Publications

Reviews

November 3, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

‘Klara’ and the Dud: Taika Waititi’s Big Swing is a Big Miss

While Taika Waititi is no stranger to vampires, in his latest film, Klara and the Sun, he has unfortunately sucked all of the life out of its...

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Reviews

November 3, 2026 · by Des Mack

‘Mouse’ Review: An Early Aughts Coming-of-Age, Grief-Centered Feature Filled with Nostalgia & Hope for Life Beyond

An underrated film to have come out of the 35th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival lineup is a film loud with anguish and paired with uncertai...

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News

November 3, 2026 · by Gabe Lillianthal

'You Can See Everything' Achieves the Impossible and More from this Weekend's Box Office

After three weeks in theaters and enthusiasm escalating the whole way through, You Can See Everything has topped the domestic weekend box off...

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Essays

November 3, 2026 · by Risa Bolash

‘Wicker’ Examines the Chasm Between Men and Women in Modern Culture

Why would a love story disrupt a village ecosystem? Wicker, based on a 2008 short story by Ursula Willis-Jones, follows an ugly fisherwoman (...

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Interviews

November 3, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Jesse Eisenberg Closes PFF35 with ‘The Debut’ & Talks Writing for Julianne Moore at the Center of His Absurdist Musical Comedy

Following the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival Closing Night screening of The Debut, writer-director Jesse Eisenberg joined Artistic Director ...

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Reviews

November 1, 2026 · by Des Mack

‘Clarissa’ Review: An Adaptation Reimagined with an All-Black Cast Finds Success in Highlighting Classic Themes in the Black Diaspora

A highly anticipated viewing out of the 35th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF) for 2026 is the modern adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 19...

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Reviews

October 30, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach Puts the Women of the Crime Genre in the Foreground

When you look up The Dreamed Adventure, the first three genres that appear are action, adventure, and crime. In certain ways, characters do s...

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Interviews

October 30, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Interview with 'Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter' (2026) Director, Chris Coronado

Sock It to Me details Schlatter's robust six-decade career, which revolutionized television through Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and changed...

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Interviews

October 30, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Interview with 'Gaslit' (2026) Director, Katie Camosy

In Greenpeace USA’s recent film, Gaslit, Director Katie Camosy teams up with longtime activist and icon, Jane Fonda, to interrogate and reveal...

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Interviews

October 30, 2026 · by Mariana Fabian

Director Chris Coronado Chats ‘Sock It to Me,’ The Story of Legendary Producer George Schlatter

George Schlatter. A man you might’ve never known, not without the efforts of Director Chris Coronado’s recent feature documentary: Sock It to...

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Interviews

October 30, 2026 · by Mariana Fabian

‘Gaslit’  Director Katie Camosy Talks Fossil Fuels, Fonda, and Her Journey Through the Gulf

In Greenpeace USA’s recent film, Gaslit, Director Katie Camosy teams up with longtime activist and icon, Jane Fonda, to interrogate and revea...

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Essays

October 30, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Good Grief: What I’ve Learned About Movies Through Love, Loss, and End-of-Life Care in 2026

One of the most undervalued aspects of attending a film festival is the ability to witness the collective pulse of the art form. Filmmakers y...

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