Publications

October 25, 2025

‘After the Hunt’ Review: Nora Garrett’s Unflinching Script Redefines Female Complexity on Screen

Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt (2025) has been the subject of much discussion and debate since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Ce...

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October 25, 2025

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Delectable Fairy Tale Fantasy

Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero is a tale of women storytellers on a sparkling, faraway planet. Cherry (Maika Monroe) lives with her maid,...

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October 24, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘The Holy Boy’ and the Horror of Suppression

Coming out was one of the most daunting experiences of my life. Confronting my identity felt like hiding a mountain behind a light pole—this ...

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October 24, 2025

‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: Jeremy Allen White Is On Fire in Bruce Springsteen Biopic

Music biopics have fluctuated during the past decade. Bruce Springsteen's life as the next topic with Deliver Me From Nowhere coming was a ca...

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October 24, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’ is a Stylish and Subversive Political Thriller

“Brazil, 1977. A Time of Great Mischief.” This is how Kleber Mendonça Filho greets the audience in The Secret Agent, setting the tone ...

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October 23, 2025

CIFF 2025 ‘Bugonia’ Review: Another Wild Ride from the Brain of Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos is back again this year with another feature in Bugonia. Lanthimos teams up for the first time with screenwriter Will Tracy,...

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October 23, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Ensures ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Will Echo On

When introducing The Voice of Hind Rajab at its Chicago premiere at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, actress Clara Khoury said t...

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October 22, 2025

12 Movies for Scorpio Season

Scorpio Season is a time for scares, seduction, and sorrow. This year, the sun shifts from Libra to Scorpio late at night on October 22 and s...

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October 22, 2025

Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Shows Promise but Folds Like a Pair of Cards

This review contains major spoilers, so be sure to watch the film before reading! Ballad of a Small Player (2025), directed by Edward ...

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October 21, 2025

My Top 10 Films From the London Film Festival 2025

This year's 69th BFI London Film Festival was full of incredible, poignant titles. We saw a brilliant double-bill from Richard Linklater, as ...

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October 21, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: Jafar Panahi Paints a Portrait of Quiet Defiance In ‘It Was Just An Accident’

Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, the 2025 Palme d’Or winner, opens on a dark, winding road. We can’t see what’s coming, so we are forc...

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October 21, 2025

Witch v Witch: Do Glinda and Aunt Gladys Currently Lead the Best Supporting Actress Race?

It’s been a while since the Supporting Actress has felt so wide open as this year’s race. There is one major figure who’s vying not only for ...

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October 19, 2025

Thirsting for Meaning: Inside the Immortal Universe at New York Comic Con

Fans of AMC’s Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe (myself included) have been thirsting for updates about where this gothic series is headed next. ...

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October 19, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: Thailand's ‘A Useful Ghost’ is a Whimsical Anti-Capitalist Love Story

On paper, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s debut feature, A Useful Ghost, seems like a whimsical ghost story from an exciting new voice in film. ...

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October 18, 2025

34th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Curtain Raiser

Now in its thirty-fourth year, the Philadelphia Film Festival continues to stand as one of the city’s most anticipated cultural events. Prese...

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October 17, 2025

‘Black Phone 2’ Review: A Flawed but Solid Sequel Venture into More Dream-Like Horror

Of all the recent horror films that one would expect to see a sequel for, The Black Phone (2021) is certainly on the lower end of the totem p...

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October 16, 2025

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025 Curtain Raiser

Bloody dancefloors, shaky found footage, and covens of witches will slash the screen of films at this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, n...

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October 16, 2025

At 25, 'Battle Royale' Points A Bloody Mirror Up To Society

“Life is a game, so fight for survival and find out if you’re worth it.” These last words are spoken to Shiroiwa High School’s Ninth G...

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October 15, 2025

Review: 'Tron: Ares' as an Embalmed Legacy Sequel Discharging Glitzy Digital Noise

Disney’s Tron film series feels like an unusual brand within the stable of IP brands and franchises. Each film seems more aligned to being a ...

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October 15, 2025

NYFF 2025 'Is This Thing On?' Review: Bradley Cooper Strips Back With Hilarious, Yet Earnest Dive Into Love and Self-Discovery

There have been many exciting actor-turned-directors in Hollywood, and one on that list is Bradley Cooper. He reimagined a classic tale with ...

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October 14, 2025

‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Return to Political Thrillers Has Potential, but Ultimately Misses the Mark

It’s been a long while since Kathryn Bigelow’s last stint in the director's chair, and A House of Dynamite (2025) doesn’t just mark her first...

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October 13, 2025

Acting Immortalized: 'All About Eve' at 75

Seventy-five years ago today, Bette Davis introduced the world to Margo Channing, the feisty protagonist of All About Eve (1950). It’s hard t...

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October 11, 2025

2026 Best Actor Oscar Nominations Predictions

There was a moment at the 31st SAG awards when Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor for his Bob Dylan music biopic, A Complete Unknown. For a mom...

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October 11, 2025

2026 Best Actress Oscar Nominations Predictions

The Best Actress race has been the most unpredictable and complicated for the last few years. Last year, Demi Moore ran the awards gambit for...

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October 9, 2025

61st Annual Chicago International Film Festival Curtain Raiser

The 61st Annual Chicago International Film Festival is slated for this October, continuing the ongoing fall festival season. As North America...

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October 8, 2025

Review: In ‘Roofman,’ Everyone Is Just Trying to Make Sense of It All

I first saw Roofman at TIFF 2025, deep into a week when most of us were running on caffeine and pure cinephilia. By that point, every film fe...

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October 6, 2025

‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Emerges from Retirement to Outshine His Son’s Directorial Debut

There’s no mistaking Daniel Day-Lewis. The first time we see him in Anemone is from the back. Yet, he immediately permeates his surroundings—...

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