WHALEFALL offers a tense survival thriller with an unexpectedly emotional element for those willing to swallow its preposterous premise.

THE STUNT DRIVER comedically captures the inspiring effort of Ken Carter to jump a mile-wide river in a rocket car because it sounded cool.

The avant-garde thriller CHRONOVISOR reminds viewers that the most intriguing art does not aspire to have the largest audience.

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The End of Oak Street is a thrilling survival adventure flick that delivers delightful dinosaur mayhem in a way that is pure popcorn fun.

SUPER TROOPERS 3 does its best to recapture the irreverent magic of the first film but is ultimately an amusing third flick for the fans.

THE DINK serves up a sentimental comedy that feels like a throwback to 90s flicks when being earnest mattered as much as a clever punchline.

The Odyssey is a cinematically superb adaptation of a classical epic that will remind viewers of the power and purpose of myth and movies.

More poetic than sinister, BARRIO TRISTE is a trippy fantasy/found-footage film flirting with the edge of nightmares.

THE FURIOUS is a refreshingly unique martial arts actioner that borrows from the past to pave a fresh future.

Though visually superb, Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY delivers dull distractions instead of the deep delights it desires.

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Mortal Kombat II aims to deliver a combo of gruesome action alongside self-aware comedy but can't find the balance necessary for a knockout.

The bloody amusing READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME proves sequels can satisfy, even despite a few flaws.

Award-winning documentarian Gianfranco Rosi chats about his latest film POMPEII: BELOW THE CLOUDS, featuring a city suspended in time.

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Propelled by Jessie Buckley's award-worthy performance, THE BRIDE! is a visually splendid movie that happily aims not to please everyone.

The fabulous performers and marvelous moviemakers behind the erotic thriller BIGHT take a moment to talk about feature with Film Obsessive.

Bight provides a dark descent into sexual entanglements turning into twisted knots choking off sanity as two couples fall into erotic ruin.

IRON LUNG is an admirable effort to adapt a frightening video game, but Markiplier and crew make one for the fans more than wider audiences.

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE wastes a great cast in a promising premise spoiled by telling the story instead of letting viewers see it.

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE solidifies the abstract aspects of its predecessor into a tale of how hope stays alive even in wicked ways.

If this is our home, how can we care for it?

MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF conjures a Hasidic parable that smartly blends irony with empathy to tell a tale of healing and hope in the darkest times.

OBEX offers a surreal look at isolation as a computer enthusiast slips into the reality of a computer game that may save or destroy him.

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WE BURY THE DEAD turns its clichéd premise into a gripping emotional drama full of engaging horror and disquieting visuals.

Anaconda is a meta-reboot of a '97 cult classic that does the bare minimum to squeeze together an amusing horror comedy worth streaming once.

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Get Carter reenvisioned noir in 1971, but the cult classic eventually became as much a lesson in neo-noir as a cautionary tale about remakes.

The Thing with Feathers is an adaptation of the prose-poetry by Max Porter Grief is the Thing with Feathers that reminds the book is better.

Hikari shows the nature and necessity of human interaction in RENTAL FAMILY, a quiet comedy-drama about meaningful connection.

OPEN Zine call (December 1st through 7th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and mini-essays …

THE RUNNING MAN is a refreshing remake that honors its origins while being a salient social commentary full of visual storytelling thrills.