The Film Stage

In a momentous cinematic event, the Quay Brothers are returning with their first feature since 2005. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, a stop-motion / live-action endeavor inspired by the works of Jewish-Polish author and artist Bruno Schulz, was acquired...

As the summer comes to an end, August delivers the season’s most eclectic lineup of films. From a few studio highlights to Cannes premieres to festival favorites some years back that are finally arriving, there are many worthwhile opportunities to...

With the unfortunate pausing of Metrograph Pictures, a few of their releases were in limbo. Thankfully, Film Movement has come to the rescue for one, Neo Sora’s narrative debut Happyend (following his first feature, capturing his father in Ryuichi Sakamoto...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Souleymane’s Story opens in theaters on August 1. Souleymane’s Story delivers a political fable with all the grit and urgency of a thriller. It follows a Guinean...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. The Sparrow in the Chimney opens in theaters on August 1. There’s something electrifying about watching a filmmaker break free from well-worn formulas and push themselves into...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Harvest opens in theaters on August 1 and arrives on MUBI on August 8. An unnamed village, an unknown time; somewhere in Britain, sometime in the Late...

One of the most-discussed films premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it went on to win the Audience Award, James Sweeney’s Twinless will now arrive on September 5 from Roadside Attractions. With Sweeney starring alongside Dylan O’Brien, Lauren...

Living up to its title, Rachael Abigail Holder’s Love, Brooklyn is a lovely romance that finds André Holland navigating modern relationships. Also starring Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, Roy Wood Jr., Cassandra Freeman, and Cadence Reese, the Sundance premiere was picked...

Following their Opening Night and Centerpiece announcements, Film at Lincoln Center has now announced Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? as the Closing Night selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival, making its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on...

After years of directing shorts and collaborating with Jean-Luc Godard on his final films, Swiss director Fabrice Aragno will premiere his directorial debut at the Locarno Film Festival. Le Lac, a 75-minute feature starring Clotilde Courau and Bernard Stamm, will...