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June 12, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: How William Friedkin’s 1980 Film Went From Rejected to Revered

If the community doesn’t accept a film it aims to represent, does it float away forever into the ether of the cinematic zeitgeist? It’s a que...

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June 10, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘One Woman One Bra’ is a Quiet Masterclass that Paints Beautiful, Tragic Portraits in the Kenyan Countryside 

Last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, I had the opportunity to chat with Zippy Kimundu about her documentary Widow Champion, which focuses ...

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June 8, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

'Crooks' Review: Melora Walters is the Secret Weapon in Mickey Keating’s Crime Thriller out of Tribeca

Premiering at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, the small-scale crime thriller, Crooks, clocks in at just under eighty minutes as it follows tw...

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June 7, 2026 · by Nadia Arain

Review: The Scariest Thing About ‘Scary Movie 6’ Is How Unfunny It Is

Years ago, after The Exorcist: Believer (2023) bombed critically and financially, I thought a return from the Wayans brothers with another it...

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June 7, 2026 · by Matthew Allan

‘Ultras’ Review: A Romanticized Look at the Sub-Culture of Ultras that Feels Selective in Its Perspective

Ragnhild Ekner's documentary Ultras takes audiences across the globe from England all the way to Indonesia, trying to understand the subcultu...

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June 7, 2026 · by Jacob Diedenhofer

Review: ‘Pressure’ Tries to Build Up to a Perfect Storm

What do you get when you combine Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, the weather, and history? You get Pressure, the latest from Anth...

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June 6, 2026 · by Patrick J. Regal

'Masters of the Universe' Review: The Marvelification of He-Man

Every few years, they try to bring back He-Man, as they've done with the new film Masters of the Universe, which means that every few years, ...

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June 1, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Un Certain Regard Elevates the Profile of Cannes’ Discovery Programming

The Cannes Film Festival offers a wide range of programming featuring filmmakers and stories from around the planet. While the In Competition...

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May 31, 2026 · by Risa Bolash

Review: Cannes Film Festival’s ‘Titanic Ocean’ is Swimming With Promise, But Fails to Make Waves

The synopsis-promise of the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s Titanic Ocean is to dive into a splashy new indie film telling the tale of aspiring t...

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May 31, 2026 · by Risa Bolash

'The Man I Love' Review: Rami Malek Pays a Bittersweet Tribute to the Fierce Artists Lost to the AIDS Crisis

Creating a film about queer people in New York City during the 1980s means telling a story laden with loss, but chock-full of personality. In...

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May 28, 2026 · by Nandita Joshi

'La Bola Negra' Review: Los Javis Deliver a Monumental Historical Epic Documenting a Century of Queer Identity 

Queer cinema has taken Cannes by storm this year. Titles like Coward, Club Kid, and Tangles have appeared across the various sections of the ...

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May 28, 2026 · by Joshua Mbonu

Review: ‘Backrooms’ Fully Immerses You Into the Atmospheric Terror of Its Slow but Eerie Liminal Surrealism

There's no doubt that, as of late, the YouTube/content creator space has had an insane impact on how many view the success of films in the in...

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