The Film Stage

The Matron (Rima Te Wiata) of Te Motu School for Incorrigible and Delinquent Girls truly believes she’s doing the work of God through her three education principles: “Christianize, civilize, and assimilate.” Why? Because they saved her as a young Māori...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageJohnnie To’s The Heroic Trio and To & Ching Siu-tung’s Executioners play in See It Big: Stunts!; John Waters’ Serial Mom screens on Friday and Sunday; Amir...

After I Saw the TV Glow topped our list of the 50 best films of 2024, there’s been much anticipation for Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the details of which were first revealed last summer....

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  It’s a day to celebrate! We discuss the legend Maggie Cheung!...

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. The Ballad of Wallis Island (James Griffiths) You know when you hear a song...

It’s the most exciting time of the year for a cinephile: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, running May 13th-25th. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re...

An integral figure in New York City’s independent film scene, having produced films by Ricky D’Ambrose, Joanna Arnow, Dan Sallitt, Matías Piñeiro, Gina Telaroli, Ted Fendt, and more, Graham Swon premiered his second directorial feature An Evening Song (for three...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Caught by the Tides opens in theaters on May 9. Jia Zhangke’s is often a cinema of déjà vu: “We’re again in the northern Chinese city of...

Do you want someone to whisper into your ear or yell? In most cases, you’ll answer the former, but if the decibel level is at the point where you can barely hear––and might even be losing interest in what’s being...

Wong Kar-wai’s long-gestating Blossoms Shanghai first began airing in China way back in late 2023. After three years of filming, the series comprised 30 episodes of around 50 minutes each (yes, that is 25 hours of new Wong Kar-wai, for those counting),...