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My latest movie poster rant for August 2025 US release titles is now up at @thefilmstage.com.

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Our dear @oneblakeminute.bsky.social returns to mine the B-Sides of the legendary John Frankenheimer! We talk PROPHECY, 52 PICK-UP, DEAD-BANG, AGAINST THE WALL and more. Charting Frankenheimer's pivot back to TV in the '90s and why he's one of the best to ever do it: bit.ly/44YPCR1

What's your favorite poster of the month?

@jaredmobarak.com examines the art of August's new releases: thefilmstage.com/posterized-a...

Harvest Review: Athina Rachel Tsangari Beautifully Renders the Past Present Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Harvest opens in theaters on August 1 and arrives on MUBI on August 8. An unnamed village, an unknown time; somewhere in...

The iconic Sean Price Williams has lensed Athina Rachel Tsangari's #Harvest in a most beguiling way, retaining his usual dynamism reserved for human faces and happenings, but transposing it over landscapes and village rituals with an unmistakable tenderness found in pans, zooms, and close-ups.

The Naked Gun Review: Akiva Schaffer’s Reboot Spoofs a New Era of Cinematic Crime Pulp In its original iteration, the Zucker brothers’ Naked Gun wasn’t just carried by Leslie Nielsen’s performance––nearly every aspect of the first two David Zucker-directed films was a reflection of it. ...

Akiva Schaffer’s #TheNakedGun reboot spoofs a new era of crime pulp while courting nostalgia, with Pamela Anderson emerging as the film's surprise heart. Read our review:

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to restorations receiving a proper theatrical ru...

Here's the best films now playing in theaters:

New to Streaming: 28 Years Later, Michael Roemer, Hot Milk, Killer Films at 30 & More Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. 28 Years Later (Danny Boyl...

Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later is now available digitally, the underseen films of Michael Roemer on the Criterion Channel, and more streaming picks of the week.

We've debuted the first trailer for the Locarno premiere White Snail, a new drama from Space Dogs directors Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter.

Watch: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-tr...

NYC Weekend Watch: Silent Movie Week, Leos Carax, Speed Racer, The Fall of Otrar & More NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtSilent Movie Week is underway; listen to our interview with curator Dave Kehr. IFC CenterA Leos Carax retrospective...

Silent Movie Week, the films of Leos Carax, Wachowskis' Speed Racer on 35mm, and more to see in NYC this weekend.

The Sparrow in the Chimney Review: An Artistic Catharsis for the Zürchers Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. The Sparrow in the Chimney opens in theaters on August 1. There’s something electrifying about watching a filmmaker bre...

Ramon Zürcher’s third feature The Sparrow in the Chimney is a rare film that feels like a catharsis for protagonist and director both.

Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review as the film opens in theaters:

The B-Side – Jordan Harper on She Rides Shotgun Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes––sometimes––movie writers! Today, we speak with author and screenwriter Jordan Harper, whose novel She Rides Shotg...

With the release of the excellent SHE RIDES SHOTGUN (in theaters tomorrow, go see it!) we chatted with author @jordanharper.bsky.social about adapting his novel for the big screen, as well as some choice B-Sides that share the film's DNA. Listen up, and enjoy!: bit.ly/4mhulrf

Souleymane’s Story, opening Friday, delivers a political fable with all the grit and urgency of a thriller.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review: thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-...

Christopher Nolan is presenting the Quay Brothers' first feature since 2005, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, opening August 29 at Film Forum.

Watch our exclusive trailer premiere: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-tr...

14 Films to See in August As the summer comes to an end, August delivers the season's most eclectic lineup of films. From a few studio highlights to Cannes premieres to festival favorites some years back that are finally arriv...

We recommend 14 films to see this August, featuring Spike Lee, Hong Sangsoo, the Quay Brothers, Olivier Assayas, and more:

Good movie based on a good book!!!

The new trailer is here for Neo Sora's acclaimed narrative debut #Happyend, arriving this September.

Watch: thefilmstage.com/happyend-tra...

She Rides Shotgun Review: Father-Daughter Bonding Through Bloodshed Based on the novel by Jordan Harper, with a screenplay by Harper and Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski, and directed by Nick Rowland, She Rides Shotgun is a punchy, elemental thriller featuring Taron Eger...

She Rides Shotgun, opening Friday, is a punchy, elemental thriller featuring Taron Egerton in an intense, engaging lead role.

