The Film Stage

The 50 Most Overlooked Films of 2018

With an increasingly crowded marketplace, there are more reasons than ever that something might not find an audience and we've rounded up the releases that deserved more attention....

The Best Double Features of 2018

Drive-in theaters may not be the popular viewing spot they once were, but with the overwhelming accessibility we now have, one can program their own personal double bill with back-to-back features that hit a specific thematic sweet spot....

The Best Cinematography of 2018

Alfonso Cuarón, Matthew Libatique, James Laxton, Ashley Connor, Rob Hardy, and many more delivered some of year's most beautiful cinematic images....

The Best Documentaries of 2018

An epic concert from nearly a half-century ago, sports documentaries that break the mold, a look at the American Midwest, a document of a film that never was -- these were just a few of the subjects and stories that this year's documentary offerings brought us. ...

The Best Directorial Debuts of 2018

Few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold, new voices. It's why we venture to festivals and pore over a variety of different features that might bring to light some emerging talent. This year was an especially notable time for new directors making their stamp, and we're highlighting the handful of 2018 debuts that most impressed us...