From The Editors
Tribeca 2025 Review: THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN, A Compassionate Portrait of a Complex Man
There is no filmmaker quite like Andy Milligan. A connoisseur of the depraved and debaucherous, Milligan’s lot in life was troubled, but out of the pain he suffered beginning in his youth he managed to create a unique oeuvre that...
ASH Review: Bloody Nightmare in Space
Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, and Beulah Koale star in the latest from Flying Lotus.
F1: THE MOVIE Review: Brad Pitt's Star Vehicle Revs Up Hyperkinetic, Hyper-Stylized Action
On a fundamental level, a glossy, big-budget, star-driven film centered on Formula One racing like Joseph Kosinski’s (Top Gun: Maverick, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy) latest film, F1: The Movie (hereinafter “F1”), falls broadly into a modern-day version of the “cinema of...
ELIO Review: Pixar's Latest Stirs Heart and Senses in Equal Measure
For moviegoers of a certain vintage, Elio, Pixar’s latest addition to its stellar-level animated output, will feel comfortably, nostalgically familiar. Centering as it does on a starry-eyed preteen dreamer, Elio pays respectful homage to family-oriented 70s and 80s Amblin...
Tribeca 2025 Review: THE SQUARE, Illicit Romance in North Korea Gets Animated
Swedish diplomat falls in love with a North Korean in Kim Bo-sol's animated feature.
Tribeca 2025 Review: THE ROSE: COME BACK TO ME Follows Indie Rock Group's Career
Director Eugene Yi's doc follows the fall and rise of an indie rock group from South Korea.
28 YEARS LATER Review: Boyle and Garland Reunite to Deliver Timely Post-Apocalyptic Horror
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connor, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes star.
Neuchâtel 2025: Swiss Fantastic Film Festival Announces Full Programme
Today, the fine folks over at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival announced the programme for this year's festival, running from July 4th through 12th. The festival is bringing some of the best of the festival circuit to the lakeside...
Tribeca 2025 Review: RE-CREATION Takes Another Look at a 1996 Murder
Vickey Krieps, Aidan Gillen, and Colm Meaney star as Jim Sheridan tackles the real-life trial of a journalist accused of murder.
Tribeca 2025 Review: THE SCOUT Tracks a Film Worker's Day
In Paula González-Nasser's debut feature, a location scout grapples with life.
Palm Springs ShortFest Forum: All You Need to Know & What You Need to Learn
There is a lot to learn about the film industry, and not all of it is taught at films schools. Festivals like Palm Springs Shortfest fill the gap, especially from the business side, with knowledge essential to all emerging filmmakers,...
PARVULOS: CHILDREN OF THE APOCALYPSE Review: Coming of Age After the Apocalypse Is a True Horror Show
Mexican director Isaac Ezban's horror film is set in the darkest of ages. Farid Escalante Correa, Leonardo Cervantes, Mateo Ortega Casillas, Carla Adell, and Noé Hernández star.
Tribeca 2025 Review: INSIDE, Harsh, Edgy Prison Drama with Stellar Performances
Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Vincent Miller, Toby Wallace, and Tammy Macintosh star in director Charles Williams's dramatic thriller.
THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD Blu-ray Review: The Contrapuntal Biopic
Biopics usually follow one of two structures: the majority giving a general, sweeping account of a person's life, with various scenes focusing on 'important' events that would likely already be known by the audience; these are stories or breadth, not...
Tribeca 2025 Review: OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR, Fear and Loathing on the Net and IRL
Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, and Jennifer Ehle star in Oscar Boyson's debut feature.
EYE FOR AN EYE Review: Violent Retribution, Painful Amends
"Just ignore them and they'll leave you alone;" "They're just insecure;" "Stand up for yourself and they'll go away:" Society has a lot of advice for how to deal with bullying, most of which relies on the victim of the...
SORCERER 4K Review: Friedkin's Fury Road
Roy Scheider goes crazy in the jungle in the 1977 epic that opened a week after 'Star Wars.'
Criterion in September 2025: BORN IN FLAMES Leads an Impressive Slate
Lizzie Borden's incendiary (?!) Born in Flames (1983) leads an impressive slate of films due for release from the Criterion Collection in September 2025. Because the film deserves its headlines, I'll just quote the official release: "A blistering rallying cry...
THE NAKED GUN Trailer: The Sound of The Police is Hilarious
The Gen X nostalgia wave continues this week with the full trailer for the reboot of the crime-spoof franchise, The Naked Gun. Action star Liam Neeson mostly puts aside his action chops to take over the comedy reins from...
Sound And Vision: Bruce LaBruce
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at several music videos by Bruce LaBruce. The line between symbolism and fetish is a thin one. Nobody knows...
