Take an inebriated trip through Italy in the U.S. trailer for Francesco Sossai’s delightful, Kaurismäki-esque The Last One for the Road, opening in May.

A pair of gorgeous posters for Sho Miyake's Two Seasons, Two Strangers, opening this month. Designed by @midmarauder.bsky.social. We named the Golden Leopard winner the #1 film to see in April: thefilmstage.com/15-films-to-...

What's your favorite poster for a new release this month? @jaredmobarak.com examines the art of April: thefilmstage.com/posterized-a...

Here's 20 of the best films now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens discuss crafting their new, bigger-than-life documentary portrait on a new episode of Emulsion. Tune in:

Films from Julia Loktev, James Cameron, Ryan Coogler, Takashi Miike, and more are among our streaming picks of the week.

Tsai Ming-liang on 35mm and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.

Imagining a near-future Brazil, Gabriel Mascaro's #TheBlueTrail, opening today, is a drama that feels lived-in, nuanced, and unmistakably human. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review:

"That’s why I decided to start the film with the line, 'I killed an Arab.' Because that’s the line that is important for me today when I read the book. It’s not, 'My mother died today.'" François Ozon on adapting Albert Camus' The Stranger:

Elliot Tuttle’s controversial camboy thriller Blue Film arrives next month. Watch the trailer:

François Ozon’s #TheStranger captures the complexity of a text that seems simple at first glance, resulting in the most faithful, hypnotically evocative adaptation of Albert Camus' classic novel. Read our Critic's Pick review ahead of Friday's opening: thefilmstage.com/venice-revie...

Brady Corbet has reteamed with Robert Pattinson and cinematographer Lol Crawley to direct a new commercial for 1664.

Zendaya delivers one of her best performances in Kristoffer Borgli’s #TheDrama, presenting a character viewers have never seen on the big screen before. Read @judysquirrels.bsky.social's review:

We recommend 15 films to see in theaters this month:

Check out our exclusive poster premiere for @movingimagenyc.bsky.social's First Look 2026, taking place April 23-May 3, presented by MUBI. Designed by Carolina Moscoso. Explore the lineup: thefilmstage.com/momi-unveils...

The first teaser for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden has arrived. Watch ahead of a likely Cannes premiere:

Arnaud Desplechin finds the music in the U.S. trailer for #TwoPianos, arriving this May. Watch: thefilmstage.com/arnaud-despl...

Enter the Backrooms.

"It’s a movie about an older woman who wants to fly, but in the end she discovers she can fly even higher than she imagined." #TheBlueTrail director Gabriel Mascaro talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about crafting his Berlinale winner, opening Friday:

Boots Riley stages fashion heists in the new trailer for #ILoveBoosters, arriving this May. Watch: thefilmstage.com/boots-riley-...

Backed by Sean Penn, Walter Salles, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Marianna Brennand’s Venice Days-winning debut feature #Manas will arrive this May. Watch our exclusive trailer premiere for the Brazilian debut: thefilmstage.com/manas-exclus...

John C. Reilly is Buffalo Bill in the new trailer for Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis’ Cannes selection #HeadsOrTails. Watch ahead of an April release: thefilmstage.com/heads-or-tai...

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Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens’ new doc isn’t a biopic so much as a study of a few tumultuous decades in US history, and how ideas––even and especially the most absurd––can seep into culture. Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review as it opens in theaters:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's #Chime offers the kind of fragmented nightmare you are grateful to wake up from but just as terrified to leave so unresolved. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review as the film finally hits theaters:

Check out exclusive stills from Carla Simón’s Cannes and NYFF selection Romería as Janus Films sets a June release.

Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, and Pamela Anderson have family issues in the first trailer for Karim Aïnouz’s #RosebushPruning. Watch: thefilmstage.com/rosebush-pru...

We celebrate Spike Lee on a new episode of @tfsbside.bsky.social! We discuss what makes Lee a singular artist, his early films and early success, his celebrity as a commercial star, and his unbridled, unwavering optimism as a stylist, as well as five b-side selections.

Films from Matt Johnson, Oliver Laxe, Sam Raimi, Kristen Stewart, Bi Gan, Joachim Trier, and more are among our streaming picks of the week.

Béla Tarr and Meiko Kaji retrospectives, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.

Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs find escape in the first trailer for Magic Hour, arriving this May.

David Robert Mitchell is back. Watch the first trailer for The End of Oak Street, arriving this August:

"The seventh of October, and the genocide, like the rise of Nazism, was already there, because the potential for hell was already in the script." Nadav Lapid has a fascinating conversation with Luke Hicks about Yes:

A major 6K restoration and upgrade of Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams is coming to IMAX next month. Watch the new trailer:

Radu Jude's Kontinental ’25 is a rich and substantial work awash with ideas and vaguely apocalyptic images. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review as the film opens at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social: thefilmstage.com/berlinale-re...

Lina Wertmüller's raucous sex comedy The Seduction of Mimi has been restored in 4K and will open on April 24 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social. Watch our exclusive trailer premiere: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-tr...

Nadav Lapid's Yes is equal-parts trenchant farcical satire and blazed trail of dramatic desolation. Read our Critic's Pick review as the film opens in U.S. theaters:

"This time I used the method that Disney was using since Snow White." Sylvain Chomet talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about crafting his first film in 15 years:

Caroline Golum’s Revelations of Divine Love is a charmingly evocative medieval tale with modern resonance. Read @therealdsube.bsky.social's review ahead of the film opening at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social this Friday:

The lineup has been unveiled for @movingimagenyc.bsky.social's First Look 2026, featuring films by Isabel Sandoval, Ildikó Enyedi, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Rachel Lambert, and more.

The first Japanese trailer has arrived for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box, which is primed for a Cannes debut. Watch: thefilmstage.com/first-japane...

Check out our exclusive premiere of the poster for the 2026 @lafestivalofmovies.bsky.social, taking place April 9-12. Featuring art by Arius Ziaee and design by Jim Chapa. Learn more: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-po...

Sylvain Chomet's #AMagnificentLife makes use of magical, comical, and formally inventive techniques to represent the dialogue between Marcel Pagnol and his childhood self. Read @savinapetkova.bsky.social's review ahead of Friday's release:

Julia Ducournau's #Alpha, opening Friday, is a dark, dismal, and dull drama.

The poster for 2026 Cannes Critics' Week, featuring a selection from last year's lineup, Alexe Poukine’s #Kika.

Here's the best movies now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

The Olivier Assayas cinematic universe expands.

"We’re not in Gaza, but we’re close to Gaza. Those are our friends, our family, our colleagues. It’s us. So I think the film was made with a lot of broken hearts, but also, like, this is what we can do. We have to do it." Director Annemarie Jacir on #Palestine36, opening today:

John Carney's #PowerBallad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, leans into the natural chemistry of its leads while exploring the cost of stardom, ownership, and identity within the music industry. Read our review from the SXSW premiere: