The Film Stage

While there’s still over two weeks to go until the Venice Film Festival unveils its official lineup on July 23, they’ve now debuted their slate of brand-new restorations premiering as part of Venice Classics. Kicking off with Tinto Brass’ Col cuore in...

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. Fiume o morte! (Igor Bezinović) Learning about Gabriele D’Annunzio’s 16-month occupation of Fiume, a...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterFilms by David Lynch, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and more screen on 70mm as part of It’s All a Big Conspiracy. Museum of Modern...

As personal and profound as a documentary can be, Ross McElwee has crafted a moving testament to the life of his late son, Adrian, with Remake. As established early on, Adrian passed away from a fentanyl overdose in 2016 at...

Despite July being a five-Friday month, I had fewer titles to choose from than June—the big-name releases hope to monopolize screens post-Independence Day. The Minions ride solo this weekend (save for Angel Studios) and Spider-Man slings his web in virtual...

While he had quite a deal of fun in I Love Boosters earlier this summer, Will Poulter’s next performance is one of his most impressively dramatic. Adam Meeks’ feature debut Union County, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year and...

After highlighting the best films from the first half of this year, it’s time to venture into the second leg of 2026 with July’s lineup. Topped by a sure-fire selection for my year-end list, there’s also a samurai yarn by...

For as great a place as Japanese cinema holds in cinephilia, its modern iteration is hardly paid justice in stateside distribution or exhibition. I’ve been pleased watching the screeners for 2026’s iteration of Japan Cuts (which we’ll be covering in...

The opening titles of The Best Summer give us the only context we need: following the shoot of Billy Madison in 1995, director Tamra Davis took a camcorder and joined then-husband (and Beastie Boy) Mike D as the band toured...

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 America’s Sweetheart: Julia Roberts! Our B-Sides include: I...