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The Film Stage Show Ep 313 – The Old Man & the Gun

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I discuss the sprightly crime caper The Old M...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 312 – A Star is Born

We discuss Bradley Cooper's directorial debut....

Park Chan-wook’s Tackles John le Carré in Trailer for ‘The Little Drummer Girl’

Stoking even further the debates about media's boundaries (that we're posting this should signal where we fall), Park Chan-wook enters the prestige-TV game ...

NYFF Review: Tsai Ming-liang’s ‘Your Face’ is a Significant Reminder for Empathy

The prevalence of social media has lent itself to a normalization of portraiture and the gaze, which no longer seems to appreciate the immense detail of the fac...

BIFF Review: ‘The Rainbow Bridge Motel’ is a Comedic Avalanche of Missteps, Zany Characters, and Absurd Scenarios

As soon as Tin's (Zaw Win) tacky shuttle spins his passengers (Cole Burden's Darren and Chris Modrzynski's Dean) away from the picturesque majesty of Niagara Fa...

BIFF Review: ‘About a Donkey’ Captures a Family at a Nexus Point of Chaotic Emotions, Troubles, and Fears

The Owens family is at a nexus point of chaotic emotions, troubles, and fears thanks to the start of new chapters in their respective lives. Mom (Katherine Wess...

BIFF Review: ‘Caretakers’ Takes a Manipulative Look at Mental Health Issues

Dr. Leigh Waters (Angell Conwell) has a line of dialogue towards the end of Caretakers that I was desperate to hear since the beginning. She reminds the med stu...

BIFF Review: ‘Black Site’ is an Existential, Throwback Sci-Fi Horror

Mankind found a way to overpower its Gods in Tom Paton's throwback sci-fi horror Black Site. After discovering that Elder Gods were in-hiding and draining our p...

Busan Review: ‘Aurora’ is a Profound Postmodern Parable

As Asia’s premier film festival, Busan offers a comprehensive look at the latest cinematic gems from the vast continent, including the often neglected region of...

Busan Review: ‘Don’t Go Too Far’ is a Twisted, Thoroughly Entertaining Kidnapping Drama

Judging by its prominent presence at midnight sidebars of film festivals everywhere, it’s fair to say Korean cinema has got the genre game down. The feature deb...

News

The Criterion Collection’s September Lineup Features Leos Carax 4K Set, The Secret Agent, Richard Linklater, Satyajit Ray & More

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

Trailers

Dreams in Nightmares Trailer: Shatara Michelle Ford’s Acclaimed Second Feature Arrives in August

Shinya Tsukamoto Goes to War In Trailer for English-Language Vietnam Film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Barrio Triste Trailer: Bad Bunny Collaborator Stillz’s Bold Directorial Debut Arrives In July

Reviews

Tribeca Review: Sophia Takal’s Act One Feels Like a Lucid Nightmare

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

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

Michael Sarnoski on His Favorite Robin Hood Films and the Character’s Violent Mythology

Read This: Wonderful and Strange Peaks, the Life of Hannibal Lecter, a Century of Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese’s Filmography & More

“The Hard Work Is In the Screenwriting”: John Sayles on Resourceful Filmmaking, James Cameron, and His TIFF Retrospective

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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