The Film Stage

In his 1958 essay “Is It a Breakthrough? (The Modernists of Japanese Film),” Nagisa Ōshima called the period drama, or jidaigeki, “closely tied to the consciousness of the Japanese people.” While subsequent decades have not seen a ceasing of the...

With Toronto International Film Festival running its 51st edition from September 10—20, they’ve now followed up their first wave of features with their Centrepiece, Wavelengths, and Classics. The new additions include William Greaves and David Greaves’ Once Upon a Time...

The world’s most famous kaiju is touching down in New York City once again. Film at Lincoln Center has announced the world premiere of Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film...

The ever-prolific Takashi Miike, who premiered Blazing Fists and Sham last year, is back this fall with a new take on Bad Lieutenant, following Abel Ferrara and Werner Herzog’s indelible features. Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, starring Shun Oguri, Lily James, and...

While Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali’s long-in-development Blade movie stalled out, the two have now teamed for a soulful hitman feature Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Also starring John Cho, Abubakr Ali, Laith Nakli, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, and...

If you have already grown tired of the hundredth interview of The Odyssey team discussing what it was like shooting an entire film on IMAX cameras or capturing everything as practically as possible, then a gift from the gods has...

There has never been a better time for American Kiyoshi Kurosawa fans. The recent run of restorations and new work hits a high point with today’s U.S. release of his excellent The Samurai and the Prisoner, tomorrow’s ultra-rare 35mm screening...

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 Death of Robin Hood (Michael Sarnoski) How many times has the story of...

There’s podcasts about movies (hello) and there are movies about podcasts. A podcast helping create a movie that is not itself about the podcast, but reflects its worldviews and the sense of humor that has become a kind of lingua...

While Maika Monroe is currently shooting a sequel to her breakout feature with They Follow, she can next be seen in a horror film of the gothic variety. Sanctuary director Zachary Wigon brought Victorian Psycho to Cannes earlier this year, and...