Publications

June 18, 2026

Review: ‘Mother Future Self’ Exorcises Pain Through Movement

Tori Lancaster’s debut feature film, Mother Future Self, recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and with it, Lancaster has announce...

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June 12, 2026

Jeremy Strong Moderates David Wallace-Wells, Margaret Klein Salamon, Michael Greenberg, and Cheyenne on ‘Just Look Up’ at Tribeca and the State of Climate Action

Following the North American premiere of Just Look Up at the Tribeca Festival, Jeremy Strong moderated a panel discussion with journalist and...

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June 12, 2026

‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Spielberg Returns to His Sci-Fi Roots in Buzzy Summer Blockbuster

Starting a two-and-a-half-hour movie about aliens from the POV of a wrestler getting thrown around in the ring might seem random. But with St...

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June 12, 2026

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: How William Friedkin’s 1980 Film Went From Rejected to Revered

If the community doesn’t accept a film it aims to represent, does it float away forever into the ether of the cinematic zeitgeist? It’s a que...

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June 12, 2026

40 Years of Saving Ferris: A Look Back at the Impact of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’

“Yep, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss i...

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June 10, 2026

Review: ‘One Woman One Bra’ is a Quiet Masterclass that Paints Beautiful, Tragic Portraits in the Kenyan Countryside 

Last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, I had the opportunity to chat with Zippy Kimundu about her documentary Widow Champion, which focuses ...

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June 8, 2026

'Crooks' Review: Melora Walters is the Secret Weapon in Mickey Keating’s Crime Thriller out of Tribeca

Premiering at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, the small-scale crime thriller, Crooks, clocks in at just under eighty minutes as it follows tw...

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June 7, 2026

Review: The Scariest Thing About ‘Scary Movie 6’ Is How Unfunny It Is

Years ago, after The Exorcist: Believer (2023) bombed critically and financially, I thought a return from the Wayans brothers with another it...

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June 7, 2026

‘Ultras’ Review: A Romanticized Look at the Sub-Culture of Ultras that Feels Selective in Its Perspective

Ragnhild Ekner's documentary Ultras takes audiences across the globe from England all the way to Indonesia, trying to understand the subcultu...

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June 7, 2026

Review: ‘Pressure’ Tries to Build Up to a Perfect Storm

What do you get when you combine Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, the weather, and history? You get Pressure, the latest from Anth...

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June 6, 2026

'Masters of the Universe' Review: The Marvelification of He-Man

Every few years, they try to bring back He-Man, as they've done with the new film Masters of the Universe, which means that every few years, ...

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June 3, 2026

The Rolling Tape Previews the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival

2026 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff. In the aftermath ...

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June 1, 2026

Un Certain Regard Elevates the Profile of Cannes’ Discovery Programming

The Cannes Film Festival offers a wide range of programming featuring filmmakers and stories from around the planet. While the In Competition...

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May 31, 2026

Animation Spotlights Grief, Childhood, and Queerness at 79th Cannes Film Festival

Cannes has a reputation for animated feature-length films. Despite not having an official dedicated section of the festival, when they appear...

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May 31, 2026

Review: Cannes Film Festival’s ‘Titanic Ocean’ is Swimming With Promise, But Fails to Make Waves

The synopsis-promise of the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s Titanic Ocean is to dive into a splashy new indie film telling the tale of aspiring t...

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May 31, 2026

'The Man I Love' Review: Rami Malek Pays a Bittersweet Tribute to the Fierce Artists Lost to the AIDS Crisis

Creating a film about queer people in New York City during the 1980s means telling a story laden with loss, but chock-full of personality. In...

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May 29, 2026

Independent Film Organization cinéSPEAK Brings Community to Philadelphia Through Free “Under The Stars” Festival 

In a city where arts spaces continue to disappear, and funding remains extremely limited, filmmakers and programmers have increasingly relied...

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May 28, 2026

'La Bola Negra' Review: Los Javis Deliver a Monumental Historical Epic Documenting a Century of Queer Identity 

Queer cinema has taken Cannes by storm this year. Titles like Coward, Club Kid, and Tangles have appeared across the various sections of the ...

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May 28, 2026

Review: ‘Backrooms’ Fully Immerses You Into the Atmospheric Terror of Its Slow but Eerie Liminal Surrealism

There's no doubt that, as of late, the YouTube/content creator space has had an insane impact on how many view the success of films in the in...

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May 27, 2026

Review: ‘Finding Emily’ is a Convoluted Rom-Com Full of Charm

Alicia MacDonald's Finding Emily follows musician Owen (Spike Fearn), who works at the student union bar in the University of Manchester. Whe...

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May 26, 2026

6 Movies That Are So Bad They're Good 

Thousands of films get their chance every year to be screened in theaters, but only a few become blockbusters. It is not typically about crit...

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May 26, 2026

‘Passenger’ Review: Leave André Øvredal’s New Road Trip Horror On The Side Of The Road

Road trips take extensive amounts of time and skill. Aside from the driving aspect, there’s a sense of danger when driving through unsettling...

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May 25, 2026

‘Mārama’ Review: This Fresh, Vengeful, Gothic Horror Shows the Power of Māori Women in the Face of Colonization

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2026 has done a class-act job of showcasing films rooted in queerness and stories of Black and Ind...

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May 25, 2026

Review: Léa Seydoux’s Harrowing Performance Cannot Save Marie Kreutzer’s Bloated 'Gentle Monster'

Léa Seydoux has become the unofficial, modern-day Cannes darling. She has starred in an impressive 16 films that premiered at the festival si...

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May 25, 2026

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Hannah Einbinder is Seduced by the Slasher in Jane Schoenbrun’s Meta-Maximalist Genre Study

“Free David Ehrlich.” These words from Jane Schoenbrun’s Twitter account became a calling card of the first days at Cannes after the IndieWir...

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May 23, 2026

NEON’s Palme d’Or Streak Extends to Seven with ‘Fjord’ at the 79th Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony

In what was considered a wide open field for the top prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival with multiple studios and films vying for the pre...

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May 23, 2026

Review: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is Star Wars’ Not-So-Triumphant Return to the Big Screen

It’s been over six years since audiences last sat down in a movie theater to watch a new Star Wars movie. There have been a number of announc...

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