Publications

Reviews

December 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘La Grazia’ is a Beautiful Exploration of Love, Loss, and the Power of Letting Go

Only knowing Paolo Sorrentino from his Academy Award win for Best Foreign Film 2013 for The Great Beauty, I found myself interested in La Gra...

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News

December 18, 2025 · by Gabe Lillianthal

2026 Oscars Shortlists Revealed

The road to the 98th Academy Awards is officially underway with the release of the Oscars shortlists.  Academy members across the...

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Reviews

December 17, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

Review: ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Returns to the Big Screen with a Romantic and Vicious Remake

In 1984, Silent Night, Deadly Night petrified the American public when it was released in theaters, featuring an iconic poster of an axe-wiel...

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Reviews

December 16, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘The Housemaid’ Fails To Construct A Clear Psychological Thriller

The plot of the new psychological thriller, The Housemaid, is simple enough: a young woman with a troubled past becomes a wealthy family’s li...

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Essays

December 15, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Trend Analysis: Is 2025 The Year of Bad Moms and Anxious Women?

Over the past two years, my colleagues and I have discussed how the horror genre visualizes female anxiety about body autonomy. With the over...

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Reviews

December 12, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

Review: 'Pillion' Fills the BDSM-Sized Hole in Audiences’ Hearts

What do you get when you take an introverted man singing Christmas tunes at a pub in Kent who stumbles across a man sitting in the back alone...

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Reviews

December 10, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a Confused, Un-Scary Sequel Drowning in its Own Silliness

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, directed by Emma Tammi, is set after the events of Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) as Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Abby ...

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News

December 9, 2025 · by Gabe Lillianthal

2026 Golden Globe Award Nominations Announced

On Monday, December 8th, the 2026 Golden Globes Nominations were announced, with One Battle After Another and The White Lotus leading in film...

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Lists

December 5, 2025 · by Justin Duggan

Four Underrated Performances You Should See ASAP!

As an actor myself, the first thing that truly resonates with me in a film is a great performance. I love watching performances that are mult...

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Interviews

December 5, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

Interview With 'Sirât' (2025) Supervising Sound Editor, Laia Casanovas

Óliver Laxe’s Sirât, which made its World Premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and took home the prestigious Jury Prize, features an imme...

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Essays

December 4, 2025 · by Adam Patla

2026 Golden Globes Nominations Predictions

The 83rd Golden Globe Nominations are just around the corner (December 8th), and the awards race has never felt more in flux. Over the next f...

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Reviews

December 4, 2025 · by Adam Patla

‘The Chronology of Water’ Review: Kristen Stewart’s Visceral and Haunting Directorial Debut Finally Arrives

Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, has been in the works for almost eight years. The Chron...

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