The Film Stage

NYC Weekend Watch: Corporate Thrillers, Avant-Garde Ads, Day of the Dead, Viridiana & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAM35mm prints of Boarding Gate, The Insider, and The Firm screen in Corporate Thrillers. ...

“There’s Always a Revolution”: Richard Linklater on Nouvelle Vague

Having enjoyed a conversation with him just last year, I was obviously glad to speak with Richard Linklater about Nouvelle Vague, his film concerning the makin...

Exclusive Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary WTO/99 Captures a Momentous Protest

Premiering at the renowned festival True/False and nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award, Ian Bell's acclaimed archival documentary WTO/99 follows t...

First Look at Riley Keough in Albert Serra’s Out of This World

Coming off one of the best films of the decade with Pacifiction and one of the best documentaries of this year with Afternoons of Solitude, Albert Serra is alr...

Arco Review: A Thought-Provoking Twist on the Solarpunk Genre

With his debut feature, Arco, Ugo Bienvenu puts a unique, thought-provoking twist on the solarpunk genre. He gives us a glimpse of the sort of sustainable utop...

Rebuilding Review: A Somber Reflection on the Importance of Hope

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Rebuilding opens in theaters on November 14. We can all feel lonely. Even ...

Sirat Review: Oliver Laxe’s Desert Trance Is a Grand, Adventurous Achievement

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Sirat has a one-week qualifying run in NY/LA starting November 14 and opens in ...

Jay Kelly Review: Noah Baumbach Makes His Fellini Film

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Jay Kelly opens in theaters on November 14 and arrives on Netflix on Decembe...

Left-Handed Girl Review: A Striking Drama Told Through a Child’s Eyes

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 BFI London coverage. Left-Handed Girl opens in theaters on November 14 and arrives on Netflix on...

“Images Are Dead”: Oliver Laxe on Sirāt and Spirituality

As music thumps across the desert landscape of Morocco's Atlas Mountains and ravers give themselves over to the endless bass, whispers of World War III echo in...

News

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2025 Includes Afternoons of Solitude, One Battle After Another, and Nouvelle Vague

Trailers

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

The President’s Cake Trailer: Iraq’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

New to Streaming: Jay Kelly, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Stranger Eyes, The Family McMullen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Safe & More

Interviews

Reflection in a Dead Diamond Directors on James Bond, Satoshi Kon, and Crafting a Cinematic Orgasm

Edward Burns on The Family McMullen, His Underseen Films, and Getting Tom Petty to Score His Second Movie

Sinners Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Pulling Off the Film’s Most Difficult Shots and Christopher Nolan’s Advice

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

Read More