THE BEST WONDERFULLY WEIRD VOICES FROM THE 2025 DARK MATTER FILM FESTIVAL

Hello hello, everyone! Spooky season has come and gone, and with it the annual rush…

Reintroducing Louise Kolm-Fleck: An Overlooked Female Filmmaking Pioneer
Reintroducing Louise Kolm-Fleck: An Overlooked Female Filmmaking Pioneer

Louise Kolm-Fleck deserves her flowers not only for being one of the world’s first female filmmakers, but one of the most forward-looking.

MISTRESS DISPELLER: "Marriage Is a Fortress Under Siege"
MISTRESS DISPELLER: “Marriage Is a Fortress Under Siege”

This quietly existential ambivalence on the nature of love, balanced with a deep empathy for each character makes Mistress Dispeller compulsively watchable.

Stitch Head: Cute and Creepy for the Kids
Stitch Head: Cute and Creepy for the Kids

Stitch Head, based on Guy Bass’ first book in the series, will charm the little monsters while being cute enough for the adults to watch in the background.

Horror Staff Inquiry Get Out
Staff Inquiry: The Best Horror Films of the 21st Century (So Far)

It’s October once again, and to celebrate the spookiest month of the year, we’ve asked…

Where Did the Adults Go?: A Grief-Filled Drama
Where Did the Adults Go?: A Grief-Filled Drama

Though known for her work on documentaries, Marsh has made a strong narrative feature debut with this film.

Palestine 36 TIFF review
TIFF 2025: PALESTINE 36, SINK and THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

One of the more noticeable themes at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was the…

First Moon review
FIRST MOON: Lycanthropy Is An STD In This Aussie Werewolf Horror

First Moon is a religious chamber drama — a film that takes place in a…

Queen Kelly featured
NYFF63: Queen Kelly

Some Queen Kelly is better than no Queen Kelly, especially when Milestone Films has devoted such meticulous effort to restoring it.

NYFF63: It Was Just an Accident, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Sound of Falling
NYFF63: It Was Just an Accident, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Sound of Falling

Mainly, they all deal heavily with trauma, how we deal with it in the moment, and how it can continue to linger, no matter how hard you try to submerge it within your mind and move on.

The Waves of Madness review
THE WAVES OF MADNESS: Cthulu Cruise Adventure Is All Love And Craft

The Waves of Madness has been marketed as “the world’s first side-scrolling horror film.” Its…

Are We Good?: Could Be Better
Are We Good?: Could Be Better

Packed with touching, heavy moments, it’s also peppered with the kind of dark and cynical humor you’d expect from its subject, Marc Maron.

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)- source: Kino Lorber
NYFF63: Dry Leaf, Back Home + Ecce Mole, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

In this report from NYFF, we take a look at Dry Leaf, Back Home + Ecce Mole, and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.

STRANGE JOURNEY Is a Sweet If Insubstantial Time Warp Through Rocky Horror History 

Strange Journey wears its heart on its sleeve as it relates earnest messages of love and acceptance, community and found family.

D(e)AD: A Lively Dark Comedy
D(e)AD: A Lively Dark Comedy

D(e)ad explores the dynamics of grief and family through a darkly comedic lens, delivering a funny yet emotional experience.