The Film Stage

Following up the double dose of last year’s Challengers and Queer, Luca Guadagnino is readying a fall release for his next feature, After the Hunt. Led by Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stulbarg, and Chloë Sevigny, the psychological...

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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Cloud opens in theaters on July 18. Kiyoshi Kurosawa is having quite the year. Chime, a mid-length chiller, was a standout at the Berlinale. A French-language remake...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. No Sleep Till opens in theaters and arrives on Metrograph at Home on July 18. A hurricane is coming and Atlantic Beach, Florida is directly in its...

True to the Halloween spirit, the Criterion Collection’s October lineup is fright-filled (and 4K-heavy to boot). Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is getting a major upgrade alongside Eyes Without a Face, while David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence represents...

Raise the subject of documentaries about filmmaking and you’ll probably first go to Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. Or the film you’re thinking about instead was directed by somebody was thinking about Hearts of Darkness. Or, assuming the film...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Drowning Dry opens in theaters on July 18. Memories can be slippery things. Take what happens around the halfway point of Laurynas Bareiša’s beguiling second feature: two...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. Apocalypse in the Tropics is now in theaters and on Netflix. Five years, the closest presidential election in Brazilian history, and one insurrection after her last examination...

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão and Firebrand director Karim Aïnouz returned to Cannes Film Festival last year with Motel Destino, an erotic drama which was picked up by Strand Releasing. Ahead of an August 29 beginning at NYC’s IFC Center,...

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. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson) A film that feels uprooted from...