The Film Stage - Page 59

July on the Criterion Channel Features Miami Vice, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jacques Rozier & More

Our decision to declare Miami Vice this century's greatest action film some eight years ago was neither made lightly nor received unanimously, but fortune favo...

Tribeca Review: Takashi Miike’s Sham is a Clint Eastwood-Esque Courtroom Procedural

A workmanlike procedural that does more to suggest a Clint Eastwood drama than the kind of unhinged thriller one's come to associate with great auteur Takashi ...

Tribeca Review: It’s Dorothy! Documents 125 Years of Joy

Upon hearing the name “Dorothy” I, like most, immediately think of The Wizard of Oz. I remember watching the film when I was a kid, sitting on the couch wi...

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features High and Low, Wes Anderson, and Spinal Tap on 4K

Likely that Criterion were developing their 4K upgrade of High and Low––a film they released so long ago that it was then subject to a "high-definition digital...

“The Film is a Mirror:” Celine Song on Materialists, Divine Love, and Self-Worth

Love is a commodity in Materialists, the second feature from Past Lives writer-director Celine Song. Dakota Johnson plays Lucy, a matchmaker for an elite datin...

Exclusive Trailer for Alexandra Simpson’s No Sleep Till, Picked Up by Factory 25 for July Theatrical Release

Following the theatrical releases of Eephus and Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, the next feature from Omnes Films is coming to U.S. theaters. We're thrilled t...

The Naked Gun Trailer: Akiva Schaffer and Liam Neeson Reboot the Spoof Comedy

In a rather dire year for studio comedies, the one that most has our attention is a new take on The Naked Gun from Akiva Schaffer, the Lonely Island member and...

Materialists Review: A Cynical Rom-Com Missing the Right Ingredients

Materialists is a film with a classic screwball setup: a young, beautiful matchmaker meets the charming, rich man of her dreams on the same night she runs into...

Emulsion Episode Seven: Is Tom Cruise Evil?

The release of a new Tom Cruise film is less about the film than it is about Tom Cruise. Ceaseless junket and red-carpet interviews with supposed journalists w...

NYC Weekend Watch: Barry Lyndon, John Cazale, A Theater Near You, Bleak Week & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaThe Matrix Reloaded and In the Spirit both play on 35mm this Friday, with the la...

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

Alistair Ryder’s Top 10 Films of 2025

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

“Embrace the Fluke”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

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

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

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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