by Shayna Davis, Staff Writer
I believe we may be entering a new era of Indie and DIY filmmaking.
by Billy Russell, Associate Editor
Daylight is predictable, by design. However much you enjoy this movie is going to depend on how much you enjoy mindless action and disaster flicks.
by Jenika McCrayer, Staff Writer
I found the films in the short blocks to be thought-provoking and unusual, and each tackled its issue with ease.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
In a spy thriller that eschews car chases, death-defying stunts, or even a serious shootout, Koepp’s witty script and Soderbergh’s masterful, controlled direction wring innumerable drops of tension out of every single scene.
by Jasmine Edwards, Staff Writer
This set not only highlights the incredible contributions of Mary Pickford, Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino, but also serves as a reminder of the many women whose stories have been hidden for far too long.
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
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by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Mason’s documentary–made at the request of Hutchins’s husband–aims to turn the spotlight towards Hutchins, her life and career, and her dreams for her art.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Here’s two standout films I caught at this year’s Athena Film Festival.
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Despite only being about 7 minutes long, Retirement Plan took me on a poignant and sentimental journey.
by Katharine Mussellam, Staff Writer
Through scenes based on archival material, brought to life by trans performers and interviews with historians, these films bring to light American trans histories while interrogating common narratives surrounding trans people.
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
The first two episodes of Mix Tape offer a romantic and epic love story through music and time.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
The idea of disposable people isn’t new to science fiction, but Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 takes the concept in a new direction.
by Kimberly L., Staff Writer
Movies that can transpose a new discomfort onto already uneasy settings become instantly memorable, and The Rule of Jenny Pen is an extreme example.
by Andrea Schmidt, Staff Writer
Nyoni aptly portrays the machinations families use to enable predators and alienate those who refuse to participate in the myth-making.
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
What Dumont appears to be aiming for, giving the audience just enough definite information while allowing them to come to their own conclusions, is an extremely delicate balancing act that Empire falls short of pulling off.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
But then I saw it: a writing credit for Clive Barker. I sat up and said out loud to my plus one to the event, “The Clive Barker? Hellraiser Clive Barker?!?”
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Themes of gender dysphoria, bodily autonomy, and consumption are interspersed through each one of the shorts within the queer horror shorts block.
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Pairing beautifully with the themes of day two’s double feature of Fargeat’s The Substance and Rainbow’s Grafted, these six shorts tease out the existential uneasiness we feel towards our reality.
by Laurence Boag-Matthews, Staff Writer
If nothing else, Seven Veils is definitely a creative diversion from the usual making-of documentary we may expect accompanying a stage project.
by Mo Moshaty, Staff Writer
Bloat is here to make you rethink family vacations, bodies of water, and having kids in general.
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
Guns of Redemption suffers from too many issues that drag it down from the serviceable B-western it could be.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
There are a lot of ways to resist, but as a film critic, I thought that one additional thing I can do is to write about movies that depict the evilness of fascism and/or resistance to totalitarian regimes.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I look forward to celebrating fifteen years of the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College beginning March 6 until 9.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
The Sci-Phi Film Festival, hosted by the nonprofit Hiway Theater in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, is a three-day science fiction film extravaganza, showcasing a carefully-curated schedule of outstanding repertoire films.
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
The first two episodes of Mix Tape offer a romantic and epic love story through music and time.
by Carmen Paddock, Staff Writer
10 years ago an episode of the Starz series Black Sails aired and the series was never the same.
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Avatar: The Last Airbender turns twenty and is still a remarkable piece of television.
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
Paul Tremblay teaches us the truth about horror in his episodes of First Word on Horror.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Oh the dangerous liaisons you’ll meet with all their cruel intentions. It’s time, once again, for Movie: The Series. But this time, we’ve got an extra movie for you!
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
In an ode to the horror archetype of “The Final Girl,” legendary horror writer Stephen Graham Jones joins First Word on Horror to discuss.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
Section 31 sits within an interesting place in the Star Trek universe. With the new film coming out, we take a look at its history within the existing franchise, and what the film might represent.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Three shows after the Buffy era encapsulate where we were as a culture and their endings are significant to how things were looking in the television landscape at the time, something of great interest to me.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Time to say goodbye to all the musical shows that have given us something to sing and dance about all year long!
As the year comes to a close, our staff looks at the best TV shows they watched in 2024.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
After five years, it’s time to look back on Tim Robinson’s sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave and the sitcom that proceeded it, Detroiters.
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
It’s been 25 years since a British Y2K project brought a new ending to the beloved comedy series Blackadder.
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Join us as we look at the stunning 2024 television work of one of the great modern Irish actors, Anthony Boyle.
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Adult Swim brings the Christmas spirit back in with a sequel to Yule Log, a fun send up and love letter to Hallmark movies and horrors beyond our comprehension.
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
You’re the Worst is still one of the great depictions of depression and mental illness, ten years later.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
As the World's Next Drag Supermonster is crowned, it’s a great time to reflect on queer identity and the meaning of both Drag and Dragula as artforms in the community.
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
It’s been ten years since Nic Pizzolatto anthology series hit HBO—it’s time to look back at it.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel, you’re in great Broadway (and demonic) company!
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Say Nothing adapts its source material magnificently, giving it even more power.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
There’s no Last Supper episode this season, but there’s drama for all in the penultimate installment.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The second half of Interior Chinatown allows the meta narrative to kick itself into high gear in fun and exciting ways.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The new pre-teen and teen shows of the season were largely on kid-centered networks like Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
This week the remaining Dragula performers show off their knowledge (or lack of knowledge) about the history of the show, and give their best renditions of Frankenhooker.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
It’s time to get ultra nerdy with it on Dragula with a Dungeons & Drag Queens episode!
