There is a moment, fairly early in Ceremony , when an animated bear hugs a human while a flock of seagulls gathers nearby. It is a watercolour memory of what the riverbanks of the Bella Coola Valley used to look like during ooligan season. When the small fish returned in such numbers that people, birds, […]
Dempsey Bryk's Crash Land is a poignant coming-of-age dramedy about the uncomfortable reality of growing up, led by Gabriel LaBelle, Noah Parker, Abby Quinn, Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk.
Pizza Movie is a gloriously stupid stoner comedy for Gen Z starring Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, and Daniel Radcliffe. This is one acid trip you won't forget.
Boots Riley's I Love Boosters is a surreal cinematic odyssey as we follow a group of shoplifters getting their revenge on an abusive fashion mogul.
Damien McCarthy's Hokum is a terrifying haunted house film, shrouded in Irish folklore and mythology.
For her directorial debut, Meredith Alloway brews a potion that combines the witchcraft of The Craft and the meanness of Mean Girls .
We're finally getting a look at how the 8-bit classic came to be in Tetris, a fresh and fast-paced new feature for Apple TV+ that's worthy of your time.
Balancing reflection with honesty is a struggle for people, as well as for film. How well do we remember our own lives, and what good does it do us to remember the pain? Swan Song does not ask that question exactly, but it does play fast and loose with reality. And why shouldn’t it? The […]
WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn presents an infuriating display of unchecked capitalistic hedonism.
Canadian Kier-La Janisse’s Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror is a comprehensive and well-researched deep dive into a horror sub-genre filled with witches, voodoo, and wicker men. With a 193-minute running time, the documentary gives folk horror its due while keeping the themes presented moving at an engaging pace. Taking an […]
Disintegration Loops dives into the making of William Basinski's critically acclaimed 9/11-era ambient music recordings.
Dante Basco's The Fabulous Filipino Brothers is one of the cinematic gems screening at SXSW.
This quarantine-set SXSW rom-com shows us that just because you can make a movie about an ongoing pandemic doesn't mean you should
Kid Candidate succeeds as an engaging character study and an insightful examination of municipal politics.
Writer-star Brea Grant turns the everyday misogyny and sexism women face into a slasher horror in Lucky.
