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How many times has the story of Robin Hood been told? How many books have been written, how many movies made about the outlaw? With The Death of Robin Hood, writer-director Michael Sarnoski goes back to the source. Rather, the...

If 2026 was, probably, not a banner year for Sundance—nor the ideal send-off to Park City, but let’s not get into that now—the best titles still made a fine impression. Standing among our favorites was Georgia Bernstein’s feature debut Night...

Though among the great films of its time, proof-positive of the Italian studio system’s genius, and a peak for both director Luchino Visconti and star Marcello Mastroianni, White Nights has never quite occupied the canonical position it so severely deserves....

Here I’m Alive, Joshua Z. Weinstein’s follow-up to his 2017 breakout Menashe, is an intimate and claustrophobic mosaic of New York City life, a film that is both challenging and subtly rewarding. Embracing a micro-budget aesthetic that recalls Sean Baker’s early works Take...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Fantasia coverage. The film arrives on Netflix on June 12. More than the similarly mythologized Monsters, Inc., the first stop-motion feature produced in Mexico (courtesy of the Cinema Fantasma...

In a political climate as antagonistic toward immigrants as any I can recall, deeply personal stories like Karla Murthy’s The Gas Station Attendant remind us of the hardship and passion required to make it in the United States. One would hope these...

With filmmakers from around the world descending on Manhattan as the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca Festival kicks off, we’re thrilled to announce that The Film Stage will be sharing exclusive photos of directors, stars, and crew as they premiere...

Marking the feature directorial debut of Greg Vrotsos (whose acting credits include Twin Peaks: The Return and Orange Is the New Black), Situations is an unflinching drama-comedy of love and ambition following an L.A.-based photographer drifting through Silver Lake’s creative...

16 years after David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin explored the makings of Facebook in The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has eroded much more of our way of life, hence the opportunity for a companion sequel has arisen. This time...

One of the most powerful, important qualities of international film is its ability to slice through language and cultural boundaries to reveal what unites us. Regardless of flags, food, or faith, we all share a common humanity and, tragically, common...