The Film Stage

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K

Criterion's starting 2025 with 4K on the mind: today brings news that April will bring Sean Baker's Anora and a Blu-ray of Prince of Broadway alongside 4K rele...

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

“In early 1995, a hiker went missing in the remote mountains of central Oregon,” reads the prologue over a gorgeous opening shot: a still, wide frame looking d...

Emmanuelle Review: Audrey Diwan Subverts an Erotic Classic to Compelling, Alienating Effect

The most striking thing about Audrey Diwan’s reinterpretation of Emmanuelle––the infamous novel-turned-softcore franchise from fabulously named director Just J...

Jose Solís’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 list...

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

With only two features under his belt, British musician Daniel Blumberg has already cemented his name in film history. After debuting scoring abilities on 2020...

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

After making waves this holiday season with the wildly thrilling Carry-On, marking one of Netflix's most-watched movies ever, Jaume Collet-Serra is back with t...

Claire Denis’ The Cry of the Guards Finds New Lead with Mia McKenna-Bruce; Production Begins This Month

It's nice when promises are kept, nicer yet when those promises are a new Claire Denis movie shooting in a matter of months. Following September's report that ...

Peter Weir’s Landmark of Australian Cinema Is Salvaged In Trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock‘s 4K Release

Much of Australian cinema lives in the shadow of Peter Weir, and perhaps nothing of his own looms larger than Picnic at Hanging Rock. I'm sure the film is quit...

Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 list...

Long-Rare Films from John Woo, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark & More Acquired By Shout! Studios

What is quite obviously the best film news of 2025 thus far (and will be tough to beat in the foreseeable future) comes via Variety, who tell us Shout! Studios...

News

Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Reteam for Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord

Isabelle Huppert to Lead Ulrike Ottinger’s Vampire Film The Blood Countess

David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds Sets Spring Release as New Teaser Arrives

Trailers

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Who by Fire Introduces Philippe Lesage’s Lush, Stellar Drama

Compensation Trailer: Zeinabu irene Davis’ Newly Restored Independent Cinema Landmark Arrives This February

Jonathan Majors Goes Psychotic in First Trailer for Magazine Dreams

Reviews

Sundance Review: Atropia is an Anti-War Farce That Can’t Sustain its Satire

Rotterdam Review: Lois Patiño’s Shakespeare Riff Ariel Squanders Its Intriguing Premise

Sundance Review: East of Wall is an Ordinary Tale Featuring Extraordinary Characters

Features

11 Films to See in February

New to Streaming: Sundance 2025, Sing Sing, Babygirl, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum on Selling His DVD Collection, Championing Raúl Ruiz, and the Role of a Critic

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

Podcasts

The B-Side – Queen Latifah (with KT)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Julia Stiles on Her Directorial Debut Wish You Were Here

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

Read More

The Criterion Collection’s April Lineup Includes Anora, Chungking Express, and Ugetsu on 4K

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell’s Effective Reboot Scares Up Hereditary Horrors

Emmanuelle Review: Audrey Diwan Subverts an Erotic Classic to Compelling, Alienating Effect

Jose Solís’ Top 10 Films of 2024

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

Claire Denis’ The Cry of the Guards Finds New Lead with Mia McKenna-Bruce; Production Begins This Month

Peter Weir’s Landmark of Australian Cinema Is Salvaged In Trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock‘s 4K Release

Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Long-Rare Films from John Woo, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark & More Acquired By Shout! Studios