The Film Stage

Japan is hardly known for placing limits on cinema; one might posit that young cinephiles largely enter the nation’s incomprehensibly dense corpus through its most extreme offerings. While most accurately called an American project, almost universally hailed as a masterpiece,...

Two years after Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai premiered in China, the long-awaited series will now be coming to America. Beginning on November 24, the Criterion Channel will exclusively premiere the 30-episode series, with three new episodes released every Monday...

As the year nears its conclusion, November brings another incredible slate of films, including a few that’ll certainly be among my top ten of 2025 list. While not included below, this month also brings a handful of one-week, awards-qualifying runs...

In the couple of years since The Bikeriders premiered, we’ve been wondering when Jeff Nichols would be up to next. Last year, news came he was embarking on the ambitious task of adapting Cormac McCarthy’s final novels The Passenger and...

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. Ballad of a Small Player (Edward Berger) In Ballad of a Small Player, we are...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumA highlight of Kevin Brownlow’s work brings numerous silent films, including the new restoration of Napoleon; John Schlesinger’s Darling continues in a new restoration; Paddington shows on Sunday morning. Museum of Modern ArtA complete João...

Breaking down the film’s inspirations, influences, and pop culture references—from Steely Dan to Star Wars. Like all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films, his tenth feature, One Battle After Another is a rich text. A deeply-layered narrative that’s as funny as...

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we discuss David Cronenberg, one of the truly great Canadian...

A truly unforgettable mix of Scorcerer and Mad Max, while directed with a genuine vision of originality, Oliver Laxe’s desert rave thriller Sirāt deservedly picked up the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. After a festival run...

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Nouvelle Vague opens in theaters on October 31 and arrives on Netflix on November 14. Shot on black-and-white film with the same Cameflex model used by Jean-Luc...