The Film Stage Presents

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and Brian Roan explore Hal Ashby's deeply influential Harold and Maude in a special Classic episode. These episodes are made possible by our Patreon supporters, and specifically Paloma Hernandez, who suggested the film to discuss. Thank you! Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack c...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and Brian Roan discuss Jim Mickle's sci-fi murder mystery In the Shadow of the Moon, which is now on Netflix. One can also watch our interview with the director and cast at TheFilmStage.com Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patre...

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. And, man oh man, does Sly have a bunch of other ones. We cover one movie from each d...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and Brian Roan are joined by Matt Cipolla to discuss James Gray's Brad Pitt-led space odyssey Ad Astra, which is now in wide release. Also, make sure to listen to The B-Side episode on Pitt, taking a deep dive into his career, on this feed. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack ch...

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. From strong early work in masterpieces like Boyz n The Hood and Malcolm X to her rec...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and Brian Roan are joined by Abby Bender to discuss Lorene Scafaria's Hustlers, which is now in wide release. Make sure to listen to The B-Side episode on Jennifer Lopez, taking a deep dive into her career, on this feed. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Overcast. Enter our giveaways, g...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Joshua Encinias to discuss the Sundance-winning documentary American Factory, now available on Netflix. Make sure to read Joshua's interview with filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, available on thefilmstage.com Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Overcast. En...

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, as we all celebrate the forthcoming release of Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers in...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Dan Schindel of Hyper Allergic to discuss Mads Brügger's conspiracy-fueled documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld, which is now available on VOD. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or stream below. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Mike Mazzanti to discuss Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's horror-comedy Ready or Not. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online c...

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy this new episode of The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we examine movies from established movie stars that have flopped at the box office, been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, in honor (?) of Angel Has Fallen, we discuss Scotland’s own Gerard Butler. Fo...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Cody Corrall to discuss Lulu Wang's drama The Farewell. For more, read our interview with the director at The Film Stage. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or Pocket Casts. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episo...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Jourdain Searles from the Bad Romance Podcast to talk about writer/director Jennifer Kent's The Babadook follow-up, The Nightingale. The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning fi...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, we talk Pierce Brosnan, Ireland’s first son. Per request from our lovely guest, The Film Stage Show’s own Michael Snydel, we di...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Clint Worthington, Editor of The Spool, to discuss David Leitch's spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.  You're invited to our first-ever The Film Stage meet-up in New York City at the Cinephile: A Card Game Release Party, taking place August 13 at 7pm at Alamo D...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Ryan Swen to discuss Quentin Tarantino's 1969-set Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or Pocket Casts. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor....

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, in conjunction with the release of Quentin Tarantino’s new film Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, we talk Leonardo DiCaprio wit...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Jesse Hassenger to discuss Jon Favreau's The Lion King, sapping the personality out of a classic animation, the artistic merits of photorealism, and more. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or stream below. Enter our giveaways, get access to ou...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham and I are joined by Mike Mazzanti to chew over the horror thriller Crawl, from director Alexandre Aja. The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-pic...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Bill Graham and I are joined by Josh Lewis, host of the Sleazoids podcast, to discuss Ari Aster's second feature Midsommar, now in theaters. To get our thoughts on his first feature, Hereditary, listen to episode 298. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or Pocket Casts. Enter our giveaways, get access to o...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. With his superhero film now in theaters, we discuss the diverse career of Jake Gyllenhaal. Conor O’Donnell and I specifically dive int...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Bill Graham and Michael Snydel are joined by Alex Heeney of Seventh Row to discuss Joe Talbot's The Last Black Man in San Francisco, now in theaters. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. The Film Stage is supported by MUBI, a curated on...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest installment of The Film Stage Show! Today, Michael Snydel, Bill Graham, and I are joined by Monica Castillo to talk about Pixar's fourth outing for the Toy Story gang. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or stream below. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contri...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, we get animated! Ahead of The Film Stage Show's Toy Story 4 review, we dive into the B-Sides of the voices behind Woody and Buz...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. Today, we talk about one of the movie stars. A man who has been famous for longer than you have been alive. We’re talking Warren Beatt...