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THE LEGEND OF OCHI Review: Richly Imagined Fantasy Adventure
Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe star in Isaiah Saxon's family adventure.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER Review: Fairy Tale, Subverted Into Body Horror
Emilie Blichfeldt wrote and directed; Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp star.
SHARP CORNER Trailer: Ben Foster Loses His Mind and His Family
Happy National Canadian Film Day! To celebrate, Evolution Pictures has dropped the trailer for Sharp Corner, a Nova Scotia set film that takes a deeply psychological page out of an early 1990s style of filmmaking, which was popular in Canada...
LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN Review: How Trauma Shapes Identity, Inspires Poetry
Director Vicky Du peers into the past through the prism of her own family's history. Why did they leave China? Why did they leave Taiwan?
THE SHROUDS Review: Intensely Personal Body Horror
David Cronenberg's new film stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, and Sandrine Holt.
INVENTION Review: Grief, Legacy, and Myth Collide in Hybrid Dramedy
Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez created a film that intricately blends personal history, archival footage, and fictional narrative to explore themes of grief, memory, and the fine line between reality and fantasy.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and More Sizzlers Coming to Criterion in July 2025
In 4K: Traffaut's 'The Adventures of Antoine Doinel,' Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon,' Lang's 'The Big Heat,' and Lonergan's 'You Can Count on Me.'
JEAN DE FLORETTE / MANON OF THE SPRING 4K Review: Two Films by Claude Berri
Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Yves Montand, and Emmanuelle Béart star, as neighbours turn nasty in the French countryside.
WARFARE Review: In the Belly of the War Beast
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland directed the anti-war picture from A24 Films.
STRANGE HARVEST: Saban Acquires North American Rights For Stuart Ortiz Horror Flick
Saban Films has acquired the North American rights for Stuart Ortiz's horror flick, Strange Harvest. The faux-doc had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last September and had a decent festival run, making stops at Beyond Fest, Fright Night Film Fest,...
Series Mania 2025 Review: PUTAIN Captures the Somber Drift of Adolescence
Created and written by Frederik Daem and directed by Deben Van Dam, the series is set against the backdrop of contemporary Brussels, offering a fragmented yet intimate study of adolescence.
THE LAST SPARK OF HOPE Exclusive Clip: Polish Sci-fi on VOD & Digital April 29th
We have an exclusive clip to share with you from a Polish sci-fi called The Last Spark of Hope. Written and directed by Piotr Biedron the production stars Magdalena Wieczorek and a robot that will curiously remind Xers of...
DELICATESSEN: Grimly Hilarious Post-Apocalypse Comes to Severin Films
Severin Films brings weirdness from France, Italy, and the US home to Blu-ray and 4K UHD, including Brandon Cronenberg's 'Antiviral' and Lamberto Bava's 'The Mask of Satan.'
Series Mania 2025 Review: MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY, Fascism as a Burlesque Theatre
Director Joe Wright gives his Mussolini biopic a 'Les Miz' treatment in a burlesque political miniseries about the rise of fascism.
UGETSU 4K Review: Kenji Mizoguchi's Masterpiece
Our friends at the Criterion Collection continue to be champions of world cinema and film preservation. They recently released the new 4K/Blu-ray combo pack for Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 masterpiece, Ugetsu. I reviewed Ugetsu the last time around in 2017, back...
Friday One Sheet: EDDINGTON
Disturbing imagery is carrying much of the load for Ari Aster's latest film, a neo-western called Eddington. This grey-ish design from LA outfit, grandson, is a festival teaser poster for its upcoming Cannes bow. The black buffalo charging off a cliff (the odd...
ABSOLUTE DOMINION Exclusive: Poster & Trailer For New Martial Arts Film
It has been far too long since we've had a film from Lexi Alexander. Her work in films such as Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans is legendary, and she's worked in television on such shows as Supergirl, American...
Fantasia 2025: This Year's Poster Revealed, Submission Deadline Approaches
Yes, we suppose we do have to start thinking about Fantasia now. Truthfully, we have already begun talking amongst ourselves, vying for dates during the festival's run from July 17th to August 3rd. To get the ball rolling, the...
SOME LIKE IT HOT Blu-ray Review: Criterion Re-issues the Perfect Comedy
Some Like it Hot is one of those films that I can't remember not having seen; and yet, every time I watch it, it still feels fresh and funny. There is so much I learned from it for the first...
CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K Review: Loneliness, Yearning, Loss, Romance, Joy, Bliss
Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, and Faye Wong star in Wong Kar Wai's masterpiece.
