The Film Stage

Poh Si Teng’s American Doctor is a harrowing, heartbreaking portrait of Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian doctors who are risking their lives to tend to the overwhelming victims of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and speak the truth in any way they...

The latter-day work of Tsai Ming-liang—beginning, let’s say, around 2009’s Face or 2013’s Stray Dogs, and extending at least to 2024’s Abiding Nowhere—are not merely devoted to the master-shot style or scant narratives; for the admiring viewer, they briefly make...

After bringing much-loved surreal entertainment with his viral Too Many Cooks, Casper Kelly is getting into feature territory with Buddy, starring Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt. A premiere at Sundance earlier this...

After Takashi Yamazaki’s smash, Oscar-winning hit Godzilla Minus One, he’s back with Godzilla Minus Zero, a sequel set for release on November 3 in Japan and three days later in the United States. Ahead of a roll-out of the film,...

Following a divisive Cannes premiere, the “final cut” of Na Hong-Jin’s sci-fi thriller Hope is now set to debut stateside this month at the New York Asian Film Festival. Ahead of that North American unveiling and subsequent September 9 release...

Taking place August 5-15, the Locarno Film Festival has now unveiled its lineup for the 2026 edition. Featuring 233 films from 69 countries, including 103 world premieres, the 79th edition includes Hong Sangsoo’s Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, Cristóbal León and Joaquín...

Following his prolific streak from the mid-aughts through the mid-2010s, Joe Swanberg has slowed his tempo, but he’s now returning with his first feature in some time. The Sun Never Sets, starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson, premiered at SXSW...

An acclaimed directorial debut at TIFF last year, Cato Kusters’ Julian was picked up by Strand Releasing and will finally get a release this summer. The drama, produced by Lukas and Michiel Dhont, comes to theaters beginning on August 7...

After Priscilla and her recent documentary Marc by Sofia, we’ve been waiting to see what Sofia Coppola will tackle next, following news that plans were scrapped for a reunion with Kirsten Dunst. In the meantime, a new look at the...

Sundance is ostensibly a place of excitement and discovery—point origin for films that’ll define the year to come and filmmakers who’ll become leading lights years, decades hence. This, of course, isn’t how it pans out; only the odd premiere is...