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 ...

If you’ve kept up with right-wing tech oligarch Peter Thiel (or at least his interviews) you’ve probably noted his obsession with the term “stagnation.” While ...

Side! Here we sometimes talk about movie stars! We sometimes talk about movie directors! Today, we talk about both!

There’s something inherently remarkable about the field of animation: that, with just a paper and pen, one can use infinite imagination to create a world unbound by physical restrictions. Of course, ...

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 ...

With the New Year upon us, it’s time for our annual tradition of looking at the cinematic horizon. Having highlighted 30 films we guarantee are worth seeing this year and those we hope get U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

The last decade of cinema has brought no greater certification than Kiyoshi Kurosawa as Japan's preeminent filmmaker. The thought occurs to me looking at the programming for Japan Society's 2025 ...

So began my sit-down with Christopher Doyle, who would’ve landed on almost anyone’s very short list of world’s greatest cinematographers were it only for his long, sadly defunct relationship with Wong ...

We count down our favorite science-fiction films of the millennium so far.