The Film Stage

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Drowning Dry opens in theaters on July 18. Memories can be slippery things. Take what happens around the halfway point of Laurynas Bareiša’s beguiling second feature: two...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. Apocalypse in the Tropics is now in theaters and on Netflix. Five years, the closest presidential election in Brazilian history, and one insurrection after her last examination...

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão and Firebrand director Karim Aïnouz returned to Cannes Film Festival last year with Motel Destino, an erotic drama which was picked up by Strand Releasing. Ahead of an August 29 beginning at NYC’s IFC Center,...

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. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson) A film that feels uprooted from...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. IFC CenterIn the Mood for Love / In the Mood for Love 2001 continue; Dogtooth plays daily; a 35mm print of Pulse, Cure, Pink Floyd The Wall, Escape from New York, and Crimes of Passion show late. Roxy CinemaNaked Lunch...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. To a Land Unknown opens in theaters on July 11. The tragic predicament of the Palestinians and what they’re now being subjected to begs to be analyzed...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Wild Diamond opens in theaters on July 11. From her debut feature, French filmmaker Agathe Riedinger wants a sparkling yet still-realistic account of the thorny relationship between...

Following its appearance at last year’s New York Film Festival, Ardak Amirkulov’s obscure, rarely screened The Fall of Otrar (restored in conjunction with Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project) begins a theatrical run on August 1 at Film at Lincoln Center....

Comprising international premieres, short programs, and some of the country’s finest-ever films in new restorations, 2025’s Japan Cuts––running July 10-20 at New York’s Japan Society––is upon us. As one of North America’s sole festivals devoted to new voices in Japanese...

Set to take place August 6-16, the 78th edition of Locarno Film Festival has now unveiled its promising lineup. Among the highlights are the world premieres of Radu Jude’s second feature of 2025, Dracula; Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf; Sophy Romvari’s...