The Film Stage

Listen to Three Tracks from Daniel Blumberg’s Incredible Score for The Brutalist

We're now just under a month away from Brady Corbet's staggering third feature The Brutalist and today brings a welcome tease. Daniel Blumberg composed over tw...

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

For most of its runtime, Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden’s fish-out-of-water non-fiction hybrid The Black Sea teeters on the edge of being too cute. But ...

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Watching When the Light Breaks on a recent day in Thessaloniki, I spared a thought for anyone in the audience who might be wary of Gen-Z's famed sensitivity. F...

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & 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...

NYC Weekend Watch: Dirty Work, Shelley Duvall, Robert Frank & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaAn Adrian Lyne retrospective features Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Lolita, ...

Exclusive Trailer for Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom Introduces Acclaimed Rom-Com Psychodrama

One of the highlights from International Film Festival Rotterdam earlier this year was Ben Petrie's The Heirloom, a rom-com psychodrama in which he stars along...

First Trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope Offers Up Romance in Naples

While this year's Cannes competition titles such as Anora, All We Imagine as Light, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, and The Substance are in the spotlight right no...

Get a Taste of Queer with Luca Guadagnino-Directed Music Video for Omar Apollo, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ Te Maldigo

As Luca Guadagnino continues his steady streak of projects––already recently holding a test screening for his next film After the Hunt and reteaming with Danie...

Wicked: Part I Review: Wizard of Oz Prequel Is Stale as Blockbusters Can Be

“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” The conundrum of theodicy has long plagued humanity, just as it’s plagued the Ozians of ...

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Clash in First Teaser for Bring Them Down

Premiering at TIFF earlier this year, Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott lead the gritty revenge thriller Bring Them Down. The directorial debut from Christo...

News

MUBI’s January 2025 Lineup Includes Close Your Eyes, Pepe, Luca Guadagnino, Charli XCX & More

The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More

Brady Corbet Reveals First Details for Next Film, Inspired by Horror and Westerns

Trailers

Gazer Trailer: Paranoia Thriller and Cannes Selection Arrives This February

Exclusive: ’90s Sundance Gem Girls Town Gets 4K Restoration, Trailer, and Theatrical Release

Death of a Unicorn Trailer: John Carpenter Scores Dark Comedy Starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega

Reviews

Endless Summer Syndrome Review: An Incest Drama With Depth

Carry-On Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Delivers A New Christmas Crime Classic

A Complete Unknown Review: James Mangold’s Biopic Falls Short of Bob Dylan’s Genius

Features

The Best Undistributed Films of 2024

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Pacino Remembers, Clinical Cronenberg, De Palma on De Palma & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Robert Siodmak, Marlon Brando, Tokyo! & More

Interviews

Alessandro Nivola on The Brutalist, The Room Next Door, and the “Total Mayhem” of You Were Never Really Here

“Look at the Cinema”: Nickel Boys Cinematographer Jomo Fray on First-Person Filmmaking and the Opulence of Mundanity

“There’s No Villains in This Film”: Joshua Oppenheimer on The End and Value of Self-Deception

Podcasts

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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

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

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