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Watch Two Exclusive Clips from The All Golden, Playing Wednesday at the Roxy Cinema

When friend and Film Stage contributor Ethan Vestby suggested I watch Nate Wilson's The All Golden, I did so with no expectations of what might follow. My enth...

Cannes Review: Misericordia is a Galvanizing Ode to the Power and Subversiveness of Desire

In a career spanning four decades and eight features, Alain Guiraudie has cemented himself as one of our most astute chroniclers of desire. If there’s any leit...

The Best Films of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Sean Baker's Anora taking home the Palme d'Or. While our coverage will continue with a few...

Cannes Review: It’s Not Me Finds Leos Carax Reflecting on 40 Years of Filmmaking with No Nostalgia

Headlines read, "Leos Carax Bring Back Baby Annette to the Croisette," but this is only half the truth. Yes, the legendary puppet makes a comeback in C’est Pas...

Cannes Review: Filmlovers! is Arnaud Desplechin’s Refined Ode to Cinema

For his tenth Cannes feature premiere, Arnaud Desplechin chose to present a docu-fictional love letter to cinema. Two years after Brother and Sister was in Com...

Cannes Review: The Balconettes is Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror

The chic balconies of Marseille certainly offer an image that is photogenic enough to open Noémie Merlant’s sophomore feature, The Balconettes, especially as s...

Cannes Review: Motel Destino is a Noirish Fever Dream that Sparkles with Sweat and Lust

Simply put, Brazilian motels are places for people to have sex. Everyone knows it, no one objects to it. You pay by the hour and the suite is yours––a big bed,...

Cannes Review: Grand Tour Marks an Enchanting Return for Miguel Gomes

If Chris Marker and Preston Sturges ever made a film together, it might have looked something like Grand Tour, a sweeping tale that moves from Rangoon to Manil...

NYC Weekend Watch: Cutter’s Way, Princess Mononoke, Jacques Rivette, & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by Scorsese, De Palma, Woody Allen, Coppola, Jarmusch, ...

New to Streaming: Civil War, About Dry Grasses, Ferrari, Stress Positions & 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...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

Trailers

Sujo Trailer: Mexico’s Oscar Entry From Identifying Features Team Arrives Next Week

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Reviews

Thessaloniki Review: Holy Electricity is a Directorial Debut That Finds Substance in Unusual Places

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

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Wages of Fear, Carrie & More

New to Streaming: Here, Conclave, Eureka, Memoir of a Snail, Beatles ’64 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“It’s All Marketing”: Ed Lachman on HDR, Maria, and Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming in Secret and the Repression of the Islamic Republic

Gaucho Gaucho Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw on Mythology, Compositions, and Community

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

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

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