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SXSW Review: The Fallout is a Laser-Focused Teenage Character Study Unpacking Trauma

Quite literally saved by her little sister Amelia, school shooting survivor Vada (Jenna Ortega) is thrust out of her seemingly normal life into an extended per...

The B-Side – In Conversation with Dariusz Wolski

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie makers! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they m...

New to Streaming: Shiva Baby, maɬni, Ennio Morricone, A Tale of Winter, Oscar Shorts, and More

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...

małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore Review: An Elegiac, Mesmerizing Journey Through the Pacific Northwest

Ethnographic documentary has historically been used as a tool by colonial filmmakers to exoticize non-Western communities and cast themselves as white saviors....

Lineup Announced for 50th Edition of New Directors/New Films

Celebrating its 50th anniversary edition this year, New Directors/New Films annually brings together the most promising new filmmaking voices. The Museum of Mo...

13 Films to See in April

With glimmers of theatrical exhibition starting to find renewed life after a full year of dormancy in New York and Los Angeles, this April brings a handful of ...

A Look Inside the Magical, Sacred World of The Truffle Hunters

Considering the planning and shooting of The Truffle Hunters took years, it's only fitting the roll-out of the film would have quite a journey. After premierin...

Posterized April 2021: About Endlessness, Shiva Baby, Funny Face & More

The number of films releasing each month is steadily increasing yet again thanks to vaccines being administered in record time and theaters around the ...

True/False Film Fest Unveils 2021 Lineup of the Year’s Best Non-Fiction Filmmaking

If one is curious about the best in documentary filmmaking, there's no better place to experience it each year than the True/False Film Fest, based in Columbia...

Godzilla vs. Kong Review: A Massive and Massively Tedious Brawl

According to the contrived mythology of Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse, “titans” like Godzilla and Kong are mortal enemies because only o...

News

Justine Triet Sets Next Feature with Fonda Starring Mia Goth, Andrew Scott, Frank Dillane & More

Exclusive Clip and Poster for Ramzi Bashour’s Sundance Premiere Hot Water Introduces Mother-Son Road Comedy

Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations

Trailers

Hong Sangsoo Puts Comedy In Focus with U.S. Trailer for What Does That Nature Say to You

Exclusive Trailer for Berlinale Premiere No Salgas From Ramona Director Victoria Linares Villegas

I Love Boosters Trailer: Boots Riley Returns with Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige

Reviews

Sundance Review: The Invite is a Knockout Relationship Comedy

Rotterdam Review: Chronovisor Uncovers the Greatest Conspiracy Never Told

Sundance Review: Kogonada’s Free-Flowing Zi is an Experimental Career Reset

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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