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Friday One Sheet: A WORKING MAN
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Is there a more succinct description of Jason Statham's career than the title of David Ayer's latest collaboration with him?  The graphic designer of the poster seems to think that there is not, given how prominently it features here.  The...
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2025 Cinema Eye Honors: No Other Land Takes Best Feature, Mati Diop Wins Best Direction
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Last year’s top two documentary titles from the Berlinale continue there winning ways landing the top prizes at last night’s Cinema Eye Honors. Docus that premiered at Sundance dominated the other major categories, with Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, Union,...
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Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist
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The British cinema––indeed an entire strand of understanding around modern drama––does not exist without Mike Leigh. When it was learned some years ago that Leigh was struggling to obtain financing for a new film, the outrage among cineastes was commensurate...
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EAT THE NIGHT Review: Virtual Reality Meets Gritty Crime Film
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Near the end of Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s (Jessica Forever) initially promising, ultimately disappointing feature-length film, Eat the Night, a virtual screen within a screen — an MMORPG (massive multiplayer role-playing game) — hundreds, if not thousands, of digital...
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Dream of Death: Robert Eggers on “Nosferatu”
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An interview with the writer-director of Nosferatu about immersion, influence, and intimation.
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Every Little Thing Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Great Woman’s Dedication to Hummingbirds
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Sometimes, you must admit you’re a bit of a softie. I came to this realization while tearing up at the end of the new documentary Every Little Thing. In form, it’s largely unremarkable. Yet something connected with me about this...
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Now Streaming GOOSEBUMPS: THE VANISHING: Spooky Fun For Young Horror Families
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Fraternal twins Devin and Cece have joined their single dad for the Summer. Cece is going to attend a Debate summer camp while Devin plans to pine after his longtime crush Frankie whilst avoiding the glares and threats of her...
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Caleb Hammond’s Top 10 Films of 2024
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Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. When reflecting on any year in movies, the theatrical experience rings most memorable. From driving across the...
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A WORKING MAN Trailer: Jason Statham Does Nasty Things to The Bad Guys Once Again
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Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss’s daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her...
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New to Streaming: Flow, Pepe, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, Black Box Diaries & More
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. 2073 (Asif Kapadia) Asif Kapadia––the biographical documentary wiz behind contemporary classics like Senna and Amy––opens his semi-fictional...
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