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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...

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...

Interior Life: Quebecois Maverick Robert Morin on Nightmares, Humor, and Neorealism

“We are so excited to have you here and are blown away this is even happening,” I signed off on a hasty call to Coop Vidéo de Montréal, setting up an interview...

Obsess You Like a Ghost: Bertrand Bonello on His Years-Long Path Towards The Beast

Every time I've seen The Beast there comes some point where I think Bertrand Bonello is the world's greatest under-60 filmmaker. Not quite a new stance for me ...

Keeping the Mystery: Alice Rohrwacher on La Chimera, Mythology, and Morality

In Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, the Italian writer-director’s fourth narrative feature film, the past melds with the present. Art is something to be dug up, ...

The People’s Joker Director Vera Drew on the Trans Awakening of Batman Forever and the Way Superhero Movies Could Survive

After a year-and-a-half of copyright drama, The People’s Joker is finally here. The daring mixture of both tones and form will be sure to impress anyone, even ...

Janet Planet Trailer Unveils Annie Baker’s Superb Debut

The nearly year-long span from discovering Janet Planet's existence to seeing a single frame was fraught with worry. What if the extraordinarily talented Annie...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

Trailers

Sujo Trailer: Mexico’s Oscar Entry From Identifying Features Team Arrives Next Week

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Reviews

Thessaloniki Review: Holy Electricity is a Directorial Debut That Finds Substance in Unusual Places

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Wages of Fear, Carrie & More

New to Streaming: Here, Conclave, Eureka, Memoir of a Snail, Beatles ’64 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

“It’s All Marketing”: Ed Lachman on HDR, Maria, and Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming in Secret and the Repression of the Islamic Republic

Gaucho Gaucho Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw on Mythology, Compositions, and Community

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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