SXSW 2025: OTHER SIDE, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, SPREADSHEET CHAMPIONS
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
These films not only educated audiences on fascinating topics but also resonated on a deeply human level.
Athena Film Fest 2025: POWER ALLEY, SPACEWOMAN, and HOME COURT
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Here’s three films that I caught at this year’s Athena Film Festival to keep an eye out for.
SXSW 2025: REMAINING NATIVE, TOGETHER, DEATH OF A UNICORN, GOOD BOY, NEW JACK FURY
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
I hope each one of the films mentioned finds a home to be enjoyed by wider audiences, because they deserve to be seen.
FINAL GIRLS BERLIN FEST continues to be a beacon of light
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Final Girls Berlin Fest is a hopeful reminder of the ways women and non-binary folks continue to make waves and challenge paradigms in an already boundary-pushing genre like horror.
FINAL GIRLS BERLIN FEST: pop horror/carnivalesque shorts block
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Grab some popcorn and prepare yourself for the glittery and gory goodness of these five shorts.
Athena Film Fest 2025: WHO IN THE HELL IS REGINA JONES?, PAINT ME A ROAD OUT THERE, and MEXICO 86
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Here are three films I saw over the last two days of the fest.
FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST: grief, revenge and eat the rich shorts block
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.
Athena Film Fest: SATISFIED and WE WERE DANGEROUS
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Here’s two standout films I caught at this year’s Athena Film Festival.
In under seven minutes RETIREMENT PLAN makes one feel all the feels
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Despite only being about 7 minutes long, Retirement Plan took me on a poignant and sentimental journey.
FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2025: queer horror shorts block
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.
FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2025: life cycles 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.
Athena Film Fest Preview: WE WERE DANGEROUS, SPACEWOMAN and more
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.
MAYA, GIVE ME A TITLE transports the viewer to a place where anything is possible
by Shah, Staff Writer
We’re blessed enough to be transported into a world where the possibilities are endless, and not even the sky's the limit.
10th Annual FINAL GIRLS BERLIN FILM FEST continues to push boundaries
by Jenika McCrayer, Staff Writer
Can’t make it to Berlin? Me neither. Luckily, select screenings and films are accessible virtually for genre fans worldwide to enjoy!
Slamdance horror short, POSSUM shines in absurdism
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Possum grants us access into the fall and rise of a group that learns how fixable their imperfections are under submission.
SXSW 2025 Preview: IT ENDS, REMAINING NATIVE, CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, SLANTED and more
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and TV Festival kicks off on March 7-15, 2025 with a slate of genre-defying debuts, provocative documentaries, and innovative episodic storytelling.
PLAINCLOTHES showcases a strong cast in a well-intentioned story
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Plainclothes is a well-intentioned and clearly personal first feature from Carmen Emmi, with a strong cast being its greatest selling point.
Sundance Shorts 2025: HOOPS, HOPES & DREAMS, AZI, FULL MONTH and more
by Gary M. Kramer
The five numbered Shorts Programs at the Sundance Film Festival featured a variety of live action, animated, and documentary films.
SORRY, BABY is an astonishing debut film
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Sorry, Baby is a mature and confident debut, with real staying power, and I can’t wait to see what Victor does next.