The Film Stage

The Most Overlooked Films of 2013

There's a multitude of reasons why a film may get unfairly overlooked. It could be a lack of marketing resources to give it a substantial push, or, due to a minuscule roll-out, not enough critics and audiences have viewed it to collect the champions it might require. It could simply be the timing of the film itself; even in the world of studio filmmaking, some features take time to get their due. With an increasingly crowded marketplace, it means there are more reasons than ever a film might not find an audience and, like last year, we've rounded up the releases that deserved more attention....

The Best Documentaries of 2013

The source of the year's most powerful stories, the documentary genre is once again thriving in 2013. Including deeply personal films, ones that enact wide-sp...

10 Wide Releases in 2013 That Exceeded Expectations

Although they generate the most hype and box office, it's rare when a studio release actually delivers above and beyond our expectations. With our latest year-end wrap-up we're taking a look at the handful of films we had little hope for, yet ended up being entertaining, perhaps even amongst our favorite films of the year....

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2013

There's few things more exciting in cinema than the arrival of a fresh voice. Usually emerging out of a film festival (although a certain box-office hit will refute that), this year had a handful of notable examples and today we're here to wrap-up our ten favorites. ...