Publications

July 23, 2026

'They Fight' Review: A Champion in Life

Boxing is one of cinema's great metaphors. In both the ring and in everyday life, if you get knocked down, you have no choice but to get back...

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July 23, 2026

7 Fearless, Trailblazing Movies for Leo Season

Kissing Cancer Season goodbye, the sun now blazes into the fiery sign of Leo. Here’s what to watch between July 22 and August 22 to honor thi...

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July 22, 2026

Review: 'Romería' is a Transportive Plunge into Carla Simón’s Memories

How much of our fragmented memories can we trust? What semblance of truth do they offer when other people offer differing accounts as to what...

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July 22, 2026

‘You Have a Future in the Past:’ How Christopher Nolan’s Last Three Films Chronicle Mankind’s Past, Present, and Future

“And dawn will break over the darkened world. And our mistakes will once again be forgotten.” These are the final words spoken in Christopher...

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July 21, 2026

Review: After 'The Odyssey,' Nolan Has Nowhere Left to Go

Before The Odyssey, filmmaker Christoper Nolan's big-budget adaptation of Homer's epic poem, perhaps the most recognizable artistic interpret...

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July 15, 2026

Milestone 30th Annual Fantasia Festival Promises the Best of Global Genre Storytelling

Before the awards conversation shifts to Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, all genre heads descend upon Montreal, Canada, for the 30th edition ...

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July 14, 2026

BFF 2026: 'Ullozhukku' Flows Against the Undercurrent for Women’s Agency

Mother-daughter tropes are pretty common on screen. A terminally ill patient and caregiving struggles have been shown on screen in myriad for...

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July 14, 2026

‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Review: Zoey Deutch’s Journey to F*** Jon Hamm, The Great and Powerful

As someone in the film criticism space who goes to the theater multiple times a week, attends film festivals, and just discusses upcoming rel...

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July 14, 2026

Review: ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Extinguishes Fun from the Franchise

The Evil Dead franchise has always been representative of horror at its most experimental. Ingenuity is in the series’ DNA, dating back to Sa...

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July 11, 2026

‘A Private Life’ Review: Jodie Foster Investigates a Far-From-Frightening, Mundane Case

Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, A Private Life gives the audience the chance to follow psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) on a private...

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July 8, 2026

Hollywood’s New Formula: Wait Until The Internet Does The Hard Work

With the recent unfathomable success of Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, Hollywood’s bubble has burst. Hollywood, which ...

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July 8, 2026

'Leviticus' Costume Designer Zohie Castellano Breaks Down the Film's Costumes, Symbolism, and Australian-Gothic Aesthetic

Barren landscapes in shades of dusty green and faded blue. Power lines and encroaching factories invading the skyline. Silver sna...

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July 5, 2026

Her Name Was Never Bandini: Love & Bondage in Bimal Roy’s Classic

Bandini (1963) has been touted as a woman-centric film by acclaimed director Bimal Roy. It was his last film, set in the pre-partition milieu...

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July 5, 2026

‘Fucktoys’ Review: A Different Sort of Odyssey

When Jaws (1975) was released over fifty years ago, there was “a different set of jaws” prowling around in late-night cinema screenings: The ...

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July 3, 2026

BFF 2026 Review: ‘Konttho’ Finds Empathy, but Not Enough Complexity

Few illnesses alter a person's identity as profoundly as those that deprive a person of the ability to speak. For someone whose profession, c...

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July 3, 2026

250 Years of the United States Through Film

What films represent us most? Those that recreate history? Reimagine history? Biopics of American icons or stories made by Hollywood legends?...

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July 2, 2026

John Early Discusses Making a Character You Can Love and Treasure in ‘Maddie’s Secret’

You are unlikely to encounter another movie like Maddie’s Secret this year. The film, born from the mind of writer, director, and...

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July 2, 2026

The Ozempification of Fiona: New ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Reflects the Disheartening State of Society and Sequels

Well, the years start comin', and they don't stop comin'. This month, we got a new trailer for Shrek 5, set for release in 2027, 26 years aft...

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July 1, 2026

Review: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Emotional Sendoff Sees Successful Mix of Old and New Stunts

For over 25 years, we’ve had the privilege of watching a group of stupid guys do stupid shit. In Jackass: Best and Last, we get the opportuni...

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July 1, 2026

Review: ‘Minions & Monsters’ is a Delightful Love Letter to Golden Age Hollywood and the Creative Highlight of its Franchise

Of all the famed titan franchises of animation, the everlasting existence of the Despicable Me (2010) franchise is one of the most bizarre. F...

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June 30, 2026

‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde Invites You to Unpack Your Baggage in Hilarious and Devastating Comedy

In her first two features, director Olivia Wilde has tackled a wild night out with Booksmart (2019) and a high-concept sci-fi thriller in Don...

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June 27, 2026

'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' Continues to Inspire 55 Years Later

In one of this year's highest-grossing movies, Backrooms, the influence of 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory can be seen with ease...

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June 25, 2026

"I Was Never Scared of This”: What Leviticus Taught Me About Hope, Self-Acceptance, and Myself

When I first watched Leviticus, it felt like I had seen it before. It was almost eerie — the sense of remembering a memory, a familiarity tha...

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June 25, 2026

‘Miami Vice’ 20 Years Later: Immaculate Vibes in a Digital Hellscape

To set the scene here, the Universal logo sequence goes quiet. You hear Linkin Park and Jay-Z’s “Numb” blasting from the nightclub speakers a...

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June 25, 2026

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ 20 Years Later: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Sequel, but with Pirates

When we think about Disney as a megacorporation, we think about the princesses, the movies from Pixar Animation, and the Renaissance era, lik...

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June 24, 2026

Review: ‘Supergirl’ Is Bolstered by Milly Alcock’s Anchored Performance but Painful and Bland in Nearly Every Other Aspect

The comic book movie genre has been in a fascinating struggle recently to regain the chokehold it once had on the public consciousness. What ...

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June 24, 2026

‘Toy Story 5’ Review: Pixar Delivers Another Worthy Entry in Their Most Beloved Franchise

As Randy Newman sang more than 30 years ago in “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”: “Our friendship will never die,” — and neither will the Toy Story...

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