The Film Stage - Page 893

‘One Child Nation’ Review: A Personal Look at the Effects of Totalitarian Social Engineering

Between 1979 and 2015, the Chinese Communist Party was engaged in one of the greatest attempts at totalitarian social engineering in human history: the national...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 358 – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

We discuss David Leitch's spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham....

Guillermo del Toro Eyes ‘Carol’ Reunion & More for ‘Nightmare Alley’

There may be no director more embedded in Film Twitter than Guillermo del Toro, who expresses his adoration for cinema–from gems both beloved and lost to hi...

Karlovy Vary Review: The Moisture, Melancholy, and Madrid of Jonás Trueba’s ‘The August Virgin’

In the new movie The August Virgin, a young woman named Eva wanders the sidewalks and watering holes of Spain's sunny capital on a series of increasingly hot, c...

Fantasia Review: ‘8’ Explores Evil in a Spiritually Complex World

It's a chicken and egg conundrum. Does a demon named Utuli roam the earth in search of souls to consume, feeding on the weakness of those who've endured lost to...

New to Streaming: ‘The Souvenir,’ ‘Non-Fiction,’ ‘Share,’ and More

All the newly streaming films of Amazon, MUBI, HBO Go, and more....

Posterized August 2019: ‘The Nightingale,’ ‘La Flor,’ ‘Genesis,’ and More

We explore the art of the month. August is here with a fantastic collection of poster designs from big studio pictures to small independents looking to standout against them....

NYC Weekend Watch: Outsider Visions of America, Koker Trilogy, ‘Joan the Maid’ & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

First Trailer for Sam Mendes’s ‘1917’ Introduces His War Epic

After spending nearly all of the decade dedicated to the world of Bond, Sam Mendes will close things out with a war film, his first since Jarhead. As the ti...

Lupita Nyong’o Slays Zombies in the First Trailer for ‘Little Monsters’

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival, Abe Forsythe's Little Monsters sets Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, and Josh Gad on a school trip soon to be infest...

News

Exclusive Poster for Bingham Bryant’s FID Marseille Debut El espejismo

New 4-Hour Director’s Cut of Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves Will Premiere at Locarno 2026

Venice Classics 2026 Lineup Features Newly Restored Films by John Cassavetes, Roman Polanski, Shinji Sōmai & More

Trailers

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

15 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2026

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

Read More