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Invisible Life Director Karim Aïnouz on the Power of Melodrama in a Time of Crisis

In the cold winter months, there's few things more satisfying than a heart-tugging, emotionally overwhelming melodrama, and Karim Aïnouz has delivered just tha...

The B-Side – Carrie Fisher

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made...

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 ...

News

Exclusive: Altered Innocence Acquires Restoration of Srđan Karanović’s Virgina for Fall Release

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

Trailers

Cemre Paksoy’s Hands Are Tied In Trailer for Georgia Bernstein’s Sinister Sundance Favorite Night Nurse

Marcello Mastroianni Yearns In Trailer for 4K Restoration of Luchino Visconti’s White Nights

Exclusive Trailer for Greg Vrotsos’ Feature Debut Situations Follows a Journey of Love and Ambition in Los Angeles

Reviews

The Death of Robin Hood Review: A Portrait of the Outlaw as a Bald-Faced Lie

Tribeca Review: Here I’m Alive Is a Raw, Intimate Look at Messy New York Lives

I Am Frankelda Review: Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature Speaks Truth to Power

Features

New to Streaming: Blue Film, I Am Frankelda, It’s Dorothy! & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

NYC Weekend Watch: Douglas Sirk in 3D, The Organizer, Body Double & 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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