The Film Stage

Berlinale Review: Eel is a Slippery, Strange Drama of Great Beauty

The most significant change introduced by new Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle is the cancellation of the Encounters sidebar which hosted many arthouse gems su...

Berlinale Review: Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail Takes a Lively Journey Down the Amazon River

The Blue Trail, the lively new film from Gabriel Mascaro, takes its name from the secretions of a mythical snail. Azure and oozing, the substance, when dropped...

Errol Morris Untangles a Web of Conspiracy in First Trailer for CHAOS: The Manson Murders

After watching Zodiac Killer Project, it'll be hard to view any true-crime mystery documentary the same way again. But if there's one filmmaker who could pull ...

Exclusive Poster for Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia Puts Blood on the Body Count

That it has been nine months since Alain Guiraudie's Misericordia premiered at Cannes should do nothing to diminish the excitement of its U.S. release finally ...

Berlinale Review: Yunan Lacks the Substance to Fully Sing

The fact that only two German films were selected to compete at the 75th Berlinale raised some eyebrows and sparked interest in the pair of sophomore features ...

New to Streaming: The Brutalist, The Room Next Door, The Last Showgirl, Companion & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Hideaki Anno, Claude Chabrol, Pale Flower & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. IFC CenterHideaki Anno's Love & Pop plays in a new restoration; Herzog's Nosferatu, Mul...

The Monkey Review: Osgood Perkins Returns with a Crafty, Comic Kill Spree

In one of many well-executed nods to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Cinerama-style red and blue credits play over a black screen to sizzling '60s surf rock, a ...

Berlinale Review: Blue Moon is a Melancholy Song for Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater

There was Dewey Finn, Ned Schneebly, Willoughby, Mason Evans Sr.––now there’s Lorenz (or Larry) Hart. Richard Linklater likes a certain type of guy, and ma...

Grand Tour Trailer: Miguel Gomes’ Mesmerizing Odyssey Arrives This March

Miguel Gomes, the Portuguese filmmaker behind The Tsugua Diaries, Arabian Nights, and Tabu, made his long-awaited return at last year's Cannes Film Festival wi...

News

The Criterion Collection’s June Lineup Features Mishima, Sorcerer, and Brazil on 4K

Leonardo DiCaprio Will Lead Martin Scorsese’s Home; Apple and Todd Field to Produce

New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup

Trailers

David Cronenberg Finds Connection After Death in New Trailer for The Shrouds

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for Love Hotel Restores Shinji Somai’s Pinku Classic

Sex Work in 1970s Japan Gets the Spotlight in Exclusive Trailer for Noboru Tanaka’s Newly Restored The Oldest Profession

Reviews

Pet Shop Days Review: An Admirably Abrasive Film With a Blistering Hero at the Helm

The Actor Review: André Holland is Terrific in Duke Johnson’s Surreal Solo Directorial Debut

SXSW Review: Death of a Unicorn is a Mythical, Predictable Genre Mash-Up

Features

New to Streaming: I’m Still Here, All We Imagine as Light, Trap, Every Little Thing & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Scorsese Selects, Nightshift, Lou Ye & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Duke Johnson on Charlie Kaufman’s Advice and the Philosophies of Identity That Guide The Actor

Andrew Davis on His New Novel Disturbing the Bones, Remembering Gene Hackman, and the Difficulties of Trying to Get Movies Made Today

Philippe Lesage on Who by Fire, the Importance of Imperfection, and What TV Can Never Steal From Cinema

Podcasts

The B-Side – Amy Irving and Peter Riegert on Crossing Delancey

The Film Stage Presents Emulsion: Episode One

The B-Side – 2025 Oscars Special (with Joe Reid & Chris Feil)

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