Film Festivals

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN

The film may fall short of capturing the epic nature of The Odyssey, but Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche’s powerful performances elevate it beyond its flaws.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE SURFER
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE SURFER

The Surfer feels like a natural fit for Nicolas Cage, and what follows is – for better or worse – pretty much exactly what you would assume from him.

Avondale Film Festival: A Celebration of Diverse Voices

The mission of Avondale film festival is to provide a platform for filmmakers to express visual stories that reflects their perspective on the world.

Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson
Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson

For our final installment of Slamdance, we’re covering a fictional drama about the struggles of Alzheimer’s and a documentary about a New York LGBTQI icon.

Slamdance 2025: Noggin and Bloqué
Slamdance 2025: Noggin and Bloqué

Today, we’re looking at two shorts: One about a filmmaker preparing for the progression of his diagnosis, the other about a drummer struggling creatively.

Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me
Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me

For this installment of Slamdance coverage, we’re looking at an inspiring documentary and a gripping fictional drama based on a true story.

Slamdance 2025: My Omaha and The Hole Story
Slamdance 2025: My Omaha and The Hole Story

Today, we’re looking at two documentaries: One focusing on social justice in Omaha, and another exploring a mysterious hole in northern California.

Slamdance Film Festival 2025: RACEWALKERS

Racewalkers reminds us of the beauty in embracing the quirky, the unconventional, and the unexpected.

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.

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.

Sundance Film Festival 2025: ATROPIA, OMAHA & ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT

From sharp satire to raw emotion and meta-commentary, these three films take wildly different approaches to storytelling in this Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance 2025: Bubble & Squeak and By Design
Sundance 2025: Bubble & Squeak and By Design

While quirky and strange are always welcoming qualities, they can also be quite risky. Wilson Kwong reviews Bubble & Squeak and By Design.

Sundance Film Festival 2025: THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE, SORRY, BABY & OH, HI

While these three Sundance movies are narratively different, their female focus leaves this trio, all by female directors, a fantastic assembly of our talent in today’s industry.

Sundance 2025: Brides; Seeds; & Sugar Babies
Sundance 2025: BRIDES; SEEDS; & SUGAR BABIES

From Sundance Film Festival, Jules Caldeira takes a look at Brides, Seeds, and Sugar Babies.