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The Best Undistributed Films of 2025

After highlighting the 50 best films you may have missed this year and our overall top 50 films of 2025, today we put our spotlight on those that still need a ...

The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2025

For our most comprehensive year-end feature, we’re providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage’s favorite films of 2025. We’ve asked contributors to compile ...

The Best Performances of 2025

Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances on film of 2025. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we've...

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to rest...

The Best Cinematography of 2025

"A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist—moving an audience through a movie making them think the way you want them to think, painting pictures in the dark...

The Best Documentaries of 2025

A sprawling odyssey of the Black experience, Independent journalists fighting back in Russia, the life of a bullfighter, a deep dive into the video-store era, ...

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2025

Though we aim to discuss a wide breadth of films each year, few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold new voices. It's why we venture to festiv...

Where to Stream the Best Films of 2025

As 2025 winds down, like most cinephiles, we’re looking to get our eyes on titles that may have slipped through the cracks or simply gone unseen, so—as we do e...

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