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
In adapting his own work, Charles Yu expands upon the ideas and concepts of Interior Chinatown and brings the story to TV is a spectacular way.
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
The final episode of Breath of Fire shows us the humans under all the deifying.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
This week’s episode goes back to basics with black & white, silent horror as the theme—not to mention the return of the curse!
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
Breath of Fire brings deep, dark secrets into the light in its penultimate episode.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
It’s truly Dragula meets Drag Race on this week’s episode with a musical—but there’s a reason these monsters lipsync!
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Another tragic story of a fun musical TV series, gone too soon.
by Billy Russell, Associate Editor
Daylight is predictable, by design. However much you enjoy this movie is going to depend on how much you enjoy mindless action and disaster flicks.
by Jasmine Edwards, Staff Writer
This set not only highlights the incredible contributions of Mary Pickford, Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino, but also serves as a reminder of the many women whose stories have been hidden for far too long.
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
What Spirit Riser lacks in a clean elevator pitch, it more than makes up for in heart; that DIY / "get it done at any cost, however you can" spirit.
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
I cannot understate how delightful and joyous an experience watching Hundreds of Beavers is, whether with a crowd, some friends, or by yourself.
by Billy Russell, Associate Editor
In the Summers is a terrific Blu-ray release from Music Box Films.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
The final feature produced, photographed, edited, and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Jackie Brown is exciting, profane and violent–all the things you could hope for in a Quentin Tarantino film.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
If you enjoy the kind of Dutch-angle, stylization-heavy shots of a director like Sam Raimi, they're present here, as is Meyer's tendency towards bright colors with dramatic lighting, and an appreciation for the beauty of nature.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
The restoration itself is absolutely gorgeous! I could NOT believe how good it looked.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
I have only scratched the surface of the box set myself but so far everything I have watched from it has been completely unique, gorgeously restored, and pushes the bounds of what many of us might consider horror.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Director
Scala!!! is a document of an important location, but more than that - a moment, in cinema for a whole bevy of budding filmmakers, artists and other creatives.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Here’s a peek between the blinds of one of the latest disc offerings from Kino Lorber. For under thirty-five bucks, one can get lost in the shadows of not one, not two, but three noir pictures with The Dark Side of The Cinema XX collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
For under thirty-five bucks one can lost in the shadows of not one, not two but three noir pictures in The Dark Side of The Cinema XXI collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When the next toxic chemical spill occurs and results in humongous, man-eating ants I’ll be very much like Roddy Piper in They Live, left only with the remark: “It figures it be something like this.”
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Frogs is one of those rare jewels that I believe I enjoyed more than I should have.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Kingdom of The Spiders may not be a movie that I am pining to revisit, but it did manage to capture me in its web.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
A look at the physical release of Late Night with the Devil.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Part of me was equally grossed out and fascinated with being able to hear every worm squiggling and wiggling on screen. I hated but also loved when they were pouring out of the shower head onto their unsuspecting victim. This was actual nightmare fuel to me.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
The concept of Dracula having a canine companion thrilled me and I could not resist imagining that this scenario could also be my reality.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
You're getting two films: one whose content and controversy makes it nearly impossible to find on streaming, and the second which, up until a few years ago, was thought to be as likely to exist as your average bigfoot!
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Amazing films such as The Rose Tattoo, could easily be forgotten or lost which truly shows the importance of physical media.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
There is something about Burt Lancaster’s demeanor on screen that instantly soothes me. I can’t help but have a feeling of tranquility when I watch him in a film. To my surprise, in Come Back, Little Sheba almost every scene of his was stolen by his costar Shirley Booth.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Natural Vision 3-D is “healthy and beneficial”.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When I received this Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, I was excited to learn that the talkie was a remake of the silent flick. There’s nothing like a good old showdown of a silent versus talkie.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Pursued is the kind of motion picture that one will find they will want to revisit as there is so much going on under the surface.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
If a motion picture involves a monster, creature, or beastie I am, without a doubt, going to hit play. Nothing lures me in like watching the possible destruction of planet Earth at the hands of a cool ghoul.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Republic Pictures was active from 1935 until 1967 and is responsible for the making of close to 1,000 pictures. Below I examine each of the four flicks contained on this two disc Blu-ray set to determine if it would be worthy to add to your physical media collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Back From The Dead hooked me from the first frame. Waves are crashing into a rocky shore, eerie music plays, and within the first few moments a corpse is thrown from atop of a cliff.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
As a collector of physical media, when I decide what newer films I want to add to my collection much of my decision comes down to re-watchability
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, contributor and Podcast Czar
“A traditional Kyoto inn is looping two minutes at a time!” That was all I had to go on when I was lucky enough to see this film at last year’s Fantasia Fest.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
There are a lot of ways to resist, but as a film critic, I thought that one additional thing I can do is to write about movies that depict the evilness of fascism and/or resistance to totalitarian regimes.
by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer
I will always come back to Deep Red because I, like Marcus Daly, like Dario Argento, like to look at all the stuff.
by Tessa Swehla, Staff Writer
An interview Terence McCormack, an experienced sound utilities technician who is part of the sound team that is up for the Academy Award for Best Sound for A Complete Unknown.
by Lindsey Romain, Staff Writer
I’ve gone ahead and linked several David Lynch shorts (and a few commercials) to the feature films and TV projects of his that they best correspond with, in chronological order from the beginning of his moviemaking career.
