The Film Stage

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...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. IFC CenterIn the Mood for Love / In the Mood for Love 2001 continue; Dogtooth plays daily; a 35mm print of Pulse, Cure, Pink Floyd The Wall, Escape from New York, and Crimes of Passion show late. Roxy CinemaNaked Lunch...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. To a Land Unknown opens in theaters on July 11. The tragic predicament of the Palestinians and what they’re now being subjected to begs to be analyzed...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Wild Diamond opens in theaters on July 11. From her debut feature, French filmmaker Agathe Riedinger wants a sparkling yet still-realistic account of the thorny relationship between...

Following its appearance at last year’s New York Film Festival, Ardak Amirkulov’s obscure, rarely screened The Fall of Otrar (restored in conjunction with Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project) begins a theatrical run on August 1 at Film at Lincoln Center....