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“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” Turns Infamy Into Empty Spectacle
by admin|4 weeks ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – On August 4, 1892, the Borden spouses, Andrew and Abby, are found hacked to death with a hatchet in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Their daughter/stepdaughter, Lizzie, becomes the prime suspect in the murders. THE CAST...
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Primetime Review: A Thrilling Indictment
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Venice coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 25. Robert Pattinson was born to play Chris Hansen. In the opening shot of Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime—the documentary savant’s first...
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The Death of Civic Space: John Wilson on “The History of Concrete”
by admin|4 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
The filmmaker talks about curiosity, documentary, and processing grief through gravel.
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Netflix’s Reboot of “A Different World” Needs to Let Go of the Past
by admin|4 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
The Netflix reboot of the ’80s and ’90s sitcom struggles to form its own identity.
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The Scout Review: Finding Comedy in Monotony
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Tribeca coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 25. For her debut, writer-director Paula Andrea González-Nasser chose to explore an oft-forgotten role in the filmmaking process: the location...
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Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! Review: Crowdpleaser Will Sweep You Off Your Feet
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 25. In dance, you have to lead with confidence. Your partner looks to you for guidance, and they require you...
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The Incomer Review: Plenty of Character, Not Enough Laughs
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 25. The extended opening of The Incomer, written and directed by Louis Paxton, is very funny and engaging. That the...
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Take Me Home Review: A Heartbreaking Indictment of a Failing Social Safety Net
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on September 23. Working with her sister Anna—a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a developmental disability—director Liz Sargent’s sensitive drama Take Me Home...
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‘Forgotten Island’ Review: A Wildly Imaginative Fantasy About the Magic of Friendship
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
The film exuberantly draws from a vast, under-explored ocean of Filipino mythology. The post ‘Forgotten Island’ Review: A Wildly Imaginative Fantasy About the Magic of Friendship appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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HALLOWARRIOR Official Trailer: Shudder Original Starring Milly Shapiro Streaming This October
by admin|4 weeks ago|Screen Anarchy
On the eve of Halloween, Pumpkin, the sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, must use her candy, wit, and weapons to ferociously defend her wasteland home from a savage gang of raiders led by the fearsome Thalia. [Read the whole...
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