The Film Stage

Since the early 2000s, the fiercely independent Argentine filmmaking collective El Pampero Cine has built a sui generis filmography by shirking conventions. A catalogue that includes Mariano Llinás’ 13.5-hour La Flor and Laura Citarella’s 4.5-hour Trenque Lauquen doesn’t exactly make...

In a collision of international talent that feels increasingly rare, Ildikó Enyedi has brought together Léa Seydoux and Tony Leung for Silent Friend, which “tells three stories connected to a tree over a period of more than 100 years” and...

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. Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh) If a James Bond or Mission: Impossible film excised all its action...

There’s a reason Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill speaks to Grace Pine (Barbie Ferreira). It’s the same reason her pitch endears a publisher to cut her an advance and contract to publish a 33 1/3 book on the subject: the...

Adapting a video game like 2023’s indie-horror hit The Exit 8 comes with a challenge. Unlike other adaptations, this has no real plot or story to work with––just a high-concept hook. A first-person walking simulator, The Exit 8 places you...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterEdward Yang’s Yi Yi begins screening in a new 4K restoration; Shinji Sōmai’s The Friends  (watch our trailer debut) and In the Mood for Love and In the Mood for Love 2001...

In The Testament of Ann Lee, Amanda Seyfried gives the finest performance of her career. The actress shakes, rattles, and moans through a selection of 18th-century hymns that have been updated by Daniel Blumberg, the composer who shouted out London’s...

There’s a bit of everything this month, from the new Paul Thomas Anderson to a final final chapter to Downton Abbey to Ed and Lorraine Warren’s last ride. Add a couple debuts straight from this week’s Toronto International Film Festival...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Sundance coverage. Realm of Satan is now avaiable digitally. Made in collaboration with the Church of Satan, as stated in its opening titles, Scott Cumming’s Realm of Satan doesn’t...

“There is no reason why a kid from a family of gangsters couldn’t be the reincarnation of Dante Alighieri,” reads Julian Schnabel’s director’s statement on his new film, In the Hand of Dante. Such boastful aplomb is indicative of the...