer: Channing Tatum Has a Double Life in Derek Cianfrance’s Crime Comedy

It's been nearly a decade since the last feature from Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines director Derek Cianfrance, but he is finally returning this...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: A Visit to Asteroid City, Women of the French New Wave, the Legendary Gandolfini, and J. Hoberman Remembers the 60s

With summer time upon us, it is fitting to begin with the most sun-drenched feature of Wes Anderson’s career, followed by a gem from J. Hoberman, an essential ...

First Trailer for In the Mood for Love 2001 Expands Wong Kar-wai’s Classic Romance

Following news that Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited Blossoms Shanghai would finally be getting a North American release this year courtesy of the Criterion Channel...

Folktales Trailer: Jesus Camp Directors Find a Canine Bond in Arctic Norway

The Oscar-nominated filmmakers behind Jesus Camp, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, returned to the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with Folktakes, a docu...

Exclusive Trailer for To Kill a Wolf Reimagines a Classic Fairytale For the Modern Day

Earning acclaim from a festival run that included the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Film Fest Knox, Austin Film Festival, Santa Barbara International ...

Ponyboi Review: Crime and Camp in New Jersey

Note: This review was originally published as part of our Sundance 2024 coverage. Ponyboi opens in theaters on June 25. Life for Ponyboi (River Gallo) has b...

F1 Review: A Slick, Engaging Big-Budget Commercial

Sports are at their dramatic best when the improbable occurs. So are the movies that portray those implausible stories. From Rudy to Rookie of the Year, Americ...

Splitsville Trailer: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Dakota Johnson, and Adria Arjona Have Relationship Chaos

Six years after their breakout feature The Climb, Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin have returned, with stars in tow, for Splitsville, a rom-com as unexpec...

News

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

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

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

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

Features

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

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

Podcasts

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

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

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

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