The Film Stage

The Running Man Review: Edgar Wright’s First Pure Action Vehicle is a Partial Victory

Edgar Wright has mostly stayed in the pocket of action cinema since Hot Fuzz paid loving homage to the bombastic genre in 2007. But because subsequent projects...

Timothée Chalamet Aims for Greatness in New Trailer for Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme

One of the most electric viewing experiences of the year was seeing Josh Safdie unveil his long-awaited return to directing, Marty Supreme, as the secret scree...

“Not Everybody Has to Be Likable”: Stellan Skarsgård on Sentimental Value and Suffering

On my last night at the Morelia International Film Festival, dinner took place at Lu, a restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine. Over rollos de jicama and...

The Last One for the Road Review: A Delightful Trip Through Italy

It doesn’t take long to work out where you are in The Last One for the Road––for the backroads of Veneto, Italy, Francesco Sossai’s delightful new movie has th...

“Let the Location Speak to You”: Lynne Ramsay on Die My Love, Shooting Academy Ratio, and Adapting Impossible Novels

Scottish writer-director Lynne Ramsay returns to feature filmmaking with Die My Love, eight years after You Were Never Really Here. The psycho-drama stars Jenn...

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Review: A Devastatingly Immersive Portrait of Palestinian Suffering

On October 7, 2024, Israel’s occupation of Gaza took new shape as a publicly declared war. At the time, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi was traveling aroun...

The Plague Trailer: Cannes Breakout Targets the Effects of Bullying

With Train Dreams arriving this month, it's not the only film featuring Joel Edgerton getting a release this season. He also has a strong supporting turn in Ch...

Posterized November 2025: Rebuilding, Peter Hujar’s Day, Sentimental Value & More

November has sequels (Wicked for Good on November 21), festival fare (Die My Love on November 7), international Oscar submissions (Sirât, limited on No...

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Review: A Child’s Wonder Brushed in Pastel Animation

Most of us don’t remember what it was like to be two years old. The first few years of life consist largely of fragmented memories, stories that others have to...

NYC Weekend Watch: Hollis Frampton, Sofia Coppola, Bo Widerberg & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Anthology Film ArchivesTwo by Hollis Frampton screen in Essential Cinema; programs curated ...

News

Exclusive Palestine 36 Poster and Clip: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Tells an Epic Tale of Resistance

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $82 Billion

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2025 Include Eddington, Final Destination Bloodlines, Sirāt & More

Trailers

Sound of Falling Trailer: Mascha Schilinski’s Cannes Winner Arrives This January

Jean-Pierre Léaud Goes West In Exclusive Trailer for Luc Moullet’s A Girl Is a Gun

My Father’s Shadow Trailer: U.K.’s Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens This February

Reviews

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

WTO/99 Review: A Stark Reminder of Our American Police State

Features

The Best Cinematography of 2025

Four Films to See From 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Posterized December 2025: Resurrection, No Other Choice, The Plague & More

Interviews

“It’s a Mission: Impossible”: Bi Gan on the Long Journey and Long Takes of Resurrection

“We’re Terrible Esthetes”: Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley on Room Temperature, Home Haunts, and the Artist’s Life

A Magical Life: Train Dreams Cinematographer Adolpho Veloso on Capturing a Film of Memories

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side Ep. 171 – Richard Linklater (with Ryland Aldrich)

Emulsion Ep. 18 – Carlo Chatrian on the Tokyo International Film Festival and Future of Cinema Culture

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