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Venice Review: ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ is Orson Welles’ Entrancing, Confounding Farewell

Never had the Netflix logo been welcomed by Venetian audiences with an applause as rapturous as the one it received when the iconic N popped up to introduce wha...

First Trailer for ‘Captain Marvel’ Introduces the First Female-Led Solo Film in the MCU

If it feels like the hype machine of Hollywood is resting a bit easier this season it's because, for the first time in a while, the next Marvel movie won't ...

‘Stan & Ollie’ Trailer: Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are Comedy Legends

If you are the reasonable type of person that always needs more John C. Reilly in your life, this fall is shaping up to be a satisfying one. Along with The ...

First Trailer for Gareth Evans’ ‘Apostle’ Brings Sordid Mystery and Broken Bones

The cult thriller is back in style! The first trailer has arrived for Apostle, the new film from writer and director Gareth Evans. The Welsh director made a...

U.S. Trailer for ‘Caniba’ Gets Up Close and Personal with One of the World’s Most Notorious Killers

The number of living, non-tribal people who have a) eaten another human being; b) told others about their experience; c) escaped incarceration is, likely, o...

The B-Side – Matthew McConaughey

Welcome to The B-Side, a new podcast from The Film Stage where we explore movies starring established movie stars that flopped at the box office, have been ...

TIFF Review: ‘Our Time’ is an Admirably Awkward Three-Hour Cuckold Drama

At least based of its original title of Where Life is Born, director Carlos Reygadas’ fifth feature film from the outset seemed to promise the ultimate realizat...

TIFF Review: ‘Killing’ is a Samurai Tale Told with Shinya Tsukamoto’s Uniquely Violent, Psychosexual, and Raw-Nerve Style

Shinya Tsukamoto introduced his latest film Killing at the Toronto International Film Festival as a “desperate scream.” The writer, actor, director, cinematogra...

TIFF Review: ‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ is an Ambitious Undertaking in Service of Pure Vanity

For all his stylistic faults, French-Canadian film festival darling Xavier Dolan has never lacked confidence. From his personal and intimately-scaled debut I Ki...

The Best Films at the 2018 Toronto, Venice, and Telluride Film Festivals

We highlight 15 must-see titles to have on your radar....

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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