Hammer to Nail

A solitary explorer and guardian of the mountains (Sebastian Pii) faces a reign of violence across his land in Colombian filmmaker Augusto Sandino’s A Vanishing Fog. The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival before...

I had the opportunity to speak with key talent behind The Ballad of Wallis Island. This charming tale follows eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) who manages to reunite his favorite folk-rock duo, McGwyer Mortimer, for a private performance at his remote...

The Cannes Film Festival has announced the 2025 Directors’ Fortnight lineup. Created in 1969, this section has been dedicated to showcasing the most singular forms of contemporary cinema. Opening the section this year is the coming-of-age drama Enzo from BPM director...

Three years after his bewildering, anxiety-inducing Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster is back with his fourth feature that addresses current events. His black-comedy/western Eddington is set to premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which will run May 14-22....

The Cannes Film Festival has just unveiled the 2025 Critics’ Week lineup, featuring about a dozen films from breakout talents showcasing either their first or second features. The 78th edition of the festival will run May 14-22. This year’s jury...

“You feel better now. But tomorrow you’re gonna feel bad again.” Beloved microbudget indie filmmaker Joel Potrykus (Relaxer; The Alchemist Cookbook) is back with a multihyphenate of roles in his newest dark slacker comedy, Vulcanizadora. Aside from serving as editor-writer-director,...

Nearly a year ago, universities across the world turned into war zones, with students, persevering with morale, camping out in tents against the cold, rain, and even snow; with threats of the national guard storming their encampments; and with riot...

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films for its 78th edition, which will take place from May 13 through 24. The films are divided into sections, from the Main Competition to Un Certain Regard. Iris Knobloch,...

French writer-director Julien Colonna has made an edge-of-your-seat coming-of-age tale with his feature debut, The Kingdom. The mob thriller had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. It stars Ghjuvanna Benedetti as a teenage...

Writer and actor River Gallo shines in Esteban Arango’s neo-noir, Ponyboi. Based on Gallo’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name, it had its world premiere at Sundance 2024 and is finally set to arrive stateside early this summer....