The Film Stage

Pedro Almodóvar Plans Early 2025 Shoot for Next Feature Bitter Christmas

Although his illustrious career has been ongoing for decades, this year marks quite a major milestone for Pedro Almodóvar. He premiered his very first English-...

BFI London Review: Charlie McDowell’s The Summer Book is a Clunky Drama Connecting Landscape and Soul

In Charlie McDowell’s last feature, Windfall, the ambitious (though largely unsuccessful) idea was to put the audience in a stressful situation (à la Hitchcock...

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in b...

Gaucho Gaucho Trailer: The Truffle Hunters Directors Craft an Argentinian Western

Bringing a pristine level of craft with their portraits of subcultures in The Last Race and The Truffle Hunters, Gregory Kershaw and Michael Dweck turned their...

The Line Review: Unflinching Thriller Underlines Unpleasantness of Frat Bro Culture

The Line is unpleasant. But then it should be, shouldn't it? Written by Ethan Berger and Alex Russek and directed by Berger in his feature debut, this is a fil...

New to Streaming: The Wild Robot, Woman of the Hour, 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...

NYFF Review: Suburban Fury Documents the Unlikely Woman Who Tried to Kill the President

On September 22, 1975, Sara Jane Moore, a 45-year-old single mom, drove into downtown San Francisco, pushed her way to the front of a crowded barricade, reache...

NYC Weekend Watch: Bulworth, Gummo, Portuguese Cinema & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMFilms by Warren Beatty, Mike Judge, and more play in Facing the Future; the restoration ...

NYFF Review: Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow Reveals the Real World Horrors of Anti-War Russian Journalists

“The world you’re about to see no longer exists. None of us knew what was about to happen.” Writer-director Julia Loktev––whose 13-year hiatus from fi...

“You Cannot Project Your Desire”: Albert Serra on Afternoons of Solitude, Bullfighting, and Kristen Stewart

With Afternoons of Solitude, Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra returns to Spain for his first documentary: a bloodsoaked portrait of celebrity bullfighter Andrés ...

News

Tilda Swinton Says The Room Next Door May Be Her Last Film as New Trailer Arrives

Martin Scorsese Praises I Saw the TV Glow, Reveals Plans for Next Films

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

Trailers

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Features

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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Pedro Almodóvar Plans Early 2025 Shoot for Next Feature Bitter Christmas

BFI London Review: Charlie McDowell’s The Summer Book is a Clunky Drama Connecting Landscape and Soul

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

Gaucho Gaucho Trailer: The Truffle Hunters Directors Craft an Argentinian Western

The Line Review: Unflinching Thriller Underlines Unpleasantness of Frat Bro Culture

New to Streaming: The Wild Robot, Woman of the Hour, Alien: Romulus & More

NYFF Review: Suburban Fury Documents the Unlikely Woman Who Tried to Kill the President

NYC Weekend Watch: Bulworth, Gummo, Portuguese Cinema & More

NYFF Review: Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends: Part I – The Last Air in Moscow Reveals the Real World Horrors of Anti-War Russian Journalists

“You Cannot Project Your Desire”: Albert Serra on Afternoons of Solitude, Bullfighting, and Kristen Stewart