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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.
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.
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.
EVIL EYE (Zlo oko): Post Production Underway on The First Bosnian Horror Film Ever
FNE reports that post-production has begun on a horror flick, Evil Eye (Zlo oko). This is notable because it will be the first horror film to come out of Bosnia and the feature film debut for its director, Adnan Hrustemović....
Rotterdam 2025 Review: THREE DAYS OF FISH Proves You Can Never Go Home Again
Peter Hoogendoorn debuted very strongly almost ten years ago with Tussen 10 en 12 (Between 10 and 12), a rigidly structured movie set in a limited time-space. In it, a family one by one get told bad news by two...
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Review: Delightful Oddball Musical Drama
Win the national lottery once and you’d be considered one of the luckiest people currently alive. Win the national lottery twice and you’d be firmly in a reality-adjacent world where the whimsical isn’t just an abstract idea, but the...
Neuchâtel 2025: Swiss Genre Festival Reveals This Year's Poster
The fine folks at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) have revealed the poster for this year's event, happening from July 4th through 12th. Over the years, the posters have taken on a primarliy technical theme and this year...
JULIE KEEPS QUIET Review: Tennis Phenom, Insightful, Incisive Character Study
Among major professional sports played around the world, tennis stands out for its unique set of demands on its respective athletes. Unlike team sports or even doubles tennis, singles tennis places full responsibility for success or failure on the...
CPH:DOX 2025: Exclusive GIRLS & GODS Poster Premiere
Feminist activist Inna Shevchenko trades protest for conversation in a documentary that confronts the uneasy intersection of religion and women's rights on a global scale.
HOOD WITCH Review: Run For Your Life
Golshifteh Farahani stars in Saïd Belktibia's searing thriller.
THE ASSESSMENT Review: So You Want Children?
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Charlotte Ritchie, and Minnie Driver star in director Fleur Fortuné's savage science-fiction parable.
BEING MARIA Review: Rebuking Unchecked Sexism in Film Industry
Jessica Palud's film is a scathing rebuke to unchecked sexism that dominated the film industry for too long, and a well-deserved portrayal of trailblazing actress/activist.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER Trailer: She's Going Crazy
It has been less than a week since they announced the release date and IFC Films and Shudder have wasted no time following up that announcement with the trailer premiere for Emilie Blichfeldt's fantasy satire horror The Ugly Stepsister. ...
Series Mania 2025 Preview: History Repeats, Families Argue, and a Pop Star Gets Audited
Series Mania 2025 captures the shifting tides of geopolitics, identity, and personal struggle, offering a lineup where history informs the present and storytelling challenges societal norms.
CPH:DOX 2025: Exclusive THE LAST AMBASSADOR Poster and Clip Premiere
Natalie Halla's documentary follows Afghan ambassador Manizha Bakhtari as she navigates diplomatic exile and advocates for women's rights after the Taliban's return to power.
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