From The Editors
SPEED DEMON Official Trailer: They're on a Railway to Hell
Katie Cassidy and William H. Macy star in a runaway train story unlike any other.
Calgary Underground 2026 Review: HANGASHORE, Oblique Foggy Nightmare
When sailors or fishermen head out to sea, they do not wish to hear their family say goodbye out of a fear of not coming home. There is no whistling at sea, for fear of conjuring up a storm....
POINT BLANK 4K Review: Some Assembly Required
Lee Marvin stars in John Boorman's stone-cold classic sophomore feature, also starring Angie Dickinson, John Vernon, and Keenan Wynn.
Director in Focus: Tommy Wirkola's Brash Adventures, From KILL BULJO to THRASH
Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola continues to make irresistibly entertaining genre flicks, including the inspiration for this week's 'Over Your Dead Body.'
Calgary Underground 2026 Review: LITTLE DOORS, A Tentative Dance Around Trust
“Things never got so bleak that I took up a hobby.” This sums up the world of Little Doors. The country is in a kind of ‘soft apocalypse’ where the big city may be on fire, and things are...
Echoes: As Global Studios Continue to Dominate at CinemaCon 2026, Where Do Mid-Budget Films Fit?
It is a paradox in itself: on one hand, we have seen the biggest titles fall under Warner Bros.' distribution wing at CinemaCon 2026, and on the other hand, we have seen several smaller players step into the spotlight. At...
THE FORBIDDEN CITY's Wildly Entertaining and Affecting Thrills Come Home on 4K UHD
Well Go USA brings three new genre films to home video.
KINUYO TANAKA DIRECTS Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling 6-Film Career
The Japanese actress' transition behind the camera is explored in a new Eclipse series boxed set from The Criterion Collection.
Opening This Week: OVER YOUR DEAD BODY Couple Trouble, FUZE Heist Thrills, OMAHA Grounded
Plus: 'Two Women,' 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers,' 'Mistura,' and 'Buffet Infinity.'
Beyond Fest Chicago Video Interview: Meiko Kaji, The Legendary Lady Snowblood Herself
Beyond Fest’s first year here in Chicago went off without a hitch. Sold out screenings brought huge crowds and created instant community amongst Music Box Theater regulars, industry professionals and excited out-of-towners. I experienced this first-hand as I...
Sound And Vision: Cory McAbee
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at selected music videos by Cory McAbee. Cory McAbee is a conundrum, both as an artist and as...
BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Review: Yuen Woo-ping Roams His Gallant Martial World with an Ensemble Cast
A constellation of Chinese martial arts stars shines in this epic historical action film, including Wu Jing, Jet Li, Nicholas Tse, among others.
Now Streaming: DUST BUNNY and NIGHT PATROL Lead the Way
Plus: '180,' 'Verganza,' 'Margo's Got Money Troubles,' 'The Dark Wizard,' and new 'Beef.'
Now Playing: Ben Wheatley's NORMAL, LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY
Plus: 'Erupcja,' 'Marama,' 'Mile End Kicks,' 'Amrun,' 'Ballistic,' 'Mother Mary,' 'Mad Bills to Pay,' ''The Whistler,' 'Blue Heron.'
Friday One Sheet: KINDERGARTEN
The poster for this Quebec observational documentary on early childhood, through the titular jardin d'enfants (kindergarden), has at its centre a whimsical, but dense, illustration from France's Jean Millard. His work in watercolor and gouache (a water-based, opaque paint known for its...
Fantaspoa 2026 Review: IAI
About twenty-five years ago, Japan's special kind of horror suddenly spread over the world like a virus. This horror had none of the fun exuberance of slashers, none of the tongue-in-cheek references to popular culture, and none of the gorefests...
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU: Final Trailer & Poster Arrive
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu arrived today. It was screened first at CinemaCon, in front of attendees and exhibitors, along with the first 17 minutes of the movie, where all the snowy bits from this trailer...
Overlook 2026 Awards: OBSESSION, THE FURIOUS And NEVER AFTER DARK Among Winners
As quickly as it arrived Overlook has surrendered itself to the night in New Orleans. The festivities have wrapped up and it is time for the award winners to be announced.
LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY Review: An Old Monster, A New Nightmare, Courtesy of James Wan and Jason Blum
Universal’s once hyped, subsequently derided “Dark Universe,” a misguided attempt to create a Marvel-style shared universe featuring newly imagined incarnations of the studio’s classic monsters, may be done and dusted, but the mummy, the stumbling, wrapped-in-bindings undead avatar of vengeance,...
SPEED DEMON: This Train is Going to Hell, But Not if This Nun Has Anything to Say About it
Aboard a high-speed train, a Nun who lost her faith must perform her first Exorcism on a possessed passenger hellbent on crashing the runaway train.
