Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.
To e...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 NYFF coverage. Is This Thing On? opens in theaters on December 19.
Bradley Cooper’s Is This T...
On October 7, 2024, Israel’s occupation of Gaza took new shape as a publicly declared war. At the time, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi was traveling aroun...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Sentimental Value opens in theaters on November 7.
Over a delicately str...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Nouvelle Vague opens in theaters on October 31 and arrives on Netflix on Novemb...
One October after Lebron and Bronny James made history as the first father-son duo to play on the same NBA team, Daniel Day-Lewis has come out of retirement to...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The History of Sound opens in theaters on September 12.
It’s strange to hear...
Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was born and bred San Francisco Giants baseball. Named after one of the most significant Giants in major league history––back whe...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Splitsville opens in theaters on August 22.
Michael Angelo Covino and Ky...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Highest 2 Lowest opens in theaters on August 15 and arrives on Apple TV+ on Sep...
Luke Hicks is a New York City filmmaker, film journalist, and musician by way of Austin, TX. He earned his Master’s studying film philosophy, theology, and ethics at Duke University and is the founder of the Brooklyn-based Art Mob Productions.