The Film Stage - Page 93

Bruno Dumont on The Empire, Star Wars, and the Maelstrom of Human Nature

Initially considered the heir to Robert Bresson, Bruno Dumont shocked audiences in 2014 with the heel-turn of his Twin Peaks-inspired miniseries P'tit Quinquin...

Exclusive Trailer for Robina Rose’s Extraordinary, Restored Nightshift Tracks One Night In a Hotel

I wish there were an exact subgenre for Robina Rose's Nightshift so I could see every single one of its kin. The British feature––recalling the austere melanch...

Alex Ross Perry Makes a Fake Pavement Biopic with Range Life Trailer

Six years since his last solo directing feature, Her Smell, Alex Ross Perry returned to the world of rock in a very different way with Pavements. A tribute to ...

In the Lost Lands Review: Paul W.S. Anderson Finds Poetry In the Fantasy Epic

“The world is a vampire” –– Billy Corgan, 1995 Before jumping directly into the action, Paul W.S. Anderson's In the Lost Lands opens with a framing de...

New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup

After showcasing work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne R...

Matías Piñeiro on You Burn Me, Departing Shakespeare, and Hong Sangsoo’s Constant Reinvention

"Focus the text" commands a translation app pop-up at the mid-point of Matías Piñeiro’s new experimental essay film You Burn Me. It’s a mantra that the Argenti...

X-Rated Trailer for Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor Offers Up an Explicit Game of Seduction

After making a splash with his uncompromising incest drama Saint-Narcisse, underground Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce returned to Berlinale last year with Th...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Acclaimed French Thriller The Temple Woods Gang, Coming to NYC on March 12

Named one of the 10 best films of Cahiers du Cinéma back in 2023, Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche's crime thriller The Temple Woods Gang is finally getting a proper U.S. ...

The Rule of Jenny Pen Review: John Lithgow Torments Geoffrey Rush in Depraved Psychological Horror

Three decades on from Brian De Palma’s gleefully unhinged psychological thriller Raising Cain, John Lithgow has once again found a cinematic role to showcase h...

Paris’ La Clef Revival Comes to New York for Week of Film Screenings; Watch Appreciations from Martin Scorsese and John Carpenter

Wherever you call home, it's hard to be invested in cinephile culture without a mind towards its health. It was hardly some casual choice when Sean Baker took ...

News

NYC Weekend Watch: Catch Me If You Can, The Lost Weekend, The Spirit of the Beehive & More

The Criterion Channel’s January Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Kleber Mendoça Filho, Terence Stamp & More

The Criterion Collection’s March 2026 Lineup Features Killers of the Flower Moon on 4K

Trailers

The Odyssey Trailer Teases Christopher Nolan’s Mythic Epic

Tom Cruise Wants to Save Humanity in First Teaser for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger

Pedro Almodóvar Returns to Spain in First Trailer for Bitter Christmas

Reviews

The Plague Review: Bullying Drama of Paranoia Requries Suspension of Disbelief

No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller

The Testament of Ann Lee Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance Yet

Features

Nirris Nagendrarajah’s Top 10 Films of 2025

New to Streaming: Sentimental Value, Cover-Up, Where to Land, Die My Love, and More

Jordan Raup’s Top 10 Films of 2025

Interviews

Jack Fisk on Creating an Authentic 1950s New York for Marty Supreme and Josh Safdie’s Drive

Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee, Refusing to Compromise, and Cinematic Traditions

“Maybe Sometimes Something Works”: Nathan Silver on Carol & Joy

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side Ep. 173 – James L. Brooks (with Adam Drosin)

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

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