The Film Stage

Premiering at Sundance to rave reviews earlier this year, In a Violent Nature instantly set itself apart from the glut of recent independent horror films via its very deliberate vision. Anyone cynical about the genre’s ubiquity will be undeniably impressed...

When we say a filmmaker is in another league, we typically mean it in a good way––they’re a cut above the rest. But when we say it about Guy Maddin, it doesn’t imply quality one way or the other. There...

While they both provided voices for John Krasinski’s If (at least going by IMDb, as I can’t imagine ever watching it), we’re considering Wolfs to be the true reunion between Ocean’s and Burn After Reading stars George Clooney and Brad...

With Cannes Film Festival wrapped up, one of the first premieres to arrive in theaters is Yorgos Lanthimos’ triptych Kinds of Kindness. Starring Cannes Best Actor winner Jesse Plemons, alongside Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn,...

It might be too on-the-nose to call Saved! a minor miracle of a movie, but how else would you describe Brian Dannelly’s faith-centric satire? Since it was released in arthouses and multiplexes 20 years ago this week, it’s remained one...

With Cannes Film Festival now wrapped up, the next film festival on our radar is the Tribeca Festival, which kicks off its 23rd edition from June 5 to 16. One film we’re looking forward to is Don’t You Let Me...

“Everyone has at least one person in Mumbai.” “There’s work and money in Mumbai. Who would want to go back?” “You better get used to the impermanence.” Like poetry, the hushed voices of real Indian migrant workers pour gently over...

When friend and Film Stage contributor Ethan Vestby suggested I watch Nate Wilson’s The All Golden, I did so with no expectations of what might follow. My enthusiasm was frankly non-existent, having no sense of what the film even is....

In a career spanning four decades and eight features, Alain Guiraudie has cemented himself as one of our most astute chroniclers of desire. If there’s any leitmotif to his libidinous body of work, that’s not homosexuality (prevalent as same-sex encounters...

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Sean Baker’s Anora taking home the top prize of Palme d’Or. While our coverage will continue with a few more reviews this week––and far beyond as we provide...