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Relay Review: Riz Ahmed Leads a Kinetic Thriller
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Relay opens in theaters on August 22. You always hear about whistleblowers––those who smuggle documentation for the benefit of the public out of corporations trying to make...
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Locarno Film Festival 2025 Wrap-up
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A recap of this year's Locarno Film Festival.
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You Don’t Know What Your Time Is Like Until Later: Alex Russell on “Lurker”
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An interview with the filmmaker behind MUBI's latest obsessive thriller.
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SCARED SHITLESS: Canadian Horror Comedy Picked up by Blue Fox Entertainment For Digital Release
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Honestly, we are a bit surprised it has taken this long for Vivieno Caldinelli's gross-out horror comedy Scared Shitless to find a home here on home soil.    Scared Shitless premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival where our own...
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Predators Trailer Unpacks the Moral Complications of Chris Hansen’s Hit Show
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Not to be confused with Dan Trachtenberg’s latest Predator film coming later this fall, David Osit’s Mayor follow-up Predators is one of the most essential documentaries of the year. Exploring the thorny moral complications of To Catch a Predator and...
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The Criterion Channel’s September Lineup Includes Robert Altman, Olivier Assayas, Satoshi Kon, and Jodie Foster
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There is a distinct ’70s sheen to the Criterion Channel’s September lineup: a decades-spanning Robert Altman retrospective with everything from Nashville and The Long Goodbye to That Cold Day in the Park and The Company; a highlight of the decade’s...
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NE ZHA II Review: Gods, Demons, Spectacular Action
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China's blockbuster animated hit returns in a new English-dubbed version that surpasses all expectations. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Interview: Ron Howard on ‘Eden,’ the Galápagos Affair, and the Perilous Search for Paradise
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Howard discusses his approach to the story and the need that his characters seek to fulfill. The post Interview: Ron Howard on ‘Eden,’ the Galápagos Affair, and the Perilous Search for Paradise appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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CAIRO STATION Blu-ray Review: An Egyptian Classic Gets the Proper Treatment
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It's impossible for any one film to complete define a particular country at a specific moment in time. Countries and cultures are too vast, too multiple, too varied to be quantified in 90 minutes. But a film can capture a...
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Paweł Pawlikowski Will Direct Sandra Hüller In Cold War Drama 1949
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Paweł Pawlikowski’s Joaquin Phoenix- and Rooney Mara-led The Island was, as cinematographer Łukasz Żal told us, “just two-and-a-half weeks before shooting” when the 2023 strikes shut down production. While it seems less and less likely we’ll ever see the film...
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