HEART EYES: Valentine's Day Is No Longer Safe
HEART EYES: Valentine’s Day Is No Longer Safe

Heart Eyes is an ode to holiday horror-slasher films of the past, coming into a space that has been left vacant for a while and solidly planting their flag.

Slamdance 2025: American Theater and Foul Evil Deeds
Slamdance 2025: American Theater and Foul Evil Deeds

We’re taking a look at a documentary following a conservative musical theater production and an ensemble dark comedy about people acting out in suburbia.

THE QUIET ONES: Going Through the Motions

Teal and orange have made a serious comeback, at least in Frederik Louis Hviid’s new…

"The Outrun" (2024) Saoirse Ronan Nora Fingscheidt
Interview with Writer/Director Nora Fingscheidt for THE OUTRUN

Most movies aren’t shot on the Orkney Islands. But The Outrun isn’t most movies. Directed…

"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" 2025 Oscar snubs
Staff Inquiry: Biggest 2025 Oscars Snubs

The 97th Academy Awards are an odd mix of left-field critical darlings and huge movies.…

One Night in Tokyo review
ONE NIGHT IN TOKYO: A Modest Indie Overcoming The Barrier of Language

Any chance I get to live vicariously through someone else’s experience in Japan, I’ll take…

EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller
EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller

In the end Eat the Night manages to make myself, a video-game skeptic, more of a believer of its affecting power.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD REVIEW
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD: It’s Actually An OK Time

Captain America: Brave New World is not the movie that will bring Marvel skeptics back to the franchise. Underneath, it’s still the same formula.

BROKEN RAGE: Takeshi Kitano Can Still Make ‘Em Laugh
BROKEN RAGE: Takeshi Kitano Can Still Make ‘Em Laugh

Here’s an ice-cold take: movies nowadays are too damn long. Obviously, this is all relative;…

Slamdance 2025: Lockjaw and Portal to Hell
Slamdance 2025: Lockjaw and Portal to Hell

Kicking off this year’s Slamdance coverage, we’re looking at two different styles of comedy in “Lockjaw” and “Portal to Hell.”

Sundance 2025: Twinless and Train Dreams
Sundance 2025: Twinless and Train Dreams

Sundance this year has Twinless, an audacious exercise in storytelling, and Train Dreams that is equally as compelling.

LOVE HURTS: A Blood-Soaked Valentine’s Day Slog

Love Hurts is still worth a watch, if only for Quan’s tour-de-force performance.

ARMAND: The Performance of Truth

Armand is at its best when it serves as a showcase for its quartet of talented lead actors.

Why 'Heartstopper' Is Important
Why ‘Heartstopper’ Is Important

Heartstopper displayed- and with three seasons thus far, has continued to depict- a nuanced and vibrant portrait of life as an LGBTQ+ youth.

Sustainability on Set: How Green Practices in Film Production are Shaping the Future of Cinema
Sustainability on Set: How Green Practices in Film Production are Shaping the Future of Cinema

These practical steps forward are redefining what’s possible when creativity meets conservation in the filmmaking process.