For America's birthday, it's America's Sweetheart 🎆 @joereid.bsky.social returns to discuss Julia Roberts! We wade through I LOVE TROUBLE, AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, FULL FRONTAL and LARRY CROWNE, unpacking the ups, downs, and comebacks of her iconic career: bit.ly/4oYdJrc

One of the greatest series in history, Tony Leung's latest performance, the box office surprise of the year, and more are among our streaming picks of the week.

Films by David Lynch, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and more screen on 70mm, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.

God Bless Julia Roberts, star of MICHAEL COLLINS and MARY REILLY!!!

"Many people just come up to me crying [after the film]. They just wanted a hug. I think it wasn’t to hug me so much as hug themselves." Ross McElwee talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about crafting the most emotionally moving film of the year with Remake:

My latest movie poster rant for new US releases in July 2026 is now up at @thefilmstage.com. #posterized #filmsky #moviesky

In terms of achieving blockbuster-sized thrills, Skywalkers: A Love Story succeeds on a level where so many Hollywood productions fail. Read our review of the Netflix documentary featuring Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus:

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

Will Poulter navigates an American crisis in the first trailer for #UnionCounty, arriving this August. Watch: thefilmstage.com/will-poulter...

Featuring Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christopher Nolan, Gregg Araki, Alex Cox, Ross McElwee, David Wain, and more, we recommend the must-see films of July:

With Japan Cuts starting next week, we're pleased to debut the trailer for their 2026 edition highlighting the best of new Japanese cinema and restored classics:

If you ever wanted to hear me furiously rant about how a movie starring Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones could be so bone-deep unlikeable, this is the podcast episode for you: bsky.app/profile/thef...

With 2026 now half over, here are the 25 best films of the year thus far:

"Hollywood is so destroyed... if you’re a filmmaker, you make films; you can’t wait for Hollywood." Billy Madison and Half Baked director Tamra Davis reflects on her career in an extensive interview with Ian Barr and Gabe Klinger:

We discuss the career of America’s Sweetheart, Julia Roberts, and her most overlooked performances on @tfsbside.bsky.social with special guest @joereid.bsky.social. Tune in!

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton traverse a giallo underworld in the new trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell, which opens July 24. Watch: thefilmstage.com/sophie-thatc...

We're thrilled to exclusively debut the new trailer for the new 4K restoration of Jae-young Kwak’s #MySassyGirl, making its North American premiere this July and coming to theaters this fall. Watch: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-tr...

James Baldwin arrives in Paris in the new trailer for Yashaddai Owens’ #Jimmy, opening this July at @ifccenter.bsky.social with Barry Jenkins in person. Watch: thefilmstage.com/james-baldwi...

John Wilson's The History of Concrete has been set for a September 18 release by @magnoliapics.bsky.social.

Repo Man and Sid and Nancy director Alex Cox talks about returning with the Western Dead Souls, and why his approach to filmmaking hasn't changed over 45 years:

The first trailer for Robert Eggers' #Werwulf has arrived ahead of a Christmas release.

The 14 best films now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

Sophy Romvari's #BlueHeron, Boots Riley's #ILoveBoosters, and more streaming picks of the week.

The most heartbreaking documentary of the year is arriving next month with Ross McElwee's Remake. Watch the new trailers for his latest film and 4K restoration of Sherman's March: thefilmstage.com/remake-trail...

Retrospectives dedicated to Elaine May and Guy Maddin, and more to see in NYC this weekend.

The world of Bouchra aesthetically presents itself like an R-rated, multi-cultural Zootopia (without the one-dimensional race allegory). Read @jaredmobarak.com's review as the film opens in theaters:

Lucio Castro’s #DrunkenNoodles is a sultry and strangely calming film, 82 minutes of late-night hookups and late-season ennui that passes like a summer breeze. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review as the film opens in U.S. theaters:

Carla Simón's #Romería offers a clear sense of place and personal history, and the unmistakable glimmers of inner life. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review as the film opens in U.S. theaters:

Olivia Wilde's #TheInvite, opening Friday in limited release, is an uproariously funny take on modern relationships. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...

Avalon Fast's #Camp is a dreamlike, absorbing journey of finding yourself, embracing your guilt and pain as a point of power rather than something to hide. Read @jaredmobarak.com's review:

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee tussle over artistic legacy in the Lou Reed-scored trailer for Kent Jones' Late Fame, which arrives this August. Watch: thefilmstage.com/willem-dafoe...

Kiyoshi Kurosawa unfurls a feudal mystery in the U.S. trailer for The Samurai and the Prisoner, arriving this July. Watch: thefilmstage.com/the-samurai-...

20 favorites so far this year:

Ethan Hawke embarks on a treacherous journey in the first trailer for The Weight, arriving this September. Watch: thefilmstage.com/ethan-hawke-...

A filmmaker traveled 10,825 miles across America to capture 123 movie theaters and the workers and audiences keeping them alive. Watch our exclusive trailer premiere for The Last Picture Shows, which begins a nationwide theatrical tour in July.

We pick the 25 best films of 2026 so far as we hit the halfway point of the year:

Jackass: Best and Last is a bittersweet coda for Johnny Knoxville & company that works as a celebration, an introduction, and an encore. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's review:

Julian Schnabel's In the Hand of Dante arrives on Netflix today. Read @savinapetkova.bsky.social's review from Venice:

There's a fragility to the films of Ben Rivers that can make them like handling ancient relics, works that threaten to break down as you watch. But that perishability accounts for their extraordinary vitality. Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review of #MaresNest, opening today:

Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner Fjord has been set for an October 9 release. Read our Cannes review:

A long-lost landmark of independent Black cinema has been restored and is coming to theaters. Watch our exclusive trailer premiere for Robert L. Goodwin's sole directorial effort Black Chariot:

Tsai Ming-liang's The Hole is getting its first official stateside release on new 35mm prints. Watch the new trailer ahead of its July 10 debut at @filmlinc.bsky.social: thefilmstage.com/new-trailer-...

"Film has this magical side where you can 'resuscitate' people and make them alive again." Carla Simón talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about concluding her family trilogy with #Romería, being inspired by Antonioni, and working with Hélène Louvart:

Andrius Blaževičius' Sundance winner How to Divorce During the War will arrive this August. See the new trailer: thefilmstage.com/how-to-divor...

The U.S. trailer has arrived for Hirokazu Koreeda’s Sheep in the Box ahead of a release next month. Watch: thefilmstage.com/u-s-trailer-...

I interviewed John Waters

"There are always fascists that we have to defeat, there’s always good music, there’s always prejudice... the problems that my movies address are always going to be there." John Waters talks with @willsloanesq.bsky.social as Desperate Living and Hairspray come to @criterion.bsky.social:

Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti strive for artistic perfection in the first trailer for Jesse Eisenberg's #TheDebut. Watch: thefilmstage.com/the-debut-tr...

We're thrilled to announce that the new 4K restorations of the films of Otar Iosseliani, one of world cinema's well-kept secrets, will begin to roll out this summer.

The Criterion Collection has unveiled a career-spanning, all-4K Stanley Kubrick box set, featuring 30 discs, arriving this October. See the details: thefilmstage.com/the-criterio...