ROSE OF NEVADA Review: Ancient Ways That Still Rule Us All
Mark Jenkin's film stars George MacKay and Callum Turner.
UNIDENTIFIED Review: Making Sure the Victim Receives Justice
Mila Al Zahrani and Shafi Al Harthi star in writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour's murder mystery.
CHARADE Blu-ray Review: Spies, Danger, Laughs and Fashion an Eclectic Criterion Mix
'Comedy' and 'thriller' are not genres that often go together; or if they do, the emphasis is generally on the comedy aspect and not the thrills. If there are thrills, they are usually brushed off as unserious enough to relax...
THE DEVIL QUEEN Review: Blood and Glitter in the Streets of Rio
The seedy underbelly of 1970s Rio de Janeiro: drugs and strippers, singers and drag queens, fast cars and fast sex, shaved legs and slit throats, crime and punishment. But most importantly: guns and glitter. Do some of these points feel...
BACKROOMS Review: The Monstrous Labyrinth of the Human Psyche
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star in the film adaptation of the web series created by Kane Parsons.
FORASTERA Review: Moving Slowly Into That Good Night
Fipresci Award-winning film, starring Zoe Stein and Lluis Homar, directed by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias.
FRESH KILL Blu-ray Review: A Timeless Queer Punk Eco-Fable
We often call those artists, writers, and filmmakers whose work presents a possible future that turns out to be fairly accurate, prescient. But what is more true is that they look at the world around them, the patterns of history,...
COYOTE VS. ACME Trailer: Acme Doesn't Want You to See This So You Definitely Should
I am a child of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It came out when I was a kid, and I would probably need at least both my hands to count how many times I've watched it. It holds up after nearly forty...
Calgary Underground 2026: Curtain Raiser
Growing considerably over the last five years, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been continuing its mission as a fan-focused festival. Simultaneously, it has steadily increased the number of Canadian and International talents converging on the city for 11...
Spectacular Optical Launches Indie Film Label with MELODY, A YEAR IN A FIELD, and More
I keep hearing rumours of a renaissance of physical media and in-person creative events, and as one who keeps buying books, cd's, blu-rays, etc., I for one welcome such as renaissance. We're in a golden age of boutique labels and...
MĀRAMA Review: Combining the Personal and Political, In Gothic Form
Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens, and Umi Myers star in writer/director Taratoa Stappard's gothic horror mystery.
MILE END KICKS Review: Contemporary RomCom Captures a Challenge of Epic Proportions
Barbie Ferreira, Devin Bostick, and Stanley Simons star in director Chandler Levack's music-laced romantic comedy.
TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL Exclusive Clip: Kicking a Hornet's Nest
A new film by horror indie auteur Larry Fessenden is always cause for celebration, and for those lucky enough to be attending the Overlook Film Festival, they have the chance to attend the world premiere of his new film Trauma or,...
GILDA Blu-ray Review: The Atypical Noir Gets a Fresh Restoration
Probably like many people of my and slightly older generations, I was first introduced to Gilda from a scene in The Shawshank Redemption, during which the prisoners are watching the film and one insists that his friend pause in asking a request until...
ALPHA Review: Violent Grief and Desperate Love
Grief is not a straight line that slowly leads from deep sorrow to acceptance and remembrance; it comes in waves, and can reignite like a bonfire at the strangest moments, even decades on. Fear can likewise come like an tornado...
I LOVE BOOSTERS Trailer and Poster: Important Community Service
After the off-the-wall, bizarro genius of his feature Sorry to Bother You, about a man using a white voice in his telemarketing hob that leads to uncovering a conspiracy that includes people turning into horses, and his limited series I'm A Virgo,...
THE MILLION DOLLAR BET Trailer: Running for the Money
I've only been to Las Vegas once, but it was enough to witness room after room of people drawn into the world of gambling; whether they be sitting at a slot machine for hours on end, in a monotonous routine,...
VIRIDIANA Blu-ray Review: Revelations Over Last Suppers
Luis Buñuel understands the significance of supper. This evening meal, when family and/or friends gather to share the stories of the day, when time can stretch out, ideas discussed, philosophies debated, and ties renewed, it's an event where the bodily...
HONEY BUNCH Review: How Love Survives. But Should It?
Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs, and Kate Dickie star in a gothic psychological thriller, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli.
THE INFINITE HUSK Review: The Human Body Is a Prison and a Wonder
While many films (and art in general) grapple with the question of what it means to be human, science fiction offers the tropes and syntax to make that question more palpable, or give means to approach it from an atypical...
