In what seems to be an exploration of duality, Katarina Zhu steps both in front of and behind the camera to craft a portrait of connections and examines the wafer-thin boundary between online identity and real-life presence. Multi-hyphenated artist, actor,...
The second season of Shudder’s survey series, Horror’s Greatest, starts streaming today, a continuation of the series that debuted at the end of Summer on the platform. Once again we head back into the fray, surveying subgenres and themes that...
After the riot-induced death of her policeman husband in the badlands of North India, 30-something widow Santosh Saini (Shahana Goswami) is told she has nothing. Her house, provided by the State, belongs to the State and will be reclaimed, along...
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’ll be blunt: it wasn’t a good year for films, or at least for me...
(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Brad Cook wanders around with the...
Filmmaker Pete Ohs likely needs no introduction, nor do the notable cast members he assembled for his under-the-radar bilingual drama, shot in Poland. With talents like Jeremy O. Harris, Charli XCX, and Will Madden on board, Erupcja promises to make...