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RIP Frederick Wiseman (1930—2026)
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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RIP Robert Duvall (1931—2026)
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Filipino-Australian director James J. Robinson's calm and confident debut feature #FirstLight offers a Lav Diaz-esque mix of narrative thrust and tranquil downtime.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from @iffr-festival.bsky.social: thefilmstage.com/rotterdam-re...
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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The Criterion Collection's May lineup has been unveiled: thefilmstage.com/the-criterio...
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Sergei Loznitsa captures a quest for justice in the U.S. trailer for Two Prosecutors, opening this March: thefilmstage.com/cannes-revie...
February 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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RIP James Van Der Beek (1977—2026)
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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RIP Bud Cort (1948—2026)
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Matt Johnson's Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is an audacious, ambitious comedic triumph.

Read @therealdsube.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/nirvanna-the...
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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John Magaro takes a heartbreaking road trip in the first trailer for #Omaha, arriving this April.

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February 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Mike Leigh has wrapped filming his untitled next film, starring Marion Bailey (Mr. Turner), Paul Jesson (All or Nothing), Kate O’Flynn (Happy-Go-Lucky), and Alice Bailey Johnson (Hard Truths).

We named it one of our most-anticipated films of 2026: thefilmstage.com/the-100-most...
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Marina Person uncorks a midlife crisis in our exclusive poster debut for Gabe Klinger's Berlinale premiere Isabel.

Watch the first trailer: thefilmstage.com/trailer-and-...
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Our exclusive trailer premiere for #MicroBudget finds Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, Maria Bamford, Jon Gabrus, and more making a disaster.

Watch ahead of a February 27 release: thefilmstage.com/exclusive-tr...
February 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Henry Fonda for President, one of last year's great docs, is streaming for free this week only on Le Cinema Club.

Read our interview with director Alexander Horwath: thefilmstage.com/charting-the...

Listen to Nick Newman and Zach Lewis' conversation: thefilmstage.com/emulsion-epi...
February 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Our exclusive trailer premiere for Michael Glover Smith’s #Hekla captures a day in the life of an artist.

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February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Isabelle Huppert is #TheBloodCountess in our exclusive poster debut for Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlinale premiere. 🩸🧛

Learn more: thefilmstage.com/isabelle-hup...
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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See our exclusive poster premiere for Marcelo Martinessi's #Narciso, debuting at Berlinale 2026.
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Oliver Laxe's Sirāt is a bold, grand adventure set in a landscape so unforgiving it might actually be hell.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review as the film opens in theaters: thefilmstage.com/cannes-revie...
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Love conquers death in the first trailer for Grace Glowicki’s #DeadLover, arriving this March.

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February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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The Cannes winner The President's Cake, opening in theaters, is a film of grace notes that detract little from its political bite.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/cannes-revie...
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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A new poster for Pedro Almodóvar's next feature Bitter Christmas.

Watch a new Spanish trailer: thefilmstage.com/pedro-almodo...
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Scripted with the meticulous patience of a Cristian Mungiu or Nuri Bilge Ceylan film, Visar Morina’s Sundance winner Shame and Money is a pressure-cooker of a drama about the crushing demands of capitalism.

Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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A Pennsylvania community clashes in our exclusive trailer premiere for the IDFA award winner An American Pastoral, arriving this month.

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February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is a knockout relationship comedy that offers the now-too-rare experience of communal delight.

Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Sundance: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM