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The Film StageLéa Seydoux Is Not Herself In U.S. Trailer for Arthur Harari’s Divisive Cannes Premiere The Unknown Few titles this year have earned quite so odd a response as Arthur Harari’s The Unknown. Just after a Cannes premiere that we left unimpressed, another writer of ours argued it’s the film of the year. For some of us, any
The Film StageVenice Review: Wild Horse Nine Is a Ruthless CIA Spoof with Shades of Memento and SpongeBob Squarepants The trailer for Wild Horse Nine looks like nothing more than a parody of Martin McDonagh’s well-established and celebrated style. “How many times did the line about killing a guy in/spelling Czechoslovakia have to play d
The Film StageExclusive Trailer Premiere for Jared Hogan’s Oldenburg Debut Jackrabbit After years in shorts and music videos for the likes of Gracie Abrams, Mitski, and Muse, Jared Hogan is about to unveil his feature-directing debut at the Oldenburg International Film Festival, which runs September 16—20
The Film StageHope Director Na Hong-jin on What Aliens Reveal About Humanity and Capturing a Classic Sense of Action Something is killing the livestock in Hope Harbor, a rural fishing village near the border of North and South Korea. When local sheriff Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) investigates, he uncovers a wild force strong enough to bl
The Film StageNew to Streaming: Abel Ferrara, I Want Your Sex, Our Land, Romería & More 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. Abel Ferrara One of America’s boldest auteurs
The Film StagePaul Thomas Anderson Has Decided His Next Feature, Jonny Greenwood Confirms While we recently learned we’ll be getting a surprise Paul Thomas Anderson film this year with Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (set to world premiere at the New York Film Festival ahead of a November roadshow), his next
The Film StageOnce Upon a Time in Harlem Trailer: The Documentary of the Year Arrives This October The only film to screen at Sundance, Cannes, Telluride, TIFF, NYFF, and London this year, Once Upon a Time in Harlem is far and away the best documentary of 2026. An extraordinary time capsule featuring footage the late
The Film StageTelluride Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup As per tradition, one day ahead of the Telluride Film Festival kicking off, they have unveiled their official lineup, including films by Andrew Haigh, Mike Leigh, Werner Herzog, Jordan Firstman, Jesse Eisenberg, Paweł Pa
The Film StageVenice Review: Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard Is a Strange, Earnestly Heartfelt Oddity Past a certain age and a certain number of features, a director will almost inevitably be embroiled in that stifling debate: have they reached their “late” style yet? What that means exactly can be tricky to articulate:
The Film StageVenice Review: In Robert Greene’s Too Much Sugar, Filmmaking Is a Form of Therapy Too Much Sugar is a movie about family, friends, and filmmaking—what’s not to like? It’s the latest project from Robert Greene, a regular collaborator of Alex Ross Perry (Greene has edited everything from Listen Up Phili
The Film Stage2026 Sarajevo Film Festival Brings Woody Harrelson, Balkan Gems, and Ghosts of the Past On my first evening in Sarajevo this year, I attended a party at the Spanish Ambassador’s residence. The get-together was in honor of Rodrigo Sorogoyen, whose latest movie, The Beloved, was set to screen at the festival’
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