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The Film Stage Show Ep. 423 – Raya and the Last Dragon (with Nguyen Le)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Nguyen Le to discuss the lates...

Still Life in Lodz Review: Captivating Holocaust Documentary Contextualizes Trauma Through Art

As a young girl growing up in Lodz, Poland after World War II, the framed still life painting that hung above Lilka Elbaum's family couch became synonymous wit...

Steven Spielberg to Direct Autobiographical Film About His Childhood; Michelle Williams Joins Cast

Update #2: Paul Dano has joined the cast, playing a character inspired by Spielberg's father, THR reports. Update: Seth Rogen has also joined the cast, play...

Glasgow Review: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In Offers a Personal Reflection on a Sports Icon

Sir Alex Ferguson is arguably the greatest football manager of all-time. His achievements as coach of Manchester United for 27 years are unprecedented in the h...

Berlin Review: A Cop Movie is a Clever But Superficial Deconstruction of the Police Drama

There has never been a less auspicious time to make a “cop movie.” As scrutiny abounds from both within (content warnings on streaming services) and externally...

Berlin Review: Daniel Brühl Gets Meta With Directorial Debut Next Door

In Next Door, a famous actor living in the penthouse of a renovated Altbau in Berlin––complete with his own private elevator––has his life flipped upon confron...

Berlin Review: Pietro Marcello Gives a Charming Snapshot of One of Italy’s Great Crooners in For Lucio

The director of 2019’s critically acclaimed Martin Eden returns with For Lucio, a slim, charming documentary about one of Italy’s premier post-war crooners. Lu...

Spend a Year with Éric Rohmer in Restoration Trailer for Tales of the Four Seasons

Among the greatest of the French New Wave filmmakers, Éric Rohmer's films age like a fine wine, opening up delicate intricacies of the human heart upon each ne...

Craig Brewer on Flipping the Comedy of Coming to America, Zamunda vs. Wakanda, and Why He Loves ’80s Movies

Craig Brewer burst on the scene in 2005 with the hip-hop classic Hustle & Flow, winner of Best Original Song Oscar for Three 6 Mafia's “It's Hard Out Here ...

kid 90 Review: The Trials and Tribulations of Young Hollywood Stardom

My mindset entering Soleil Moon Frye's autobiographical documentary kid 90 anticipated a fun, nostalgic, low stakes look at kid celebrities. That's what the sl...

News

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson’s Stubborn Beast Begins Production

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

Tony Leung Finds Earthly Connection in Exclusive Poster for Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

Trailers

Romería Trailer: Carla Simón’s Cannes and NYFF Highlight Arrives This June

Carolina Caroline Trailer: A Crime Romance from Dinner in America and Snack Shack Director Adam Carter Rehmeier

Leviticus Trailer: Your Heart’s Desires Turn Terrifying in Acclaimed Aussie Horror

Reviews

Two Seasons, Two Strangers Review: Golden Leopard Winner is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Two Women Review: Sex Comedy Flips the Script with Hilarious, Refreshing Frankness

Omaha Review: A Desperate Dad Takes His Kids On an Unexpected Road Trip

Features

New to Streaming: Marty Supreme, Sound of Falling, No Other Choice, Late Shift & More

40 Films to See This Summer

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“My Best Ideas Come To Me On Walks”: Sho Miyake on Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Faith in the Process: Pete Ohs on Erupcja, Charli XCX, and New Methods

“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Chow Yun-Fat

Josh Heaps on the DIY Horror of City Wide Fever

The B-Sides of Steve Martin with Eric D. Snider

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