Dan Mecca

article placeholder

[Review] The Soloist

Someone should have told Steve Lopez that his story just wasn't that interesting. Granted, discovering a musical prodigy on the streets of L.A. is quite zesty...
article placeholder

[Review] Crank 2: High Voltage

By Dan Mecca Upping the adrenaline-fueled ante of its cult-hit predecessor,Crank: High Voltage wastes little time early on setting up anything like plot or c...
article placeholder

[Review] 17 Again

By Dan Mecca Within the first five minutes of 17 Again teen-heartthrob Zac Efron finds an excuse to get shirtless and perform an impressive dance routine. Ne...
article placeholder

Mike Judge’s ‘Extract’ Trailer

Writer/Director Mike Judge has given us cult fave Office Space and the underappreciated Idiocracy. Here is a trailer for his new film, starring Jason Bateman,...
article placeholder

Was Fox Smart To Fire Friedman?

By Dan Mecca On Monday, Variety confirmed that Fox News entertainment blogger Roger Friedman was fired by the company after publishing an early review of the...

Dan Mecca

Managing Editor

Dan Mecca is the co-founder and managing editor of The Film Stage. He is a producer and filmmaker living in Pittsburgh. He watches a lot of movies and tracks them on Letterboxd.