This summer, the next film from Christopher Nolan arrives and this week an (unfortunately disappointing) massive blockbuster is arriving, which means it is pri...
After crafting two of the most vivid, intimate coming-of-age dramas this decade with 2013's It Felt Like Love and 2017's Beach Rats, director Eliza Hittman is ...
A deeply influential masterwork, whose reverberations can be seen recently in the likes of Son of Saul and forthcoming 1917 , Elem Klimov's Come and See is a h...
The career of Joe Wright has been one of ups and downs, with the thrilling Hanna, gorgeous period pieces such as Atonement, Anna Karenina, and Pride & Prej...
In the cold winter months, there's few things more satisfying than a heart-tugging, emotionally overwhelming melodrama, and Karim Aïnouz has delivered just tha...
As the culmination of what George Lucas began four decades prior, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker needs to conclude the Skywalker Saga and directly follow thi...
We're excited to unveil The Film Stage's new look before the decade comes to a close! Your spotlight on cinema has received a major overhaul as we move into a ...
With The Witch, Hereditary, and more, A24 has been in the business of giving emerging directors a platform to terrify audiences with a visually distinct style. ...
Before he returns as Ethan Hunt is back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels, Tom Cruise is making a franchise out another one of his action hits, Top Gun. With ...
Unless you are in NYC or LA, you likely haven't had the chance to see the Safdies' Uncut Gems or Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life yet, and Greta Gerwig's Little ...
Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.
