From The Editors
SXSW 2026 Review: BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET Explores the Life of Artist David Greenberger
In documentaries like Welcome to the Club and The Winding Stream, director Beth Harrington celebrates the work of outsider artists, pinpointing their importance in culture. Beyond the Duplex Planet covers David Greenberger, more overlooked rather than an outsider. For years...
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU DIE: Horror Comedy Debuts on Streaming This April
When his slasher fiction novel manifests in real life, hack writer Rian Burman has to
finish his story without getting his protagonist murdered by a seriously sadistic Stalker
who will stop at nothing to have her.
Panic Fest 2026: Final Wave Announced, Incl. a Maori Gothic Revenge Horror And a Survival Horror Starring Randy Couture
The folks at Panic Fest in Kansas City, MO, have shared the final handful of films for this year's fourteenth edition of the festival.
Echoes: Are the Oscars Changing Faster Than Hollywood?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has historically faced intense criticisms regarding a lack of diversity, declining viewership, elitist voting habits, and chaotic campaign tactics. To combat these issues, the Academy implemented several significant changes for the...
SXSW 2026 Review: MAM, Making a Dream Come True Is Hard Work
Director Nan Feix tells an irresistibly charming story of a cook and a waitress.
STAR WARS: MAUL - SHADOW LORD: New Trailer Out Now
After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.
SXSW 2026 Review: THEIR TOWN, Walking and Talking. And Making a Connection.
Ora Duplass and Chosen Jacobs star, Katie Aselton directed, Mark Duplass wrote.
SXSW 2026 Review: IMPOSTERS, A Missing Baby Brings Out A Powerful Performance From Jessica Rothe
What a year it has been for first time feature filmmakers at SXSW. Back in 2019, Caleb J. Phillips took home the Midnight Shorts Jury Award for his horror film “Other Side of the Box”, he returns to the fest...
SXSW 2026 Review: THE FOX, Jai Courtney Talks To The Animals In DANGER 5 Creator's Feature Debut
When easygoing Nick (Jai Courtney) encounters a talking fox who offers him a way to fix his ailing relationship with his fiancée, he takes a drastic step that will change everything about the world around him in The Fox, the...
Criterion in June 2026: DESPERATE LIVING, HAIRSPRAY, HIGH ART Lead Raft of Releases
Whoa! The Criterion Collection will unleash a raft of new releases in June 2026, led by two by John Waters -- Desperate Living and Hairspray -- along with Lisa Cholodenko's 90s queer romance High Art. The lead title in Criterion's...
Opening This Week: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME, PROJECT HAIL MARY
Plus: 'Do Not Enter,' 'Miroirs No. 3,' 'Tow,' 'Two Prosecutors,' 'Late Shift,' and more.
SXSW 2026 Review: AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE, Grief Does Strange Things To Two Women With Mommy Issues
Down on her luck Sarah (Hailley Laurén) has returned to her hometown to take possession of the decrepit family home left behind by her deceased mother. Meanwhile, her nosy, unstable neighbor Sandy (Kelsey Pribilski) is insistent that Sarah continue her...
SXSW 2026 Review: SPARKS, Time Travel Could Be Fun
Elsie Fisher leads a talented ensemble in writer/director Fergus Campbell's charming adventure.
Sound And Vision: Slava Tsukerman
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at two different videos by Slava Tsukerman. Slava Tsukerman passed away recently at the age of 86. He left...
Unnamed Footage Festival 2026: Final Wave Announced! Feat. International Folk Horror, Extreme Horror And a Long Unseen Gary Sherman Faux-doc
The final wave of film for this year's Unnnamed Footage Festival were announced heading into the weekend. This wave includes a couple of folk horror tales from Thai and Ireland, a standout film from SXSW Sydney, and a long...
SXSW 2026 Review: HOKUM, Be Very Afraid Of Damian McCarthy's Latest
In 2024 Damian McCarthy lit up the horror world with his quietly terrifying Oddity, a film I reviewed for its SXSW world premiere, and while it was topping year end horror lists left and right, I was a bit less...
SXSW 2026 Review: NEVER AFTER DARK, A Ravishingly Horrific Ghost Story With A Twist
A traveling psychic medium who specializes in clearing unwanted spirits arrives at a remote Japanese hotel to take on her most unexpected and dangerous challenge yet in Dave Boyle’s ravishingly dark ghost story, Never After Dark. Airi (Moeka Hoshi) makes...
SXSW 2026 Review: OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, A Couple Retreats To The Woods To Kill Each Other. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Every year the SXSW Film & TV Festival Headliner section gets more and more genre film-centric, and the 2026 edition is no different. Among this year’s big ticket selections is Jorma Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body, an English-language adaptation of...
SXSW 2026 Review: THE ASCENT, Climb Every Mountain
Edward Drake, Scott Veltri, and Francis Cronin direct the documentary, which follows one woman's brave journey through trauma and up a mountain, while the night she lost her legs becomes a true-crime story.
SXSW 2026 Review: AND HER BODY WAS NEVER FOUND, What's Love Got to Do With It
Mor Cohen and Polaris Banks scripted and star; Polaris Banks directed.
