Are we underestimating five-time Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia” at the 98th Oscars? The next few weeks of major precursors — namely the PGA/SAG award nominations and BAFTA Longlists — will determine what the industry thinks of Lanthimos’s surreal tragicomedy....
As we continue to explore the best in 2025, today we’re taking a look at the articles that you, our dear readers, enjoyed the most throughout the past twelve months. Spanning reviews, interviews, features, podcasts, news, and trailers, check out...
As the New Year and the next major stage of Oscar season approaches, the 2025 race already looks like something we haven’t seen in a long time. There have been several years when only one film has swept the early...
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD include some recent releases along with Criterion editions of "David Byrne's American Utopia" & "His Girl Friday," along with a pair of breathtaking Second Sight limited editions.
First things first: This is not a comprehensive feature of all the best video games of 2025. Loyal readers of this site will know that we don’t “cover the waterfront” when it comes to games, usually choosing to focus on...
THE STORY – Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid risks of being branded “foreign agents” and the country’s drift towards authoritarianism. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM...
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Another year, another attempt to sum up cinema from the last 12 months. From where I stand,...