As 2025 unfolded, returning to the ritual of asking filmmakers about the films that moved them feels both fragile and necessary. This exercise appears days after yet another grotesque display of ...

Nominees in 12 categories — including best documentary feature, original song and score and the new best casting category — will be chosen from the titles included in this preliminary selection. By ...

Every year, the awards gods decree that a certain group of films are the most noteworthy. Many of the same titles end up appearing on every list of critics association awards, guild nominations and ...

On a special 2025 wrap-up podcast, The Film Stage co-founder and editor-in-chief Jordan Raup is joined by managing editor and Emulsion host Nick Newman and The B-Side co-host Conor O’Donnell to ...