The Film Stage

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

Sorry, Gladiator II (November 22) and Moana 2 (November 27), but I'm going all limited releases this month. Festival season has ended. Award season has...

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and 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: “Silent” Movies, Godzilla & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMA series of "silent" movies includes films by Tati, Miguel Gomes, and Chaplin. Film a...

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

The strange, rollercoaster of a career for Michel Gondry continues in 2025. His recent feature The Book of Solutions will finally get a U.S. release, while his...

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

Steven Soderbergh is gearing up for a busy early 2025. Before his thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, arrives in March, we'll f...

17 Films to See in November

The sweet spot for many of the best films of the year, arriving before the final month of 2024, November is packed with robust offerings of Cannes, Berlinale, ...

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Clint Eastwood’s Late Era

In Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2, Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself in an unenviable position: not only was he selected for jury duty, but something odd o...

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

Kicking off November 8 in Estonia, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) is a strong showcase for independent voices in international cinema. One p...

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Among the most inspired choices for a 4K restoration this year would have to be Alan Rudolph’s Breakfast of Champions. Despite coming out in the middle of Bruc...

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Following up Sasquatch Sunset, it was announced the Zellner Brothers would embark on the alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang led by Cate Blanchett. They've now am...

News

Watch: Hoyte van Hoytema Follows Oppenheimer With Emotional New Volvo Short Film

Listen to Three Tracks from Daniel Blumberg’s Incredible Score for The Brutalist

Get a Taste of Queer with Luca Guadagnino-Directed Music Video for Omar Apollo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ Te Maldigo

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

First Trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope Offers Up Romance in Naples

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Clash in First Teaser for Bring Them Down

Reviews

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

Features

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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