The Film Stage

The Best Documentaries of 2020

A harrowing look at the epicenter of the pandemic, moving stories for the fight for justice, journies into animal worlds, unpacking the intricacies of bureaucr...

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2020

While 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...

The Best Films About Mortality

One day, you will die. It may not be tomorrow––as the characters in Amy Seimetz's vivid, unsettling new feature She Dies Tomorrow believe––but it's a universal...

The Best Films of 2020 (So Far)

A year like no other in film history, 2020 has seen numerous releases and productions delayed, along with worlds of exhibition and distribution needing to reth...