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Alma Pöysti on the Soft Smiles and Sad Songs of Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves

Aki Kaurismäki’s 20th film keeps his signature humor and style. Fallen Leaves, starring Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen as lonely, meant-to-be lovers, finds the ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 520 – The Killer (with Noah Gittell)

Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! On a new episode, Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by special guest Noah Gittell to discuss David Fincher'...

Hirokazu Kore-eda on Why Monster is Not Like Rashomon, Queer Storytelling, and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Returning to Japan for the first time since his Palme d'Or-winning Shoplifters - after venturing to France and South Korea - Hirokazu Kore-eda's Monster was in...

First Look at Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu Brings Murnau to the Modern Age

Update: Nosferatu will open on December 25, 2024. After his biggest project yet with The Northman, Robert Eggers jumped quickly into his long-developing pas...

Film Fest Knox Introduces New Ways of Seeing in Inaugural Edition

We are less than a year removed from Robert Redford’s provocative declaration, at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival’s opening presser, that “there are too many f...

Thessaloniki Review: Camping du Lac is a Bewitching Ode to Stories and Storytellers

A film enamored with stories and with the art of telling them, Éléonore Saintagnan’s Camping du Lac opens with the director addressing the audience the way a r...

U.S. Trailer for Germany’s Oscar Entry The Teachers’ Lounge

While it's difficult to imagine there will be a better German film––or film, period––this year than Christian Petzold's Afire, the country went with Ilker Çata...

Frederick Wiseman on the Artistry of Cooking and Creating Echoes of His Work

Frederick Wiseman’s new film, Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros, a four-hour documentary on the Troisgros family and their three restaurants located in central Fran...

The Film Stage’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for ...

Christopher Blauvelt on May December, Formatting for Netflix and 35mm, and Life Lessons from Harris Savides

Many cinematographers wouldn't want to be mistaken with someone else, but Christopher Blauvelt was exceedingly unbothered when I revealed May December initiall...

News

MUBI’s May 2024 Lineup Features Radu Jude, Bertrand Bonello, Lee Chang-dong & More

David Lynch Debuts New Remix — Listen

Eliza Hittman Sets Fourth Feature with MOTHERLOVE

Trailers

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

Jia Zhangke and Bi Gan Voice a Coming-of-Age Tale In Exclusive Trailer Debut for Liu Jian’s Art College 1994

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Covers Classic Terrain In First Trailer for Serpent’s Path

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

New to Streaming: Dune: Part Two, Hundreds of Beavers, Problemista, Immaculate & More

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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