2020s

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THE GOLDEN SPURTLE: Wholesome Porridge Contest Documentary Is One of the Year’s Best Films

Stir the porridge clockwise, or else you’ll let the devil in. At least, that’s what…

LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS: Portrait of a Teenager on Fire
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS: Portrait of a Teenager on Fire

Little Trouble Girls takes a lovely, lyrical approach to time-worn tropes, the result of which is a film that entrances the audience despite its flaws.

Die My Love
DIE MY LOVE: The Feel-Bad Movie of the Year

Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love starts and ends with the image of Jennifer Lawrence walking…

Learn the Teaches of Peaches with PEACHES GOES BANANAS

Peaches Goes Bananas follows a single tour and draws out the artist’s wide range of influences.

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2025: SENTIMENTAL VALUE

God loves a Trier – Joachim, that is. Not content to bless the Danish-Norwegian writer…

THE RUNNING MAN: An Action-Packed Thriller That is Tonally At Odds With Itself

The Running Man is a film that doesn’t quite live up to the hype.

Faust
Dark Fantasies: An Interview with Mike Formanski, Director of The Silent Light

Mike Formanski, director of The Silent Light, draws on his dual backgrounds in filmmaking and music to explain the challenges and triumphs of wedding metal music to old movies.

Voices: The Danny Gans Story: A Touching Doc
Voices: The Danny Gans Story: A Touching Doc

Producer Andrew Davies Gans has released his directorial debut chronicling the life and sudden death of his father, a Las Vegas legend.

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…

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.

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…

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.