The Film Stage

Returning to feature filmmaking five years ago with The Power of the Dog, we’ve been waiting to see when Jane Campion will come back to the big screen. While not a new project, this summer will see the release of...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterHistory, Italian Style begins with Visconti’s Senso and The Leopard, films by the Tavianis, and Florestano Vancini’s Liberty on 35mm. Museum of Modern ArtThe exquisitely programmed Universal...

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we discuss perhaps the most likeable movie star alive: Goldie...

Summer is here with Woody and the gang, He-man, DC supers, “jackasses,” Spielberg aliens, and a Cindy and Brenda reunion all arriving to scoop up most of your local theater screens. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for everyone...

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. Amrum (Fatih Akin) There’s a reason behind the odd credit at the start of Amrum:...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on June 5. How do you tell when you stop being good people pretending to be bad and realize you’re just bad...

Maybe it’s harder than it looks to present the end of the world calmly, especially in only 93 minutes. That’s one of the major achievements of the new, relatively lo-fi anime film Jinsei. Over a hundred years—all through the prism...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Tribeca coverage. The film opens in theaters on June 5. As humanity continues mining Earth’s resources with wanton abandon, the concerns of those with the most influence have been...

New York is hardly lacking for decent programming of Japanese cinema. Even by such standards, the city’s preeminent destination is without question. Now in its 19th edition, Japan Society’s Japan Cuts has announced a 2026 lineup characteristically blending national totems...

Following its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival last fall, Lauren Caster’s debut feature Rhythm Is a Dancer will now be arriving in theaters beginning July 10 from the Utopia imprint Circle Collective. Directed, written, produced, and starring Caster,...