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:

For your holiday weekend listening: the "repulsive" Nick Nolte, a harrowing meta romcom, recession-proof (?) scooters, and more. Enjoy!

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

BREAKING: #THEMINSIDER. Episode 2 "We give you medicine, and you get better." featuring: @liambillington.bsky.social @djmecca.bsky.social  @codonnell.bsky.social and Lowell Bergman. Anchored by: @oneblakeminute.bsky.social  open.spotify.com/episode/5RrH...

"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:

Very good episode!

With The Death of Robin Hood out now in theaters, Dan Mecca unleashes a quiver’s worth of cinematic excursions with the iconic outlaw that hit the mark. https://boxd.it/3dq

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

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

“The Original Swinger Agent”

BREAKING: Our brand new deep dive series #THEMINSIDER. Episode 1 "What I've Seen I Like" featuring: @djmecca.bsky.social @codonnell.bsky.social  and Lowell Bergman. Anchored by: @oneblakeminute.bsky.social 

"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:

I interviewed John Waters

Bittersweet and important to have this podcast out now, as 60 MINUTES is systematically destroyed by yes men and women. It’s good to celebrate good journalism.

I went down the rabbit hole on this one. A sheer delight watching Robin in his many incarnations. Give this a read and tell me what you would have added 🙏

To mark Juneteenth, Maya S. Cade chairs a roundtable of Black independent filmmakers in conversation: Ayoka Chenzira, Bridgett M. Davis and Wendell B. Harris, Jr. reflect on the life and afterlife of seemingly succeeding in Hollywood. https://boxd.it/3dg

ROSE OF NEVADA was shot on a 16mm Bolex and it feels like something strange and beautiful that washed ashore after years at sea. It's lovely and haunting and you should try to see it on a big screen. www.vulture.com/article/call...

Come disclose with us and Bilge!!!

ICYMI: More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. www.wired.com/story/leak-e...

"If there is one big influence, it’s Marnie, the Hitchcock movie... it's psychologically terrifying, and it’s full of physical and emotional and sexual violence, but on its surface, it’s these glowy feminine pastel colors." John Early talks about crafting his directorial debut Maddie's Secret:

We go long on HOOK, AMISTAD, his iconic film run at the turn of the millennium, and Bilge’s wonderful oral history : )

Adrian Chiarella’s #Leviticus blends the mechanics of #ItFollows with the trauma of conversion therapy to craft a tense, thematically potent feature debut. Read @therealdsube.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/leviticus-re...

We're pleased to exclusively premiere the trailer for @filmforumnyc.bsky.social's two-week Laurel & Hardy celebration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of their first film for producer Hal Roach. Watch ahead of the July series:

Shatara Michelle Ford’s acclaimed second feature Dreams in Nightmares will finally arrive in theaters this August. Watch the new trailer:

Such a great chat with director Michael Sarnoski about his very good THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD!

On a special bonus episode, the great John Sayles returns to talk about some favorite recent watches, thrifty filmmaking, and some of his own under-seen gems (now showing at TIFF!) Watch, listen, or read here: bit.ly/4uRcvzz

With The Death of Robin Hood, Michael Sarnoski is concerned with the act of storytelling, and how each story evolves (or devolves) over time. Read @djmecca.bsky.social's review:

THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD is very good thefilmstage.com/the-death-of...

The first teaser for William and David Greaves' Once Upon a Time in Harlem introduces the best documentary of 2026 (and 1972). Watch ahead of an October release: thefilmstage.com/once-upon-a-...

"A standalone movie—not part of a series, not part of the Marvel Universe—is a really hard thing to get made now." John Sayles talks with @djmecca.bsky.social ahead of his @tiffnet.bsky.social retrospective from @brofromanother.bsky.social:

Lilly Wachowski (@lillywachowski.bsky.social) at Tribeca for the 30th anniversary of #Bound. Explore more 📸 from Daniel Dickerman in The Film Stage's Tribeca Festival 2026 portrait gallery: thefilmstage.com/the-film-sta...

The first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s sequel The Social Reckoning, starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong, has arrived.

WE’RE BACK! Join @chadperman.bsky.social & @eccantwell.bsky.social as they talk their way through one of the best summer blockbusters of all time: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY

On our latest, @filmintuition.bsky.social of @watchwithjen.bsky.social returns to chat about the incomparable Goldie Hawn! There's Duchesses, Dirtwater Foxes, Deceit and more! Listen up: bit.ly/4fAV8yW

I love John Sayles

Steven Spielberg's #DisclosureDay is a blockbuster triumph: a welcome return to the genre he’s always been best at, and a genuinely spine-tingling, soul-searching experience. Read our Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/disclosure-d...

Very excited for this

Fave movie every decade of your life… 80s: Diner 90s: Eyes Wide Shut 00s: The New World 10s: Somewhere 20s: First Cow

Goldie bump. Watched DECEIVED!!

2003 Peter Pan is great!

Ahead of our Steven Spielberg B-Side ep for @tfsbside.bsky.social on @thefilmstage.com , drop any listener questions here. Could be general b-side questions or Spielberg-specific b-side questions…

It’s fascinating raising kids in America. So much talk of sharing and caring. Things that are so deeply ignored and ridiculed by so many adults.

MoMA is kicking off a month-long, 28-film retrospective of Universal's Westerns today, so I wrote a little something about those movies in particular and the genre in general. For @nytimes.com (gift link):

This month I got to act in a super-indie film in a way I’ve never had the opportunity to do before and it was thrilling and humbling. The film just wrapped and now money is needed for post-production! There’s so much crazy shit going on right now but if you can, throw in a buck? gofund.me/0eb5c84a2

sam alito in callais: it is just a coincidence that partisan gerrymandering looks like racial gerrymandering. it doesn’t mean anything tennessee republicans post-callais: yee haw boys we are gettin’ the negras outta government

We discuss the career of Goldie Hawn and her most underseen performances on a new episode of The B-Side featuring special guest @filmintuition.bsky.social! Tune in:

The 14 best films now playing in theaters:

On our latest, @brianraftery.bsky.social joins to dissect the B-Sides of Anthony Hopkins! From JUGGERNAUT (a banger!) to INSTINCT (a movie that exists!) we cover a wide range, and also spotlight some of his most memorable roles: bit.ly/4ua6Qp8

Ahead of the Oscars, @chrisvfeil.bsky.social of This Had Oscar Buzz joins to discuss a few films from retired Oscar categories! We highlight Best Assistant Director, Best Cinematography (Black-and-White), and the fascinating evolution of the Music/Score category: bit.ly/3P8VOjK

We've got a handful of *great* episodes lined up. A few hints: