From The Editors
SXSW 2026 Review: THE FOX, Jai Courtney Talks To The Animals In DANGER 5 Creator's Feature Debut
When easygoing Nick (Jai Courtney) encounters a talking fox who offers him a way to fix his ailing relationship with his fiancée, he takes a drastic step that will change everything about the world around him in The Fox, the...
Criterion in June 2026: DESPERATE LIVING, HAIRSPRAY, HIGH ART Lead Raft of Releases
Whoa! The Criterion Collection will unleash a raft of new releases in June 2026, led by two by John Waters -- Desperate Living and Hairspray -- along with Lisa Cholodenko's 90s queer romance High Art. The lead title in Criterion's...
Opening This Week: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME, PROJECT HAIL MARY
Plus: 'Do Not Enter,' 'Miroirs No. 3,' 'Tow,' 'Two Prosecutors,' 'Late Shift,' and more.
SXSW 2026 Review: AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, Grief Does Strange Things To Two Women With Mommy Issues
Down on her luck Sarah (Hailley Laurén) has returned to her hometown to take possession of the decrepit family home left behind by her deceased mother. Meanwhile, her nosy, unstable neighbor Sandy (Kelsey Pribilski) is insistent that Sarah continue her...
SXSW 2026 Review: SPARKS, Time Travel Could Be Fun
Elsie Fisher leads a talented ensemble in writer/director Fergus Campbell's charming adventure.
Sound And Vision: Slava Tsukerman
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at two different videos by Slava Tsukerman. Slava Tsukerman passed away recently at the age of 86. He left...
Unnamed Footage Festival 2026: Final Wave Announced! Feat. International Folk Horror, Extreme Horror And a Long Unseen Gary Sherman Faux-doc
The final wave of film for this year's Unnnamed Footage Festival were announced heading into the weekend. This wave includes a couple of folk horror tales from Thai and Ireland, a standout film from SXSW Sydney, and a long...
SXSW 2026 Review: HOKUM, Be Very Afraid Of Damian McCarthy's Latest
In 2024 Damian McCarthy lit up the horror world with his quietly terrifying Oddity, a film I reviewed for its SXSW world premiere, and while it was topping year end horror lists left and right, I was a bit less...
SXSW 2026 Review: NEVER AFTER DARK, A Ravishingly Horrific Ghost Story With A Twist
A traveling psychic medium who specializes in clearing unwanted spirits arrives at a remote Japanese hotel to take on her most unexpected and dangerous challenge yet in Dave Boyle’s ravishingly dark ghost story, Never After Dark. Airi (Moeka Hoshi) makes...
SXSW 2026 Review: OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, A Couple Retreats To The Woods To Kill Each Other. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Every year the SXSW Film & TV Festival Headliner section gets more and more genre film-centric, and the 2026 edition is no different. Among this year’s big ticket selections is Jorma Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body, an English-language adaptation of...
SXSW 2026 Review: THE ASCENT, Climb Every Mountain
Edward Drake, Scott Veltri, and Francis Cronin direct the documentary, which follows one woman's brave journey through trauma and up a mountain, while the night she lost her legs becomes a true-crime story.
SXSW 2026 Review: AND HER BODY WAS NEVER FOUND, What's Love Got to Do With It
Mor Cohen and Polaris Banks scripted and star; Polaris Banks directed.
SXSW 2026 Review: THE MAN WITH THE BIG HAT, Digging Up a Quietly Influential Musician
Singer and songwriter Steven Fromholz's roots go deep and his influence goes wide.
SXSW 2026 Review: SUMMER 2000: THE X-CETRA STORY, Three Chords and the Truth
Actress/director Ayden Mayeri's surprising documentary celebrates life, friendship and the ties that bind. Which is still only half the story. Because there's also the music!
SXSW 2026 Review: GRIND, The Gig Economy Is Killing Gen Z. Literally.
The gig economy is killing Gen Z, and Grind has something to say about it. This anthology film from directors Brea Grant (12 Hour Shift), Chelsea Stardust (Satanic Panic), and Ed Dougherty explores the unique and exquisite pains of making...
Now Playing: SLANTED Disrupts, UNDERTONE Unnerves, THE GATES Do Not Open
Plus: 'Bodycam' and 'The Ugly.'
Friday One Sheet: OBSESSION
We posted the trailer and poster for Curry Barker's darkly whimsical horror comedy, Obsession, earlier this week. However, the key art, from design house grandson, bears a bit more discussion in today's column. Sometimes, simply an iconic still from the...
Overlook 2026: First Wave Announced, Feat. OBSESSION, LEVITICUS, HOKUM, And The Films of Larry Fessenden
We are, admittedly, a couple of days behind on this announcement of the first wave of titles for this year's tenth edition of the Overlook Film Festival. Shame on us. But there is no shame to be had if...
THE MADISON Review: Telling Tales of Love and Grief
Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell star in Taylor Sheridan's latest series.
THE SERPENT'S SKIN: Watch The Red Band Trailer For Supernatural Queer Romance Thriller
After escaping her transphobic hometown, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities, but Gen's tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon before their romance can bloom.
