With the summer movie season now quietly winding down, fall is upon us. As we do each year, after highlighting the best films ...

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 ...

For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2024. We’ve asked contributors to compile ten-best lists with five honorable ...

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 ...

For our most comprehensive year-end feature we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2021. We’ve asked contributors to compile ten-best lists with five honorable ...

As the arthouse cinema market continues to regain its footing, the list of what may be considered an overlooked film could be quite vast, depending on one’s metrics. For our yearly feature ...

Not to be confused with Dan Trachtenberg’s latest Predator film coming later this fall, David Osit’s Mayor follow-up Predators is one of the most essential documentaries of the year. Exploring the ...

From time to time, filmmakers, film critics, and film buffs will make references to a period in film history known as the French New Wave. For some people this is a term to throw out just to sound ...

With an awards season and year-end lists that tend to favor films that have been released in the last few months, there's many films that can go overlooked. For our yearly feature highlighting the 50 ...

First things first: I was kindly told not to ask Richard Kelly about any forthcoming projects. It will soon be 14 years since his much-better-than-you-remember The Box, and the writer-director's cult ...

Casting news rarely (never?) resounds like word of Daniel Day-Lewis' return. Eight years since an ostensible retirement with Phantom Thread, he's both reemerged (likely from a dress-making or ...

The Handmaiden is, in some way, the über Park Chan-wook film -- revenge! double-crosses! violence! eyebrow-raising sex scenes! wild angles and edits! -- making it a perfect occasion to speak with ...