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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Begins in First Look at Aaron Sorkin’s Second Directorial Feature

After a storied, perhaps divisive career in screenwriting, Aaron Sorkin delivered in his directorial debut Molly's Game a few years back and now he's returning...

Venice Classics to Screen New Restorations of Films by Martin Scorsese, Souleymane Cissé, Jean-Pierre Melville & More

There are not as many new films being made and some completed films are holding out until 2021 to make their festival premiere, but there's no shortage of new ...

An Alien Arrives in First Trailer for Sci-Fi Thriller Sputnik

With all blockbusters pushed back indefinitely due to the pandemic, that means those looking for sci-fi spectacles and space epics, which often carry a hefty p...

Most Wanted Review: A Timely Drama About Uncovering Canadian Corruption

It feels like a good time to release a film that depicts a deeply corrupt, miscalculated miscarriage of justice perpetrated by law enforcement officials. Most ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 397 – Relic (with Amanda Waltz)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham welcome back former TFS Show co-host Ama...

Josh Hartnett and John Malkovich Travel Valley of the Gods in US Trailer for 2020’s Strangest Film

"Weird," as a presumptive aesthetic and assumed attitude, has been plundered to the point of signifying almost nothing. Thus it was a little system shock beari...

Josh Hartnett on Becoming the Character Actor He Always Tried to Be

After a stratospheric rise to stardom in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Josh Hartnett settled down. Since then, much has been made of his escape from Hollywood...

Spike Lee’s Filmed Version of David Byrne’s American Utopia Will Open TIFF 2020

This year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will look quite different as organizers have already laid out, but one tradition that won't be g...

Exclusive Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary Sunless Shadows Introduces Iranian Women Imprisoned for Murder

In a society where women are shunned and any semblance of freedom or independence seems unattainable, some are pushed to a breaking point in their own families...

Intermission Ep. 8 – Original Cast Album: Company (with Kyle Turner)

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora...

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

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Trailers

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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