If 2026 was, probably, not a banner year for Sundance—nor the ideal send-off to Park City, but let’s not get into that now—the best titles still made a fine impression. Standing among our favorites was Georgia Bernstein’s feature debut Night Nurse, which fused erotic tension with appreciably obscure character work—a film, one might say, that […]
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Though among the great films of its time, proof-positive of the Italian studio system’s genius, and a peak for both director Luchino Visconti and star Marcello Mastroianni, White Nights has never quite occupied the canonical position it so severely deserves. With Visconti’s take on Dostoevsky’s short story of the same name (later interpreted to exemplary […]
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Here I’m Alive, Joshua Z. Weinstein’s follow-up to his 2017 breakout Menashe, is an intimate and claustrophobic mosaic of New York City life, a film that is both challenging and subtly rewarding. Embracing a micro-budget aesthetic that recalls Sean Baker’s early works Take Out and Prince of Broadway, it also utilizes the minimal sound design and narrative restraint of Amir […]
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Fantasia coverage. The film arrives on Netflix on June 12. More than the similarly mythologized Monsters, Inc., the first stop-motion feature produced in Mexico (courtesy of the Cinema Fantasma studio) recalls an old childhood favorite from the ’80s: Little Monsters. Just like that Fred […]
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In a political climate as antagonistic toward immigrants as any I can recall, deeply personal stories like Karla Murthy’s The Gas Station Attendant remind us of the hardship and passion required to make it in the United States. One would hope these films are treated as stories of survival rather than stories of exceptionalism. The framing device […]
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With filmmakers from around the world descending on Manhattan as the 25th anniversary of the Tribeca Festival kicks off, we’re thrilled to announce that The Film Stage will be sharing exclusive photos of directors, stars, and crew as they premiere their latest work. As captured by photographer Daniel Dickerman, our gallery includes Lilly Wachowski, Martin […]
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Marking the feature directorial debut of Greg Vrotsos (whose acting credits include Twin Peaks: The Return and Orange Is the New Black), Situations is an unflinching drama-comedy of love and ambition following an L.A.-based photographer drifting through Silver Lake’s creative chaos three months after a painful breakup. Following its world premiere at the Oldenburg Film […]
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16 years after David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin explored the makings of Facebook in The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has eroded much more of our way of life, hence the opportunity for a companion sequel has arisen. This time around, Sorkin takes directorial duties, with a cast including Jeremy Strong (as Zuckerberg), Mikey Madison, […]
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One of the most powerful, important qualities of international film is its ability to slice through language and cultural boundaries to reveal what unites us. Regardless of flags, food, or faith, we all share a common humanity and, tragically, common discrimination. The brave souls who dare follow today’s current events will be familiar with routine […]
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The thing about filmmaker John Sayles is that he has done everything. Do you love Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial or Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist? Sayles’ unmade screenplay Night Skies is a piece of the source code for both classics. How about The Big Chill? Sayles’ lovely Return of the Secaucus 7 (which he wrote and […]
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