The Film Stage

Cutting Through Rocks Review: A Testament to the Moral Universe’s Bend Towards Justice

The documentary Cutting Through Rocks is proof positive of the idiom, "two steps forward, one step back." Directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, thi...

U.S. Trailer for Dardennes’ Cannes Winner Young Mothers, Opening in January

Returning to Cannes Film Festival this year, where they picked up the Best Screenplay prize, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's moving drama Young Mothers was sele...

The Criterion Channel’s December Lineup Features Julianne Moore, Wong Kar Wai, Joachim Trier & More

The long-awaited U.S. premiere of Wong Kar Wai's Blossoms Shanghai isn't the only thing coming to the Criterion Channel next month. Along with a spotlight on t...

The Chronology of Water Trailer: Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut Arrives This Winter

After working with Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, Kelly Reichardt, David Cronenberg, and more, Kristen Stewart has helmed one of the most formally impressive ...

A Poet Trailer: Colombia’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Arrives This January

One of the great character studies of the year, Simón Mesa Soto’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winner A Poet follows a down-and-out writer trying to find his way t...

Download the 2025 Awards Season Screenplays

One of the few benefits of the awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of fu...

Magellan Trailer: Lav Diaz’s Epic Opens This January

After an extensive festival tour kicking off at Cannes Film Festival, Lav Diaz's formally rigorous epic Magellan will be coming to U.S. theaters beginning on J...

The Criterion Collection’s February 2026 Lineup Includes Network, Coen Brothers, Lubitsch Musicals & More

The February lineup for the Criterion Collection has been unveiled, featuring Sidney Lumet's satire masterwork Network, the Coen Brothers' The Man Who Wasn't T...

“I Don’t Want to Dramatize the Worst Day of Someone’s Life”: Max Walker-Silverman on Rebuilding and Josh O’Connor’s Fragility

How do you pick up the pieces when your life falls apart? A Love Song director Max Walker-Silverman's second feature Rebuilding is a wonderfully lived-in, empa...

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

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

News

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Trailers

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

New to Streaming: Jay Kelly, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Stranger Eyes, The Family McMullen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

Interviews

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors on James Bond, Satoshi Kon, and Crafting a Cinematic Orgasm

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

Podcasts

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

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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Cutting Through Rocks Review: A Testament to the Moral Universe’s Bend Towards Justice

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The Chronology of Water Trailer: Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut Arrives This Winter

A Poet Trailer: Colombia’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Arrives This January

Download the 2025 Awards Season Screenplays

Magellan Trailer: Lav Diaz’s Epic Opens This January

The Criterion Collection’s February 2026 Lineup Includes Network, Coen Brothers, Lubitsch Musicals & More

“I Don’t Want to Dramatize the Worst Day of Someone’s Life”: Max Walker-Silverman on Rebuilding and Josh O’Connor’s Fragility

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)