Hearts Beat Loud, directed by Sundance mainstay Brett Haley, is a film made of optimism. Starring the immensely likable Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, it te...
Not unlike its main subject, Ethan Hawke’s BLAZE is likeable, long-winded and a little all over the place. Starring musician Ben Dickey as the titular Blaze Fol...
A remake of the Israeli film of the same name, Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher pulls no punches. It leans full-tilt into its disturbing premise: a vet...
Rare is it that one gets to see a performance as strong as Andrea Riseborough’s in NANCY. Written and directed by Christina Choe, the film concerns a thirty-som...
From the start, there’s plenty to like about The Catcher Was a Spy, directed by Ben Lewin and starring Paul Rudd. Based on the fascinating life of pro baseball ...
What if Troy Dyer from Reality Bites put out one, cult sad sack album in the 90s and then disappeared? Such is the spark of Juliet, Naked, a nifty crowd-pleasin...
Sometimes funny, sometimes frustrating, always honest, Clara’s Ghost–written and directed by Bridey Elliott–is doing a lot on a limited budget. It stars the ent...
Welcome to the Jason Mantzoukas show. The Long Dumb Road, directed by Hannah Fidell, leans full-tilt into the anarchic charm of the long-time cult comedian to d...
Best to get this out of the way first. Though The Greatest Showman, directed by visual effects artist and first-time filmmaker Michael Gracey, tells the story o...
An absolute peak for Clooney and an impossibly confident directorial debut from Tony Gilroy (not to mention the source of Tilda Swinton's Oscar win), this film stands as a perfect fusion of social engagement and Hollywood entertainment. ...
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.