Directed by the multi-talented Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, Misery, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally), This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984. Using the style of cinema verité for this proto-spoof documentary, Reiner...
In remembrance of the legendary Robert Redford, we’re resharing this conversation from 2024 on his extraordinary career and most overlooked performances. Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made...
In a late contender for series of the year, New York’s Japan Society has given programming carte blanche to Shiguéhiko Hasumi––a critic, theorist, and scholar who also served as mentor to Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The result is Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History...
Grown from the seed of wartime screenings held by Mirsad Purivatra and Izeta Građević in the early ’90s, no festival in the world wears its history on its sleeve quite like Sarajevo. The city was still under siege when citizens...
In The Lost Bus, the latest propulsive and sweat-inducing disaster thriller from Paul Greengrass, a few electric sparks from a major power line hit dry weeds and spread into an uncontainable wildfire that mercilessly engulfs Paradise, California. The town’s name boasts...
Assayas’s knack for fostering insight through irony is nowhere to be found in the film. The post ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Olivier Assayas’s Leaden Portrait of Putin’s Kingmaker appeared first on Slant Magazine.
The Criterion Collection wants to make the month of December 2025 a bit more festive for physical media fans. Perfect for the season, Tim Burton's popular comedy sensation Pee-wee Herman's Big Adventure (1985) will arrive on 4K UHD, showcasing the...