The Film Stage

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...

“I used to call myself a filmmaker. I used to call myself your father.”  These two sentences are repeated like a mantra through Ross McElwee’s latest searingly personal documentary, Remake, focused primarily on the devastating loss of his 27-year-old son...

As we said when Criterion Channel programmed his debut—and to date only—feature Not Fade Away, the world needs more David Chase films. That it’s not for lack of trying makes any wait all the worse, and compels our expectations all...

If, as Lou Reed said, writing about music is like trying to dance about architecture, dissecting comedy is… let’s assume there’s a terrible metaphor that’s nevertheless hilarious and gets at the truth (or a mangled version of such) of this...

In the years since co-directing For the Plasma and leading Ricky D’Ambrose’s Notes on an Appearance, Bingham Bryant has created a smattering of impressive shorts and made occasional onscreen turns. He’ll premiere his solo feature-directing debut, El espejismo (Mirage), at...

Comprising international premieres, a shorts program, and some of the country’s finest-ever films in new restorations, 2026’s Japan Cuts––running July 8-18 at New York’s Japan Society––is upon us. As one of North America’s sole festivals devoted to new voices in...

While there’s no word on whether Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, which we reviewed two years ago following its Venice premiere, will ever see distribution, another epic western from Kevin Costner is getting new life. The Locarno Film...