Read @djmecca.bsky.social's review:

Twinless Trailer: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney Form a Mysterious Bond in Sundance Winner One of the most-discussed films premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it went on to win the Audience Award, James Sweeney's Twinless will now arrive on September 5 from Roadside Attract...

See the first trailer for the Sundance winner #Twinless ahead of a September release.

Love, Brooklyn Trailer: André Holland Navigates Modern Romance Living up to its title, Rachael Abigail Holder's Love, Brooklyn is a lovely romance that finds André Holland navigating modern relationships. Also starring Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, Roy Wood Jr., ...

André Holland navigates modern romance in the first trailer for Love, Brooklyn, arriving next month.

Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? Will World Premiere at NYFF63 as Closing Night Following their Opening Night and Centerpiece announcements, Film at Lincoln Center has now announced Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? as the Closing Night selection of the 63rd New York Film Festiv...

Bradley Cooper's third feature Is This Thing On?, starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern, will world premiere as the Closing Night selection of NYFF.

Exclusive Trailer for Le Lac, the Locarno-Bound Feature Debut from Jean-Luc Godard Collaborator Fabrice Aragno After years of directing shorts and collaborating with Jean-Luc Godard on his final films, Swiss director Fabrice Aragno will premiere his directorial debut at the Locarno Film Festival. Le Lac, a 75-...

We've premiered the exclusive trailer for Jean-Luc Godard collaborator Fabrice Aragno's first feature Le Lac, set to debut at Locarno.

Watch: Emma Stone Reunites Yet Again with Yorgos Lanthimos for Jerskin Fendrix Music Video Following The Favourite, Bleat, Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness, and the forthcoming Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos has released his sixth collaboration with Emma Stone. This time, it's their first music vi...

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos have reunited yet again.

Watch their sixth collaboration, a new music video for Jerskin Fendrix:

Emulsion Ep. 13 – Dave Kehr on Restoration, Preservation, and MoMA’s Silent Movie Week Few people have contributed more to cinema and cinephilia in the last 50 years than Dave Kehr. He’d have some claim to this title solely as a major critical voice, his work remaining currency decades ...

The legendary Dave Kehr joins Emulsion to discuss his work as a programmer, MoMA's extensive restoration projects, and the superb lineup for Silent Movie Week, which starts this Wednesday.

The first trailer for Richard Linklater’s #BlueMoon has arrived: thefilmstage.com/ethan-hawke-...

Exclusive Trailer for Anna Eriksson’s Locarno Premiere E Takes a Journey Through the Desert Finnish artist and filmmaker Anna Eriksson is returning to the Locarno Film Festival this year with her latest feature, E. Premiering in the Fuori Concorso section, the avant-garde desert journey capt...

Our exclusive trailer for Anna Eriksson’s Locarno premiere E takes a journey through the desert.

My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Trailer: Julia Loktev Returns with Essential Documentary With it being thirteen long years since her last brilliant feature The Loneliest Planet, Julia Loktev finally returned last fall with a five-hour documentary––the first of a two-part project. World-pr...

Julia Loktev's essential documentary My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow is opening this August. Watch the new trailer:

Together Review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco Get Trapped in Relationship Horror Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Together opens in theaters on July 30. Early in Michael Shanks’ directorial debut Together, Millie (Alison Brie) warns...

Together, opening Wednesday, is a wild ride that explores the way we imprison ourselves in relationships from fear of being alone.

Read @judysquirrels.bsky.social's review:

James Cameron Returns with First Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash The king of the blockbuster, James Cameron, is returning this winter with the latest installment of the Avatar franchise. The third feature, Avatar: Fire and Ash, finds David Thewlis and Oona Chaplin ...

James Cameron is back.

Exclusive Trailer for Trương Minh Quý and Nicolas Graux’s Locarno-Bound Hair, Paper, Water… Returning just a year after his acclaimed second feature Việt and Nam, director Trương Minh Quý has reunited with Belgian filmmaker Nicolas Graux, following their 2023 short Porcupine. Set to premiere...

Việt and Nam director Trương Minh Quý has reunited with Belgian filmmaker Nicolas Graux for the Locarno-bound feature Hair, Paper, Water… Watch our exclusive trailer premiere:

Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Golden Leopard-winning debut feature #Toxic, now on MUBI, is a drama of compelling, rebellious energy.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review: thefilmstage.com/riga-review-...