Spanning the course of 18 years, Richard Linklater's incomparable Before trilogy establishes itself as one of - if not the - great American chronicles of our ti...
In nearly every possible way is Drake Doremus' Like Crazy follow-up, Breathe In, a more mature, confident and impressive piece of work. For the first hour at le...
Nary a year (or even half a year) goes by on the festival circuit without a new film from Michael Winterbottom. This 2013, the ever-prolific filmmaker gives us ...
Valentine Road, directed by Marta Cunningham, is a challenging piece of documentary that forces you to look at prejudice from several different angles, and look...
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...
In anticipation for his newest actioner Jack Reacher, hitting theaters today, we have decided to reflect on one of movie star Tom Cruise's most iconic as...
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, ...
Tchoupitoulas (pronounced CHOP-it-TOO-luhs), an engaging documentary named after the boisterous street in New Orleans that sits closest to the Mississippi River...
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...
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 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.
