The Film Stage

What is it to spend 15 months in a room with—let’s just speculate—the most influential filmmaker of all-time on his final project, a work for which they did not survive to elaborate upon and left in a forever-obsessed-over state? The...

The holidays are upon us, so whether you’re looking for film-related gifts or simply want to get for yourself some of the finest this year had to offer, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-have books on filmmaking,...

Get ready for a Charli XCX winter. After quite a major last few years, the British pop icon is now leading a new meta feature from A24 titled The Moment. Directed by Aidan Zamiri, who co-wrote the script with Bertie...

For over four decades, Mamoru Oshii has stood as one of the pioneering auteurs of Japanese anime and science fiction cinema, with his cerebral, meditative style and meticulous, philosophically rich worldbuilding attached to both lauded anime classics (Ghost in the...

You’ll never watch a true-crime documentary or series quite the same way after Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project, a fascinating exploration of the director walking through his failed attempt to adapt Lyndon E. Lafferty’s book The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge into...

The long-awaited U.S. premiere of Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai isn’t the only thing coming to the Criterion Channel next month. Along with a spotlight on the director, they will also feature films starring Julianne Moore, directed by Joachim Trier,...

After working with Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, Kelly Reichardt, David Cronenberg, and more, Kristen Stewart has helmed one of the most formally impressive directorial debuts of the year with The Chronology of Water. A fragmented portrait of a life, based...

One of the great character studies of the year, Simón Mesa Soto’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winner A Poet follows a down-and-out writer trying to find his way through a complicated situation attempting to mentor a young student. Colombia’s Oscar...

One of the few benefits of the awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of full scripts one is able to download legally, directly from the studios. The first...

After an extensive festival tour kicking off at Cannes Film Festival, Lav Diaz’s formally rigorous epic Magellan will be coming to U.S. theaters beginning on January 9, 2026. Selected as the Philippines’ Oscar entry and led by Gael García Bernal,...