The Latest Podcast #139: Best Films of TIFF 2023
The Latest Podcast #102: Halloween Ends, Tár, Hellraiser

Host Jesse Nussman and guest Hunter Heilman discuss Halloween Ends. Then, each of them discusses one of their favorite movies of the year so far.

When It Comes From the Earth (2021) - source: Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 7–10

The online Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022, run by Filmotomy, drew to a close this October, concluding its seventh year.

London Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE
London Film Festival 2022: THE WHALE

While it might lose its way at times, ultimately, The Whale is a fascinating story anchored by an incredible performance from Brendan Fraser.

SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy
SLAYERS: Fun But Heavy Handed Horror Comedy

Slayers is an entertaining enough horror comedy with some standout performances, but the film’s satire and themes lose some of its charm.

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5 winners receive The Lost Boys 4K & Poltergeist 4K digital movies!

CAUSEWAY Trailer
CAUSEWAY Trailer

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And Value Of Blunt Catharsis
London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And The Value Of Blunt Catharsis

On some level, it feels like a cinematic equivalent of the anti-establishment political cartoons that were once so pervasive in cultural discourse.

HINTERLAND: Here Be Monsters
HINTERLAND: Here Be Monsters

Hinterland’s high concept is let down by a weak script that doesn’t make the most of the film’s intriguing setting and talented cast.

Horrific Inquiry: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
Horrific Inquiry: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)

Where Michael Myers was the boogie man of the late 1970s, Freddie Krueger was for the 80s.

New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is one of the most moving and vulnerable documentaries I have had the opportunity to see.

London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING
London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING

The London Film Festival rolls on. Our latest review round-up covers stories of real life…

New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?
New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?

It speaks volumes when a filmmaker can reach its audience, inspiring them to speak out more, and Is That Black Enough For You?!? does just that.

VIOLENT NIGHT Trailer

When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas).

New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING
New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING

This dispatch features two great films involving passionate love affairs — but, apart from that, they could not be more radically different.

London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985
London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985

The London Film Festival is back for another year and our first despatch covers a military coup and, just maybe, one of the great scenes I’ve ever seen.