The Film Stage

If you’ve already scoured through our massive summer movie preview, then you’re already aware the season’s kick-off is one of the most eclectic months in some time, featuring high-wire blockbusters, the return of beloved auteurs, the year’s finest comedy, and...

The finest narrative film to emerge from the Sundance Film Festival this year, Eva Victor’s directorial debut Sorry Baby non-chronologically follows the writer-director as a woman reeling from a traumatic event in her past. Backed by Barry Jenkins and Adele...

While Emma Mackey is gearing up for a major year with Julia Ducournau’s Cannes premiere Alpha and James L. Brook’s long-awaited return in the December-bound Ella McCay (not to mention future roles in the next films from J.J. Abrams and...

Among our most-anticipated premieres in the Cannes Film Festival lineup is Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, which brings together the impressive cast of Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Amanda Plummer, and Cole Doman. Ahead...

After his wildly divisive Blonde was released three years ago, there’s been no movement on a new narrative feature from Andrew Dominik, but he’s back in the relatively safe territory of the concert documentary with his latest work. Ahead of...

Director Brittany Shyne didn’t grow up on a farm, but a family history rooted in agrarian work inspired her to make a film about Black land ownership and generational farmers in the American South. Shyne started working on the project...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Bonjour Tristesse opens in theaters on May 2. There was slight trepidation going into Bonjour Tristesse. Justifying itself as another “adaptation” of Françoise Sagan’s text rather than...

While the critical support and general adoration for the Dardennes’ naturalistic style has unfortunately fallen out of favor in recent years, the Belgian brothers are back with a film premiering in competition at the Cannes Film Festival next month. The...

A rarity in today’s age, René Clément’s Forbidden Games premiered at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival and went on to screen later that year at the Venice Film Festival, where it picked up the festival’s top prize of Golden Lion....

Six years since Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie have forged separate paths—both are set to release major new films from A24 this fall. Before Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme arrives on Christmas, Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine will hit theaters...