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The Sway of the Sword: Reality Bytes in Poggi/Vinel’s Bleak Online/Offline Portrait Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel‘s sophomore feature outing pulses with the heartbeat of survival, where a side passion becomes a lifeline and a main, risky hustle can be...

Making for a cool 88-title 2025 edition, the Sundance Film Festival have added two last minute additions to the line-up in the Premieres category. Andrew Jarecki (who broke out big in Park City with Capturing the Friedmans back in 2003)...

As per usual, well before the actual film awards show takes place (February 25th) – three lucky people in three categories are offered cash prizes rather trophyware by the Film Independent Spirit Awards folks – its that little extra nudge...

In what was a highly anticipated Cannes competition rematch, Emilia Pérez stole the spotlight from Anora, sweeping four awards including Zoe Saldaña receiving the Best Supporting Actress nod possibly confirming that the four-person Best Actress win back in Cannes was...

French filmmaker Vincent Le Port and Hungarian helmer Kornél Mundruczó are receiving some ARTE France Cinéma coin for future projets that are being readied for 2026 launches. After Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer (which our Nicholas Bell called “challenging...

Cocaine Hippo: de Los Santos Arias Explores an Assassination To say Pepe, the second narrative feature from Dominican director Nelson Carlos de Los Santos Arias, is unclassifiable will likely be as much of a reason to dismiss it as it...

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,...

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...

While countless films have delved into filmmaking, viewing it through the unique lens of a location scout (played by Mimi Davila) we get a completely new twist on what we take away from the experience. In her feature debut, Paula...

Through the lens of an MMA fighter grappling with an uphill battle for survival, Joseph Marconi’s Baby Love explores how self-harm can unexpectedly lead to a path of self-discovery. Offering what appears to be a nuanced portrait of healing, devoid...