The Film Stage - Page 80

A Nigerian Film Club Fights the Status Quo in Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Coconut Head Generation

Named for the belittling label the older generation of Nigeria has given for its aimless youth, Alain Kassanda's Coconut Head Generation refutes this suppositi...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Sundance Winner Slow Captures an Intimate Portrait of Asexuality

Winner of the directing award at last year's Sundance Film Festival, Marija Kavtaradze's second feature Slow is a unique, intimate relationship tale, following...

The Best Films That Didn’t Receive a Single Sight & Sound Vote

While it was fascinating to see the results of the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, we're just as curious to see what lies outside the established canon. As part o...

Mia Goth Has Killer Ambitions in First Trailer for Ti West’s MaXXXine

Like any summer movie slate, the lineup is chock full of sequels and franchise additions, but one of the few that may bring something a bit fresh is the final ...

Don Hertzfeldt and Ari Aster Collaborating on a “Big” Existential Horror Animation

After spending the majority of the 2010s working on his sublime sci-fi trilogy World of Tomorrow, animation genius Don Hertzfeldt hinted he desired to work on ...

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Léa Seydoux tells me "it may be nicer to have eye contact." Though I was informed our interview would be audio-only––no complaints; time with the most exciting...

Lee Chang-dong on the Power of Anger and Empathizing with Pain

This month, Metrograph is running “Novel Encounters: The Films of Lee Chang-dong,” a retrospective of the filmmaker’s career to date. The program includes four...

NYC Weekend Watch: Jonas Mekas, Hal Hartley, Lee Chang-dong & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Anthology Film Archives"Essential Cinema" brings films by Mekas' Walden and Journey to Lith...

Posterized April 2024: Sasquatch Sunset, The People’s Joker, Terrestrial Verses & More

I can't say it was difficult finding nine posters to talk about this month––most new April releases were given the bad Photoshop treatment. Some, like ...

New to Streaming: Jean Eustache, The Zone of Interest, How to Have Sex, Snack Shack, Girls State & 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...

News

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

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

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

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

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 – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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

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

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