The Film Stage

Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames
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Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis’ new wordless animation Flow looks to provide an alternative this holiday season (and awards season) to audiences seeking family fare without the chattiness and slapstick typically associated with the medium. Already a festival darling and possible...
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MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More
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MUBI has unveiled next month’s streaming lineup, and it’s a major lineup for new releases, including Mati Diop’s Golden Bear-winning Dahomey (alongside more from the director), Andrea Arnold’s Bird, and Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker. Also in the lineup is...
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No Other Land Announced as Winner of the 2024 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award
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Each year at the Indie Film Site Network (IFSN), we’re honored to highlight independent films that illuminate a humanitarian or environmental issue with a singular artistic vision. In 2024 we’ve announced Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor’s...
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DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January
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One of the great music documentaries of all-time has received new life. For its 20th anniversary, Ondi Timoner’s DIG! has received a remastered and enhanced version with DIG! XX, which premiered earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival. Following rival...
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First Images From Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet Remake Starring Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang & More
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Among our most-anticipated films of 2025 is the latest from Driveways and Fire Island director Andrew Ahn. His remake of Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet brings together Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen, Han Gi-chan, and Youn Yuh-jung, with a...
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Watch: Hoyte van Hoytema Follows Oppenheimer With Emotional New Volvo Short Film
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After his well-deserved Oscar win for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we have to imagine cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema will reteam with the director for his mysterious forthcoming feature, which has amassed a cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway,...
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Listen to Three Tracks from Daniel Blumberg’s Incredible Score for The Brutalist
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We’re now just under a month away from Brady Corbet’s staggering third feature The Brutalist and today brings a welcome tease. Daniel Blumberg composed over two hours of original music for the epic drama and today the first three Overture...
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The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story
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For most of its runtime, Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden’s fish-out-of-water non-fiction hybrid The Black Sea teeters on the edge of being too cute. But Harden is the variable––the lead performer whose dynamic with both actors and non-actors skirts...
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Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth
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Watching When the Light Breaks on a recent day in Thessaloniki, I spared a thought for anyone in the audience who might be wary of Gen-Z’s famed sensitivity. For a film built around a painful secret and an awful tragedy,...
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New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, Alien: Romulus & More
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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. Alien: Romulus (Fede Alvarez) It’s a dire, inhospitable environment, wherein corporate interests can give...
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