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The Film Stage Show Ep. 495 – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (with Maria Truglio)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Maria Truglio to discuss Guill...

Sundance Review: Infinity Pool is a Delirious, Disturbing Dive Into Hedonism

By now the Cronenberg surname has become synonymous with bodily obsession. Like his father David's wealthy oeuvre of anatomical grotesquerie, Brandon Cronenber...

Sundance Review: Divinity is a Cult Classic in the Making

Divinity can best be described as a “brain trip,” a film that acts as an upgraded '80s B-movie. Eddie Alcazar’s futuristic, violent drama follows two brothers ...

Sundance Review: Bad Behaviour Lacks Cohesion Despite Jennifer Connelly’s Best Efforts

Bad Behaviour cannot pick a tone. Over the 107 minutes of Alice Englert’s debut feature, the only consistency comes from constant shifting. Following Lucy (Jen...

Sundance Review: 5 Seasons of Revolution Portrays Humanity Wrapped Up in Revolt

Above all else, 5 Seasons of Revolution is a visceral bit of filmmaking. Directed by Lina, a video reporter required to shield her identity, this documentary c...

95th Academy Awards Nominations Include The Fabelmans, Top Gun, TÁR, and EO

The nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards are one of the least-dignified things I have had to scramble with after (admittedly) sleeping in late, and if it's ...

Sundance Review: Fairyland Gives Scoot McNairy His Greatest Performance

Andrew Durham’s Fairyland features Scoot McNairy as Steve Abbott, a single father who takes his daughter Alysia to San Francisco in the early 1970s after the d...

Sundance Review: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Paints a Powerful Portrait of a Restless Actor

It started with a finger twitch. Michael J. Fox remembers being in bed in 1990 and staring at his pinky moving uncontrollably. At first he thought it might be ...

Sundance Review: Mutt Proves Thoughtful and Effective if a Bit Stagnant

There is an energy to the opening minutes of Mutt, written and directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, that fades away and never really recovers. Early on we meet Feña...

Sundance Review: Eileen is an Unpolished Mix of Sensual Longing and Perverse Thrills

In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splittin...

News

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Trailers

New Trailer for 4K Restoration of Time of the Heathen Captures a World After the Atomic Bomb

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Reviews

Challengers Review: Non-Stop Lurid Entertainment Rides the Charisma of Its Stars

Omen Review: An Assured Debut That Never Falters in Ambition or Surprise

The People’s Joker Review: Superhero-Skewering Satire is Miraculous in Multiple Ways

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: Love Streams, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ozu & More

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The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Interviews

Frederick Elmes on John Cassavetes’ Infectious Confidence, Imitating Sven Nykvist, and Ang Lee’s Hulk

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Podcasts

The B-Side – Robert Redford (with Blake Howard)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)

The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden

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