The Film Stage

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Thessaloniki coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 1. It doesn’t take long to work out where you are in The Last One for the Road––for the backroads...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 1. The past rears its not-so-ugly head in Two Pianos, Arnaud Desplechin’s latest film exploring the ways gorgeous people make...

Lucrecia Martel is one of our great chroniclers of existing on stolen land. Through wit, clarity, and without any hollow platitudes, her work cuts through white settler lies. She often says that despite making films about the destruction of indigenous...

Prismatic Ground is a film festival I have been attending in-person for nearly three years, and while my streak of such attendance unfortunately ended this year, I have continued to watch and cover since its inaugural edition in 2021. Prismatic...

We’re thrilled to exclusively announce that Monument Releasing has acquired James N. Kienitz Wilkins’ The Misconceived, which premiered in the Harbour section at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and recently had its U.S. premiere as Opening Night of Museum of...

Anyone familiar with Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy’s work already knows he’s one of the most exciting new names in horror. His underseen debut Caveat was a moody ghost story that showed off his ability to create unnerving imagery and unbearably...

As interest in superhero films continues to wane, it looks like the western is making a comeback. With Steven Spielberg eying a new film in the genre, Park Chan-wook has now set his sights on one he’s been passionate about...

While, upon release, it was no wonder many thought 2022’s Jackass Forever would be the gang’s final outing as bodies put through the wringer to that extent have their breaking point. However, Johnny Knoxville and crew are returning with their...

Following his lovely debut Columbus and strange, stirring sci-fi tale After Yang, Kogonada entered the big-budget filmmaking arena with A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a misguided romantic fantasy that, despite having its heart in the right place, failed to connect. In an attempt to...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterAs La maison des bois opens in a new restoration, three films by Maurice Pialat screen. Museum of Modern ArtThe films, commercials, and music videos of Tarsem...