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Take an inebriated trip through Italy in the U.S. trailer for Francesco Sossaiâs delightful, KaurismĂ€ki-esque The Last One for the Road, opening in May.
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The Last One for the Road Trailer: Take an Inebriated Trip Through Italy
A far more recommended way to kick off the summer movie season than whatever sequel or reboot Hollywood is cooking up, Francesco Sossaiâs delightful road trip movie The Last One for the Road is coming...
https://thefilmstage.com/the-last-one-for-the-road-trailer-take-an-inebriated-trip-through-italy/
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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-...
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What's your favorite poster for a new release this month?
@jaredmobarak.com
examines the art of April:
thefilmstage.com/posterized-a...
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Here's 20 of the best films now playing in theaters:
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Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens discuss crafting their new, bigger-than-life documentary portrait on a new episode of Emulsion. Tune in:
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Dolphins and Drugs: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens on Capturing the Work of John Lilly
How often do you think about dolphins? It's a topic worth turning over, which makes especially valuable (deep breath as I say the title) John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office, a document...
https://thefilmstage.com/dolphins-and-drugs-michael-almereyda-and-courtney-stephens-on-capturing-the-work-of-john-lilly/
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Films from Julia Loktev, James Cameron, Ryan Coogler, Takashi Miike, and more are among our streaming picks of the week.
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New to Streaming: My Undesirable Friends, Pillion, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wuthering Heights & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this weekâs selections below and past round-ups here. 28 Years Later: The Bone T...
https://thefilmstage.com/new-to-streaming-my-undesirable-friends-pillion-avatar-fire-and-ash-wuthering-heights-more/
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Tsai Ming-liang on 35mm and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.
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NYC Weekend Watch: Tsai Ming-liang, Ken Jacobs, Gender Transgression & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of the Moving ImageA massive retrospective of 2001 in cinema brings 35mm prints of What Time Is It There?, Waking Life, and The ...
https://thefilmstage.com/nyc-weekend-watch-tsai-ming-liang-ken-jacobs-gender-transgression-more/
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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:
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The Blue Trail Review: A Lively Journey Down the Amazon River
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 3. The Blue Trail, the lively new film from Gabriel Mascaro, takes its name from ...
https://thefilmstage.com/berlinale-review-gabriel-mascaros-the-blue-trail-takes-a-lively-journey-down-the-amazon-river/
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"Thatâs why I decided to start the film with the line, 'I killed an Arab.' Because thatâs the line that is important for me today when I read the book. Itâs not, 'My mother died today.'" François Ozon on adapting Albert Camus' The Stranger:
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François Ozon on the Existentialism of The Stranger, Arab Representation, and Bressonian Acting
Nearly 30 years into his feature filmmaking career, French writer-director François Ozon has done it all: screwball comedies, murder mystery musicals, erotic dramas, thrillers, political films, and mo...
https://thefilmstage.com/francois-ozon-on-the-existentialism-of-the-stranger-arab-representation-and-bressonian-acting/
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Elliot Tuttleâs controversial camboy thriller Blue Film arrives next month. Watch the trailer:
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Blue Film Trailer: Controversial Camboy Thriller Arrives This May
World premiering at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival and making its North American premiere at Newfest to much acclaim, Elliot Tuttle's feature Blue Film has already stirred up some cont...
https://thefilmstage.com/blue-film-trailer-controversial-camboy-thriller-arrives-this-may/
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François Ozonâs
#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...
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Brady Corbet has reteamed with Robert Pattinson and cinematographer Lol Crawley to direct a new commercial for 1664.
