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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review: J.J. Abrams Crash Lands with Pandering Finale

As the culmination of what George Lucas began four decades prior, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker needs to conclude the Skywalker Saga and directly follow thi...

The Best Performances of 2019

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of the year. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead, we've written about ou...

Indulge in a Wholehearted 1980s Throwback with First Trailer for VHYes

An official selection at Fantastic Fest and a Kickstarter success story, Oscilloscope Laboratories picked up VHYes, a charmingly sincere nostalgic ode to the 1...

Welcome to a New Era of The Film Stage

We're excited to unveil The Film Stage's new look before the decade comes to a close! Your spotlight on cinema has received a major overhaul as we move into a ...

A24 Unveils First Trailer for Rose Glass’ Acclaimed Horror Film Saint Maud

With The Witch, Hereditary, and more, A24 has been in the business of giving emerging directors a platform to terrify audiences with a visually distinct style. ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 378 – Waves

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham find rare common ground as they discuss ...

Black Christmas Review: An Inherently Sexist Genre Gets Reframed with its Own Cheap Thrills

Sophia Takal’s reimagining of Black Christmas cuts past the male gaze, creating a send-up of the genre in the era of Time's Up. A somewhat revolutionary film in...

Tom Cruise Gets Back in the Cockpit in New Trailer for Top Gun: Maverick

Before he returns as Ethan Hunt is back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels, Tom Cruise is making a franchise out another one of his action hits, Top Gun. With ...

Ben Mendelsohn on Staying Alive, Australian Pride, and His Dark Side

After breaking onto the international scene in David Michöd’s Animal Kingdom in 2010, the actor’s star has continued to rise. We caught up with him at the Marrakech Film Festival....

Listen to the Full Scores for Little Women, Uncut Gems, and A Hidden Life

Unless you are in NYC or LA, you likely haven't had the chance to see the Safdies' Uncut Gems or Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life yet, and Greta Gerwig's Little ...

News

Japan Cuts Announces 2026 Slate Featuring Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoji Yamada & More

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct The Baron in the Trees; Next Film to Be Primarily Silent

Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins Palme d’Or: See Full List of Cannes 2026 Winners

Trailers

I Want Your Sex Teaser: Gregg Araki Returns with Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman

Whalefall Trailer: Austin Abrams Gets Trapped In the Belly of the Beast

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Teaser: The Documentary of The Year (and 1972) Arrives This October

Reviews

Disclosure Day Review: A Soul-Searching, Spine-Tingling Blockbuster Triumph

Tribeca Review: Ponderosa Takes Enigmatic, Comic Aim at America’s National Myths

Tribeca Review: The Revisionist Is a Comedy of Manners That Turns Convoluted

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Italian History, Universal Westerns, Black Cops & More

Posterized June 2026: Maddie’s Secret, The Furious, Drunken Noodles & More

New to Streaming: Pillion, Is God Is, Erupcja, Omaha & More

Interviews

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

The Currents Director Milagros Mumenthaler on Sensory Filmmaking, Motherhood, and Capturing an Internal State

“Making Movies Should Be a Pleasure”: Olivier Assayas on The Wizard of the Kremlin

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

The B-Sides of Laurence Fishburne with Mitchell Beaupre

The B-Sides of Eddie Murphy with Nicholas Gray and Alvin Keith

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