Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune’s epic conclusion, Joaquin Phoenix returns as the Joker and Paddington heads to Peru – there’s a host of great cinema coming in the new year
Auteur cinema entered a twilight phase with the returns of Moretti, Kaurismäki, Loach and Erice. Meanwhile, Hollywood indulged in innocuous criticism of the system, with the success of ‘Barbie’ becoming a new milestone
For our most comprehensive year-end feature we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2023. We’ve asked contributors to compile ten-best lists with five honorable mentions––some of those personal selections will be shared in coming weeks––and from tallied votes has this top 50 been assembled. Without further ado, check out our rundown of 2023 below,
"The world opens to those who open up to it." Curzon in the UK has unveiled a trailer for an acclaimed film called Samsara, described as a "highly immersive and meditative film by artist and director Lois Patiño." Not to be confused with Ron Fricke's meditative globe-spanning documentary also called Samsara (2012). The term "saṃsāra"