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Watch: Brady Corbet Directs Robert Pattinson in 1664 Commercial, Shot by Lol Crawley
After kicking off his feature directorial career with Robert Pattinson on The Childhood of a Leader, Brady Corbet has now reteamed with the actor. In between The Brutalist and his forthcoming X-rated,...
https://thefilmstage.com/watch-brady-corbet-directs-robert-pattinson-in-1664-commercial-shot-by-lol-crawley/
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Zendaya delivers one of her best performances in Kristoffer Borgliâs
#TheDrama
, presenting a character viewers have never seen on the big screen before. Read
@judysquirrels.bsky.social
's review:
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The Drama Review: Kristoffer Borgliâs Provocations Mask Greater Ignorance
Some critics are going to say The Drama is not about race, or that if it is, this is simply an accident born of colorblind casting. There is a revealâthe reveal the entire premise hinges onâearly in t...
https://thefilmstage.com/the-drama-review-kristoffer-borglis-provocations-mask-greater-ignorance/
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We recommend 15 films to see in theaters this month:
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15 Films to See in April
The first post-awards-season month of the year brings quite a mountain of notable, varied releases. From top winners at last year's Locarno and Rotterdam to deeply impressive directorial debuts to the...
https://thefilmstage.com/15-films-to-see-in-april-2026/
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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...
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The first teaser for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden has arrived. Watch ahead of a likely Cannes premiere:
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First Teaser for RyĂ»suke Hamaguchiâs All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto
Rather easily taking first place on our list of most-anticipated 2026 films is Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden, which finds the Japanese director drawing inspiration from real-life letters in Maki...
https://thefilmstage.com/first-teaser-for-ryusuke-hamaguchis-all-of-a-sudden-starring-virginie-efira-and-tao-okamoto/
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Arnaud Desplechin finds the music in the U.S. trailer for
#TwoPianos
, arriving this May. Watch:
thefilmstage.com/arnaud-despl...
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Enter the Backrooms.
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Backrooms Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor Discover the Abyss in Kane Parsonsâ Debut
In a summer movie season once again full of sequels and reboots, one piece of I.P., per se, that actually has our interest is Kane Parson's directorial debut Backrooms, inspired by his "creepypasta" w...
https://thefilmstage.com/backrooms-trailer-renate-reinsve-and-chiwetel-ejiofor-are-trapped-in-kane-parsons-debut/
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"Itâs 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:
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The Blue Trail Director Gabriel Mascaro on Coming-of-Age Inversion, Playful Dystopias, and Conservative Awakenings
It's a scenario that, under certain fascistic goverments, may not seem so far away: in order to increase economic output, the elders of society are mandated to live out their lives in far-off colonies...
https://thefilmstage.com/the-blue-trail-director-gabriel-mascaro-on-coming-of-age-inversion-playful-dystopia-and-conservative-awakenings/
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Boots Riley stages fashion heists in the new trailer for
#ILoveBoosters
, arriving this May. Watch:
thefilmstage.com/boots-riley-...
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Backed by Sean Penn, Walter Salles, and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Marianna Brennandâs Venice Days-winning debut feature
#Manas
will arrive this May. Watch our exclusive trailer premiere for the Brazilian debut:
thefilmstage.com/manas-exclus...
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John C. Reilly is Buffalo Bill in the new trailer for Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppisâ Cannes selection
#HeadsOrTails
. Watch ahead of an April release:
thefilmstage.com/heads-or-tai...
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Here's the best movies now playing in theaters:
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Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephensâ new doc isnât a biopic so much as a study of a few tumultuous decades in US history, and how ideasââeven and especially the most absurdââcan seep into culture. Read
@leonardogoi.bsky.social
's review as it opens in theaters:
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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office Review: An Illuminating Work of Cultural Archaeology
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Rotterdam coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. The first time I came across the name John C. Lilly I wasâârather fittingly, ...
https://thefilmstage.com/john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office-review-an-illuminating-work-of-cultural-archaeology/
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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:
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Chime Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawaâs Mid-Length Chiller Doesnât Stay Long But Leaves Its Mark
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. How do you even start to write about Chime, a film that keeps secrets guarded...
https://thefilmstage.com/chime-review-kiyoshi-kurosawas-mid-length-chiller-doesnt-stay-long-but-leaves-its-mark/
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Check out exclusive stills from Carla SimĂłnâs Cannes and NYFF selection RomerĂa as Janus Films sets a June release.
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Exclusive New Stills From Carla SimĂłnâs RomerĂa as Janus Films Sets June Release
After crafting one of the most deeply felt debuts of the prior decade with Summer 1993, Carla SimĂłn followed up the coming-of-age drama with her Golden Bear winner AlcarrĂ s, and last year she came to ...
https://thefilmstage.com/exclusive-new-stills-from-carla-simons-romeria-as-janus-films-sets-june-release/
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Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, and Pamela Anderson have family issues in the first trailer for Karim AĂŻnouzâs
#RosebushPruning
. Watch:
thefilmstage.com/rosebush-pru...
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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.
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The B-Sides of Spike Lee
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss Spike Lee! One of our abso...
https://thefilmstage.com/the-b-sides-of-spike-lee/
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Films from Matt Johnson, Oliver Laxe, Sam Raimi, Kristen Stewart, Bi Gan, Joachim Trier, and more are among our streaming picks of the week.
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New to Streaming: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, SirÄt, Send Help, A Poet & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this weekâs selections below and past round-ups here. Anatomy of a Fall (Justin ...
https://thefilmstage.com/new-to-streaming-nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-sirat-send-help-a-poet-more/
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Béla Tarr and Meiko Kaji retrospectives, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.
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NYC Weekend Watch: Béla Tarr, Meiko Kaji, Kiyoshi Kurosawa & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film Society of Lincoln CenterA 35mm-heavy Béla Tarr tribute begins. Japan SocietyThe legendary Meiko Kaji visits New York for the firs...
https://thefilmstage.com/nyc-weekend-watch-bela-tarr-meiko-kaji-kiyoshi-kurosawa-more/
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Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs find escape in the first trailer for Magic Hour, arriving this May.
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Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs Finds Escape in First Trailer For Magic Hour
Coming to SXSW this year with Their Town (our review here), Katie Aselton's previous feature Magic Hour, which premiered at the festival last year, will now be getting a theatrical release beginning t...
https://thefilmstage.com/katie-aselton-and-daveed-diggs-finds-escape-in-first-trailer-for-magic-hour/
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David Robert Mitchell is back. Watch the first trailer for The End of Oak Street, arriving this August:
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David Robert Mitchell Returns in First Trailer for The End of Oak Street
Following Under the Silver Lake, David Robert Mitchell is finally back in the director's chair, this time for a large-scale adventure feature for a major studio. His WB-backed, J.J. Abrams-produced fe...
https://thefilmstage.com/david-robert-mitchell-returns-in-first-trailer-for-the-end-of-oak-street/
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"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:
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Sinking into the Abysss: Nadav Lapid on Yes, the Collapse of Morality, and Beauty in Dance
For fifteen years now, Israeli writer-director Nadav Lapid has thoughtfully crafted blistering and incisive films about the incompetency, hypocrisy, criminality, and veritable shame of his home state ...
https://thefilmstage.com/sinking-into-the-abysss-nadav-lapid-on-yes-the-collapse-of-morality-and-beauty-in-dance/
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A major 6K restoration and upgrade of Werner Herzogâs Cave of Forgotten Dreams is coming to IMAX next month. Watch the new trailer:
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6K Restoration of Werner Herzogâs Cave of Forgotten Dreams Is Coming to IMAX
One of Werner Herzog's most immersive documentaries has received quite the restoration and roll-out. IFC announced today that a 6K restoration and upgrade of Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Werner Herzogâs ...
https://thefilmstage.com/6k-restoration-of-werner-herzogs-cave-of-forgotten-dreams-is-coming-to-imax/
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Radu Jude's Kontinental â25 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...
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Lina WertmĂŒller'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...
