International Features
Anime Weekly: LOVE UNSEEN BENEATH THE CLEAR NIGHT SKY, Romance and Disability
Can true love blossom between a blind person and a sighted person?
Echoes: Has Pakistani VFX Improved Enough for More Zombie / Horror Movies?
After the arrival of Zombeid (2026), I have been talking at length about the potential in the horror genre when it comes to the Pakistani film industry. Despite the story being a downer, an excellent first attempt at VFX is...
Opening This Week: THE END OF OAK STREET, THE WRONG GIRLS, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING
Plus: 'Feed,' 'The Birthday Party,' and 'Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary.'
Now Playing: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, LATE FAME
Plus: 'Tony,' 'Mr. Hero,' 'Olmo,' 'Julian,' 'Cookie Queens.'
Friday One Sheet: WILDWOOD
The official poster for Laika's upcoming animated feature, Wildwood is a beauty. Kind of a minimalist collage, with bird-induced verticality to it. Showcasing the lead characters, the inciting incident (stolen baby) and the background location (from Portland, Oregon to the...
Anime Weekly: GOODBYE LARA, How to Refresh IP
She's a little mermaid, but not like those we've seen before.
Echoes: After ZOMBEID, Can Pakistan Build Its Own Horror Universe?
Let me be straightforward here: Yes, it certainly can make its own horror universe after Zombeid (2026), since the ending indicates the possibility of a sequel. Films have the potential of getting a sequel and eventually becoming a franchise if...
Opening This Week: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, ICE CREAM MAN, TONY
Plus: 'Late Fame,' 'Mr. Hero,' 'Olmo,' 'Julian,' 'Cookie Monsters.'
Now Streaming: THE DEVIL'S MOUTH, Hungry Hungry Shark in Thailand
Plus: 'Nightborn,' 'Over Your Dead Body,' and 'The Drama.'
Now Playing: I WANT YOUR SEX, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRINCESS, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
Plus: 'Pinocchio: Unstrung.'
Friday One Sheet: WICKER
No, not that Wicker Man. Today's poster is from a different kind of folklore, based on the short story from Ursula Wills wherein an outcast woman in a fishing village commissions a husband to be made out of wicker. Pygmalion,...
Echoes: Why Is Horror the Most Untapped Genre in Lollywood?
Where horror films began in Lollywood, where they have gone, and what might keep them from going forward.
Opening This Week: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, I WANT YOUR SEX, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER
Heading to cinemas: Unlikely people team up.
Now Playing: HER PRIVATE HELL, SHEEP IN THE BOX, MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT
Our primary focus remains the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, but not all of us could make the trip this year, so instead we cast our eyes on what opened in movie theaters today. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey...
Friday One Sheet: BRUNELLO
Books, Books, Books! The beige and paper tones of the poster for Brunello, the latest film from Giuseppe Tornatore are something to get lost in. The sheer volume of this poster is impressive in and of itself. A hybrid documentary...
Now Streaming: Nicholas Winding Refn, From PUSHER to COPENHAGEN COWBOY
With 'Her Private Hell' set to open this weekend, we look back at the director's distinguished career in genre cinema.
Echoes: JAVED IQBAL, The Netflix-Worthy Film Pakistan Already Had
A recent conversation in Pakistan has stirred concerns over Pakistani content being valuable enough to be allowed to stream on Netflix. Some local stars debated among themselves that Pakistani content is not ready to meet the standards of global streaming...
Opening This Week: HER PRIVATE HELL by NWR, SHEEP IN THE BOX by Kore-eda, MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT by Mann
Plus: 'Cruel Hands' and 'Pinocchio Unstrung.'
Now Streaming: GOLDEN KAMUY 3: THE ABARISHI PRISON RAID Action, EXIT 8 Mystery
Plus: 'Marc by Sophia,' 'The Land of Sometimes,' 'Lucky,' 'Ride or Die,' 'Return to Paradise S2,' ''The Activists.'
Now Playing: THE ODYSSEY, STEAL AWAY, THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA
Plus: 'Take Care of My Cat' and '40 Watts to Nowhere.'
