The Film Stage

Life must be good when you find yourself asking for a divorce simply because you’re bored. Is that all there is to Marija’s (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) decision? No. She’s also fallen in love with someone else. You can’t help feeling,...

A common observation from this year’s Cannes Film Festival positioned sidebar titles well above the ritzier, awards-driven competition section, a frequent player in such arguments being Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid. And unlike many films that debut in the south of...

Film Fest Knox is still a new occurence, but one worth noting: the festival, just entering its fourth edition, has sought to program a mix of yearly favorites, regional cinema, and experimental works, in turn comprising more than a few...

Following Main Slate, Spotlight, and Current lineup announcements, the final film section of the 64th New York Film Festival has now been unveiled. Featuring 12 features, the section celebrates films that have been restored, preserved, or digitally remastered, bringing both...

Are the kids all right? The latest movie to ponder this age-old question is Wayne Wapeemukwa’s Manhunt, an adolescent road movie told through the prism of true crime—or perhaps it’s the other way around. At times it can resmble a...

Johnnie To films don’t come around so often nowadays, and the ones that are promised barely seem to materialize. As the absurdly, comically long and not-quite-expected-to-be-fulfilled wait for Election 3 continues and his Japan-set Tony Leung gangster picture, as the...

Hong Sangsoo’s Nowhere to Lay My Eyes is, as his fans like to say, “a good Hong.” Now 35 features into his famously prolific career, that “good” can sometimes ring like faint praise, but Nowhere to Lay My Eyes feels...

In an oh-so-convenient dovetailing with their bi-annual Barnes and Noble sale, the Criterion Collection’s November line-up is one for the books: the arrival of long-rumored titles, a deep cut, 4K upgrades, and one of the year’s greatest films in a...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMSummer in Japan features films by Takeshi Kitano (on 35mm), Ozu, Obayashi, Akira Kurosawa, Shunji Iwai, and more. Roxy CinemaA retrospective of 2006 continues with 35mm presentations of The Fountain and Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book; Incorrectional...

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. Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (David Wain) As the world continues fermenting...