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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 2026 Films We’ve Already Seen

We don't want to overwhelm you, but while you're catching up with our top 50 films of 2025, more cinematic greatness awaits in 2026. Ahead of our 100 most-anti...

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 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, ...

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