The Film Stage

Anything weird, offbeat, or psychosexual seems to elicit the world “Lynchian” in descriptions, reviews, or marketing material. It’s become a shorthand and ultimately a reduction––more than of an influential filmmaker, a style that pushes against norms of narrative storytelling. Something...

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. Being Maria (Jessica Palud) Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning...

Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cristina Costantini’s Sally captures the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, and the struggles she endured both in...

On the basis of the following interview, if you’re going to speak to a director, perhaps ask for the lead editor to join them. Fitting for a film largely about the collective interplay of a great rock band, Alex Ross...

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...