The Film Stage - Page 65

Marty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Reaches a New Pinnacle in Josh Safdie’s Propulsive Drama

The opening credits of Marty Supreme features retro animation of a sperm fertilizing a giant egg; as Alphaville’s “Forever Young” blares over the soundtrac...

Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Cover-Up opens in theaters on December 19 and arrives on Netflix on December 26...

Timestamp Review: A Patchwork of Pain and Perseverance for Ukraine’s Children

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Timestamp is now available digitally. Not a single image of warfare can b...

“The Story is Told by Faces”: Darius Khondji on the Cinematography of Marty Supreme and His Prolific Year

As I noted in our round-up of the best cinematography of 2025, "If we were giving an award for the most varied cinematography of the year, it would surely go t...

The Best 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

We don't want to overwhelm you, but while you're catching up with our top 50 films of 2025, more cinematic greatness awaits in 2026. Ahead of our 100 most...

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

Next month's lineup on the Criterion Channel has been unveiled, featuring a pair of Paul Thomas Anderson films (Boogie Nights and Phantom Threads), The Secret ...

The Voice of Hind Rajab Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The Voice of Hind Rajab opens in theaters on December 17. In January 2024, the...

Disclosure Day Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns to Extraterrestrial Exploration

In a major year for blockbusters, from Christopher Nolan to Denis Villeneuve, there’s none we are anticipating more than Steven Spielberg returning to the real...

The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

After highlighting the 50 best films you may have missed this year and our overall top 50 films of 2025, today we put our spotlight on those that still need a ...

Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: James Cameron Gets His Hands Dirty

With bittersweetness, Avatar: Fire and Ash closes a chapter on big filmmaking at a time when the maximalist spirit and cinematic frontiersmanship of James ...

News

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Features The Silence of the Lambs and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on 4K, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Samuel Fuller

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

Trailers

Filipiñana Trailer: Rafael Manuel’s Jia Zhangke-Backed Sundance Winner Opens This August

Domhnall Gleeson Encounters a Strange Land In First Trailer for The Incomer

Tony Gilroy Returns in First Trailer for Behemoth!

Reviews

The Odyssey Review: Christopher Nolan’s Journey of Perpetual, Enervating Awe

The Kidnapping of Arabella Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Comedy

Night Nurse Review: A Perverse, Seductive Thriller

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Hole, Electronica, Gakuryu Ishii, Nicholas Ray & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: The Furious, City Wide Fever, Amores Perros, Camp & More

Interviews

Tsai Ming-liang on the Personal Inspiration of The Hole, Constant Evolution, and His Next Films

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Christopher Nolan with Blake Howard

Yasmina Tawil on Progamming Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Fincher, Tom Tykwer & More for BAM’s Electronica Series

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

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