If you’ve never played a horror video game, you probably haven’t really considered just how much scarier they can be than a horror movie. The difference is in the control. In a game, you’re not…

Thanks to the wild success of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie earlier this year, audiences should be a little less surprised by Matt Johnson’s slippery relationship to reality, rules, and…

While “women’s pictures” had an initial heyday in the 50s, they experienced an overheated renaissance in the 90s on channels like Lifetime. In this new era, the over-the-top nature of classics like…

The Fabelmans saw Spielberg finally address, openly and explicitly, the driving forces of his creative life. That said, it didn’t so much unlock Spielberg’s willingness to get personal in his…

“When I see a botanical garden, I see a bunch of lonely souls,” says scientist Alice (Léa Seydoux). At first, that’s what Silent Friend seems to show us—a collection of lonely people scattered across…

As a genre, horror constantly searches for new ways to make the ordinary scary. From the quaint suburbs of Halloween to a bright summer day in Midsommar to the children’s toys of Chucky and The…

To adapt or not to adapt isn’t the question. Rather, it is why adapt Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. With over 50 film adaptations since 1900, clarity of vision and purpose grows all…

Pillion’s premise sets out to turn as many heads as star Alexander Skarsgård did in his leather halter-top ensemble at the film’s BFI premiere. Playfully referred to as a “dom-com”, it’s a peek into…

Primate answers the question of “What’s wrong with Ben?” more swiftly and simply than imagined. The second the lights dim, the film opens with a quick, and slightly bizarre, mini-history of rabies. It...

If you walk into Magellan expecting a Filipino Master and Commander, you will walk out disappointed. The story of the famed explorer has all the makings of an historical epic. Years on the high seas.…

"Gorris [sledgehammers] our expectations in order to show us not just how the world is, but exactly what (or who) is making it that way."

LGBTQ+ advocates feared the conservative court might retreat from its 2015 decision upholding right to same-sex marriage

There’s something unflinching in the air these days when it comes to movies about mothers. If you found If I Had Legs I’d Kick You a rough ride, you’d better buckle up for Die My Love. Lynne Ramsay’s…

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“You’re gonna destroy me with this stupid movie that I let you do, that I’m resisting because you’re annoying,” says Marc Maron in the opening minutes of Are We Good? Even if you don’t know Maron’s…

In 2025, an unlikeable mother still feels a little risky. Certain types of female selfishness and honesty can be hard for audiences to stomach. Just take a look at the deeply polarized reactions to…

The History of Music’s package more than its premise sells itself without much difficulty. Gay historical romance with Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor? The two celebs whose heads fans most want to…

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