From The Editors
Echoes: Empty Malls, Endless Hallways -- The New Face of Horror for Gen Z
Though we are well beyond the recent pandemic, Gen Z still feels the suffocation of those lockdown days, which makes it understandable why they remain fascinated by liminal spaces. Empty or transitional halls, abandoned malls, and lone-standing parking garages all...
First Look 2026 Review: IT GOES THAT QUICK, A Home Movie That Goes Beyond
It's sort of a continuation of a home movie. But categorizing the film as either a documentary or a narrative would be doing the film a disservice.
Udine 2026: Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing Receives Golden Mulberry for Outstanding Achievement
Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing received the Golden Mulberry for Outstanding Achievement at the 28th Udine Far East Film Festival on May 1, at the historic Teatro Nuovo in Udine, Italy. The festival stated that the award is presented to...
Opening This Week: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES Investigate, COUPLES WEEKEND Argues, SILENT FRIEND Enchants
Plus: 'The Python Hunt,' 'Neglected.'
DEEP WATER Review: Turns Out You Can Step into the Same Shark-Infested River Twice
Renny Harlin directs Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley in a plane-crash meets sharks movie.
Fantaspoa 2026 Review: REMANENTE: VOLTAGEM Delivers Scrappy, Lo-Fi Cosmic Horror
Two paramedics stumble upon treasure in an old basement. They accidentally open a dimensional portal, unleashing a cosmic horror-a creature determined to reclaim its gold at any cost.
Pretty Packaging: The SHAWSCOPE VOLUME 4 Boxset Kicks Crazy Shins
Distributor Arrow has released its fourth boxset of Shaw Brothers films. The previous three were mentioned here in the Pretty Packaging articles, and this one looks very, VERY similar to them. So I wondered: should I put up an article...
Now Playing: HOKUM Frights, ODYSSEY Thrills, OUR LAND Informs
Plus: 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' 'Two Pianos,' 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea,' 'The Million Dollar Bet,' 'Salt Along the Tongue,'
Now Streaming: ROBOCOP, Out of Print Yet Still Vital
Peter Weller gets a new body in Paul Verhoeven's first Hollywood film, nicely detailed in the Criterion Channel's out-of-print edition.
THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS Review: Returning to Its Roots
Alfonso Herrera and Nicole Wallace star in the generation-spanning series.
PANDA Review: Beautiful Poetry for Marginalised People in Suburban China
Directed by Zhang Xinyang, the film combines the suffering of people with the charm they display while enduring it.
SILENT FRIEND Review: If Trees Could Talk
Tony Leung stars in his first European production, directed by Ildiko Enyedi. Léa Seydoux also stars.
HERESY Review: Dark Medieval Horror That Is Quite Fun
Didier Konings' folk horror film stars Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent, and Reinout Bussemaker.
HOKUM Review: Nonstop Fright Factory
Adam Scott stars in Damian McCarthy's latest chiller.
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE Review: A Knight of Righteous Vengeance. Eventually.
The RZA's new film stars Shameik Moore.
SCARBORN (KOS) Review: Peasants Rise Up Against Nobles
Bartosz Bielenia and Jacek Braciak star in director Pawel Maślona's stirring war drama, set in 18th-century Poland, making its U.S. debut on Viaplay.
OUR LAND Review: Two Competing Narratives
Lucrecia Martel shines a light on the daily struggles of Argentina's indigenous population.
Now Streaming: TED, Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
Max Burkholder, Scott Grimes, Alanna Ubach, and Giorgia Whigham star in Seth MacFarlane's comedy series.
Echoes: Claymation vs CGI: The Battle Between Handmade Charm and Digital Perfection
In the world of AI today, there is no doubt that claymation is considered an awe-inspiring niche of animation, even if not a mass market, unlike mainstream cartoons. It is surely time-consuming and expensive to produce, as every second of...
