Just when you thought the "Brooklyn in film" trope was tired and played-out on the festival circuit, here comes Obvious Child. Set primarily in Williamsburg, wr...
God’s Pocket, the feature directorial debut of Mad Men’s John Slattery, is a dark comedy determined to paint a distinct picture of small life in a very particul...
Mere hours before the start of the 2014, Strange Bird, The Film Stage's first official foray into originally-produced film content, got funded! This is a bi...
Closing out our year-end coverage is individual top ten lists from a variety of The Film Stage contributors, leading up to a cumulative best-of rundown. Make ...
In its best moments, Lone Survivor, directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, is a lean, mean thrill machine reminiscent of something like Black Hawk D...
Saving Mr. Banks, directed by John Lee Hancock, has a top-notch cast and top-notch production values, not to mention a beautiful score from the great Thomas New...
Just in time for the holiday season comes White Reindeer, perhaps the saddest Christmas film ever made. It's also one of the better Christmas films to come out ...
Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, ever the force to be reckoned with, returns with another drama experiment that will no doubt find only the smallest of audiences...
Michel Gondry's new documentary, Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?, is nothing more than a collection of conversations with renowned philosopher Noam Chomsky, accom...
Capital, accomplished filmmaker Costa-Gavras' new film set within the world of corporate finance, is a fast-paced, cynical piece of entertainment that serves as...
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.
