Dan Mecca

[Review] Broken City

It would appear it is safe to call January the Month of Mark Wahlberg. Twelve months ago, the second-tier movie star provided the reliably entertaining thriller...

[Review] Les Miserables

Since its Broadway premiere 25 years ago, Hollywood has been trying to figure out how to monetize the hit musical Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's novel, ...

[Review] Tchoupitoulas

Tchoupitoulas (pronounced CHOP-it-TOO-luhs), an engaging documentary named after the boisterous street in New Orleans that sits closest to the Mississippi River...

[Review] The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

Since his ultra-low budget debut The Brothers McMullen in 1995, actor/writer/director Edward Burns  has carved out a niche for himself as a filmmaker. And thoug...

[Review] Only The Young

Few things are more universal than the plight of the teenager. Whether it's in an upper-class gated community, a packed city block or a small desert town in Sou...

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.