Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, is something of a Mecca to genre film lovers, a supporter and champion of challenging and thought-provoking new cinema, as well as a platform for […]
This article was written by Alejandro A. Riera Chicago’s robust fall film festival season begins this weekend with Reeling 2023: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Coinciding with the […]
The problem that comes with a perfect show is that it has to end. The television shows we love are destined to stop at some point, and with that comes […]
For all the talk in the arts about who should be telling / performing which stories, a film like Mutt epitomizes how important it is that those living a certain […]
It took me a few minutes to figure out what makes director Craig Gillespie’s (I, Tonya; Lars and the Real Girl) latest work, Dumb Money, different from the slew of […]
Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Charlotte Reagan, Scrapper, a slight but moving slice-of-life set in urban London, is anchored by the central performance of Lola Campbell as Georgie, […]
Perhaps its biggest flaw is its overly cutesy tone, even when dealing with more serious subjects, but the romance Love at First Sight has the distinct advantage of having two […]
The great Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Neruda, The Club, Jackie, Spenser) has returned for his latest film to a subject and feeling he grew up with in his homeland: what […]
Built upon a fantastic premise with mixed results, the horror anthology Satanic Hispanics offers up five short films from five of the better-known Latino genre filmmakers, including Demian Rugna (When […]
Based loosely on the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party and once again adapted by Michael Green, A Haunting in Venice sees director and star Kenneth Branagh taking on the role […]
When Justified ended eight years ago with a question and then an answer, there probably weren’t many people who demanded that it continue. “The Promise” has been regarded by critics […]
Writer and director Danny McBride is obsessed with the trappings of narcissism. Whether it be teaching gym, vying for power in the public school system, or making millions off the […]