The Film Stage

Exceeding all expectations, Sinners became a critical and box-office hit when it was released this past spring. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, the film stars Michael B. Jordan as twins Smoke and Stack, who set up a juke joint...

One of the most formally assured debut features I saw last year, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s A Useful Ghost tells a peculiar, transfixing paranormal tale. A premiere at Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique where it won the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize,...

A mother and two daughters move into a cramped apartment in Taipei, a tentative step towards financial independence. Their struggle to survive provides the backbone to Left-Handed Girl, one of the most kinetic and accomplished movies of the year. While...

As we enter the final month of the year, we’ll be sharing an extensive look at the best in cinema of 2025 (bookmark here), but first, let’s look at the highlights when it comes to December’s new releases. We should...

Reteaming with A24 after A Ghost Story and The Green Knight, writer-director David Lowery returns next year with Mother Mary, an epic pop melodrama that brings together Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, and FKA...

The opening credits of Marty Supreme features retro animation of a sperm fertilizing a giant egg; as Alphaville’s “Forever Young” blares over the soundtrack, the giant fertilized egg eventually transforms into a ping pong ball flying across the net of...

Though we aim to discuss a wide breadth of films each year, few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold new voices. It’s why we venture to festivals and pore over a variety of different features that...

I blinked once and it was time for end-of-2025 lists. Few things herald the onslaught quite so seriously as Cahiers du cinéma’s annual countdown, which has characteristically mixed stateside favorites, major festival debuts, and titles awaiting a bigger moment. Leading...

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. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Mstyslav Chernov) In 2000 Meters to Andriivka, we are thrown headfirst...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaOur presentation of the uber-rare director’s cut of Abel Ferrara’s Cat Chaser screens on Sunday; Interiors and Looking for Mr. Goodbar both play on 35mm. Film ForumFilms by Jacques...