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Fantasia 2026 Review: ANCESTRAL BEASTS, An Indigenous Creature Feature About Generational Trauma
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Generational trauma manifests as a deadly creepy crawler in Tim Riedel’s debut feature, Ancestral Beasts, which just celebrated its world premiere at this year’s Fantasia. Set among the indigenous Métis community, the film is a glowing reminder of the festival’s...
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WILD INSIDE
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(Check out Chris Reed’s Wild Inside movie review, will have its world premiere in Central Park on July 29 in partnership with Rooftop Films. It then opens at IFC Center July 31, followed by a nationwide theatrical rollout. Seen it? Join...
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2026 Venice: Gábor Reisz, Rami Kodeih, Paul Schrader & Gael García Bernal in Venice Spotlight/Venice Open
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With a bit of rebranding (now sounds like a tennis ATP tour event) the Venice Open section which houses the non comp non-fiction films, also has a firm eleven fiction films with a lot of big name auteurs in not...
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Now Streaming: Nicholas Winding Refn, From PUSHER to COPENHAGEN COWBOY
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With 'Her Private Hell' set to open this weekend, we look back at the director's distinguished career in genre cinema. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Ranking Christopher Nolan’s Filmography Following “The Odyssey”
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After thirteen films, writer and director Christopher Nolan has become the prolific director of our time. It’s extraordinary to think he’s long escaped the bat-shaped shadow of his “The Dark Knight” Trilogy, making him the rare director to embark on...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Her Private Hell” Stars Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton & Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
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“Her Private Hell” is a 2026 science fiction horror thriller film produced and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, from a story he wrote and a screenplay he co-wrote with Esti Giordani. It stars Sophie Thatcher as a troubled young woman...
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Fantasia 2026 Review: TIGHT LETTUCE, Addiction Both Binds and Tears Families Apart
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There are many kinds of addiction stories on film, from the invigorating buddy shenanigans of Transpotting to the stylish personal infernos of Requiem For A Dream to the gritty autobiographical redemption arc of The Basketball Diaries. Harrison Houde’s Tight Lettuce discovers...
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The Critics’ Choice Association (CCA) Announces The Inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards
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The Critics’ Choice Association (CCA), one of the largest critics organizations in the world, representing more than 500 critics and entertainment journalists, announced today the inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards, honoring the finest creators in the digital space across podcasts, scripted...
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The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Primetime Lineup
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The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, is announcing its 2026 Primetime program, spotlighting groundbreaking episodic storytelling and auteur-driven television from some of the world’s most exciting creators. This year’s Official Selections showcase the creative power and influence of the medium,...
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2026 Venice: Gibney, Kopple, Kossakovsky, Loktev, Lorentzen, Dweck/Kershaw & Mariano Llinás in S-tier Level Docs Line-Up!
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This is not hyperbole. The Venice Film Festival have unveiled perhaps the most stacked Out-of-Competition Non-Fiction line-up in decades. It’s a who’s who list of some of the best working docu filmmakers in the business – they’re all shoring up...
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