EUREKA is three of the year's best movies
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
Only the best writers, directors, actors, art departments and so on can give you this much to think about after keeping everything so focused.
VOICE OF SHADOWS is a competent horror film that contains all the pieces of a scary story...if only it were scary
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
Voice of Shadows was fun to watch and well made, but there’s just not a lot of meat on these bones.
BABY BLUE brings a new kind of Mother Mary
by Liz Wiest, Staff Writer
Baby Blue undoubtedly hits all the marks of a short that was produced like a well-oiled machine
SPEAK NO EVIL turns out to be a worthy American remake
by Kimberly L., Staff Writer
Never shy to announce I was wrong, I enjoyed James Watkins’ Speak No Evil out this week far more than I anticipated.
Kevin Smith puts on the nostalgia goggles for THE 4:30 MOVIE
by Shah!, Staff Writer
The 4:30 Movie is Kevin Smith’s smaller slacker indie version of The Fabelmans.
SUBSERVIENCE merges erotic thriller sleaze with AI scares
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Subservience is an entertaining watch that emulates the feel of 90s-2000s thrillers that have mostly fallen out of fashion.
THE CRITIC is visually lush and unchallenging
by Kimberly L., Staff Writer
Once I let go of high expectations for the narrative, I was treated to cinematically stunning aesthetics and lighting worth the watch.
BOOGER digs deep and finds a oddly moving, gross-out winner
by Rachel Shatto, Staff Writer
Booger is grotesque, visceral, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, but, above all, it’s purposeful.
MEANWHILE ON EARTH basks in the aimlessness of grief
by Jenika McCrayer, Staff Writer
I left the screening of Meanwhile on Earth sad, frustrated, and yearning for a cigarette despite the fact that I don’t smoke. Any horror and science-fiction enthusiast would tell you that’s how you know you just witnessed something special.
DEAD MONEY doesn't fold in this high stakes thrill ride
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
Dead Money is worth the gamble. It never tries to reinvent the wheel, but gives a fun time to its audience.
MILK AND SERIAL shows that microbudget horror is alive and well on YouTube
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Classmates-turned-film duo that’s a bad idea, composed of Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson, made a breakout horror film that challenges Hollywood’s efforts on an $800 budget.
DEAD TEENAGERS breaks the mold, then your mind
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Dead Teenagers, the third film in writer/director Quinn Armstrong’s loose “Fresh Hell” trilogy, throws some interesting questions at you; questions such as: “What happens when the characters in a horror film realize that they’re in a horror film?”
TIFF 2024: SHEPHERDS, THE PARTY'S OVER, SEVEN DAYS
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
From the hundreds of films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, here is a rundown of three exciting titles that had their World Premieres in this year’s program.
FITTING IN is a sincere drama about what it means to support women
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
The film's exploration of MRKH syndrome not only sheds light on a little-known medical condition but also serves as a powerful metaphor for the broader themes of identity.
THE FRONT ROOM features good performances trapped in an uneven tone
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The Front Room is constantly flipping between camp and angst, and it’d be a better film if it decided on one or the other.
WISE GUY: DAVID CHASE AND THE SOPRANOS is a fun ode To TV's best, but never digs deep enough to find the bodies
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
It's clear to everybody that Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos is going to touch on the David Chase of it all as little as its subject can manage.
THE THICKET is a suspenseful western with a great cast
by Shah!, Staff Writer
If a smaller budget indie western mystery thriller genre film with a great set of colorful characters is your thing, I think this movie is perfect for you.
DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS offers scares even when it meanders
by Anne Johnson, Staff Writer
Don’t Turn Out the Lights is an interesting take on this idea of a fun vacation quickly going south—and then some.
Documentary THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES explores personal and political history through memories
by Christine Freije, Staff Writer
Mother of All Lies is a an expansive, mysterious, and elegantly woven film: a beautiful and disturbing memory collage that oscillates powerfully between the personal and political.
THE PARAGON shows how to do a cosmic comedy on a tiny budget
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
Even if it’s not quite grimy enough to be a "midnight movie" of the sort it aspires to be, The Paragon gleefully holds the vibe of something you'd stumble across at 2AM.