Emmanuelle Bercot's Peaceful (De Son Vivant in the French) is a noble endeavor, if a bit didactic. Above all else the film serves as a solid showcase for its s...
Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they mad...
If ever a film was "very much a vibe," as the kids say, it is Please, Baby, Please. Directed by Amanda Kramer from a screenplay by Kramer & Noel David Tayl...
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the one...
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...
Jon Hamm finally got the leading man role he deserved after Mad Men. It's a shame it took seven years. Regardless, Confess, Fletch is an absolute treat. Direct...
The subgenre of "ambitious outsider teacher who is determined to inspire a ragtag group of disenchanted students" is well-worn, to put it mildly. Yet when the ...
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...
"My life is a chronicle of unbelievable mistakes." So writes Patricia Highsmith, the acclaimed author of Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt, The Talented ...
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.