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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:
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Yes Review: Nadav Lapid Stages a Furiously Provocative Satire of Israeli Genocide
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. Tel Aviv native, defector, and auteur Nadav Lapid opens his fifth feature in a c...
https://thefilmstage.com/cannes-review-nadav-lapid-stages-a-furiously-provocative-satire-of-israeli-genocide-with-yes/
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"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:
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Sylvain Chomet on A Magnificent Life, Joker: Folie Ă Deux, and Returning to Triplets of Belleville
"The idea of the young [Marcel] Pagnol visiting the older Pagnol is nowhere to be found in his books," director Sylvain Chomet tells me when it comes to A Magificent Life, his first film in fifteen ye...
https://thefilmstage.com/sylvain-chomet-on-a-magnificent-life-joker-folie-a-deux-and-returning-to-triplets-of-belleville/
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Caroline Golumâs 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:
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Revelations of Divine Love Review: A Charmingly Evocative Medieval Tale with Modern Resonance
Medieval life happened so long ago that our natural inclination is to view it from an alien remove and marvel at how someone actually lived like that. This is silly, of course: human nature stays fair...
https://thefilmstage.com/revelations-of-divine-love-review-a-charmingly-evocative-medieval-tale-with-modern-resonance/
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The lineup has been unveiled for
@movingimagenyc.bsky.social
's First Look 2026, featuring films by Isabel Sandoval, IldikĂł Enyedi, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Rachel Lambert, and more.
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MoMI Unveils First Look 2026 Lineup
Museum of the Moving Image has unveiled its lineup for the 15th edition of First Look, the Museumâs festival of new and innovative international cinema, taking place April 23âMay 3, 2026. Opening with...
https://thefilmstage.com/momi-unveils-first-look-2026-lineup/
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The first Japanese trailer has arrived for Hirokazu Kore-edaâs Sheep in the Box, which is primed for a Cannes debut. Watch:
thefilmstage.com/first-japane...
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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...
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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:
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A Magnificent Life Review: Sylvain Chometâs Saccharine Tribute to Marcel Pagnol
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. Itâs common for a successful artist to be asked about advice they'd give their y...
https://thefilmstage.com/cannes-review-a-magnificent-life-is-a-saccharine-tribute-to-marcel-pagnol/
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Julia Ducournau's
#Alpha
, opening Friday, is a dark, dismal, and dull drama.
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Alpha Review: A Half-Baked Misstep for Julia Ducournau
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. Julia Ducournau has turned 180 degrees since Titane, the gritty and bizarre thri...
https://thefilmstage.com/cannes-review-alpha-is-a-half-baked-misstep-for-julia-ducournau/
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The poster for 2026 Cannes Critics' Week, featuring a selection from last year's lineup, Alexe Poukineâs
#Kika
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Here's the best movies now playing in theaters:
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The Olivier Assayas cinematic universe expands.
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Olivier Assayas Plans Sequels to Something in the Air and Suspended Time
Unless you're considering his perfect parodies in Clouds of Sils Maria and 2022's Irma Vep, the words "Olivier Assayas" and "franchise cinema" don't quite gel. If he were to make a late-in-life pivot,...
https://thefilmstage.com/olivier-assayas-plans-sequels-to-something-in-the-air-and-suspended-time/
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"Weâre not in Gaza, but weâre close to Gaza. Those are our friends, our family, our colleagues. Itâs 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:
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âEvery Single Day Was a Nightmareâ: Annemarie Jacir on the Past and Present of Palestine 36
Note: This interview was originally published as part of our 2025 festival coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 20. Few films of late have better pitched themselves than Palestine 36, which a...
https://thefilmstage.com/every-single-day-was-a-nightmare-annemarie-jacir-on-the-past-and-present-of-palestine-36/
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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:
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SXSW Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas Strike a Chord in John Carneyâs Power Ballad
A film squarely in the wheelhouse of co-writer and director John Carney, Power Ballad plays the hits with a few heartfelt twists. It leans into the natural chemistry of its leads while exploring the c...
https://thefilmstage.com/sxsw-review-paul-rudd-and-nick-jonas-strike-a-chord-in-john-carneys-power-ballad/
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