Our 100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2021
After highlighting 40 films we can guarantee are worth seeing this year and films we hope will get U.S. distribution, it's time we venture into the u...
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The 40 Best 2021 Films We’ve Already Seen
We don't want to overwhelm you, but while you're catching up with our top 50 films of 2020, more cinematic greatness awaits in 2021. Ahead of our 100 most...
The Best Undistributed Films of 2020
After highlighting the most overlooked films of 2020, today we're putting a spotlight on the films that need a home to be seen in the first place: the 40 or so...
New to Streaming: Soul, Afrofuturism, City Hall, Yourself and Yours & More
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles ...
The Film Stage’s Top 50 Films of 2020
For our most comprehensive year-end feature we're providing a cumulative look at The Film Stage's favorite films of 2020. We've asked contributors to comp...
The Most Overlooked Films of 2020
In a year marked by a stagnant box office and distributors experimenting with a wide variety of releases, what does an overlooked film constitute? While there ...
The Best Performances of 2020
Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of the year. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we've wri...
The Best Cinematography of 2020
"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 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...
