AWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Tugboat captain Pierre Guillet makes his feature-length directorial debut with Bristol Fashion. Guillet wrote the screenplay with Timothy John Foster, from a story by Foster and star Lea Nayeli. The drama follows Christina (Nayeli), who buys a…
Read moreSummary Mike Roth's Merry Little Batman brings a kid-friendly and nostalgic addition to the DC animated universe that the whole family can enjoy. The film's animation style pairs perfectly with the story about a boy and his father. The most…
Read moreIt’s a Wonderful Knife, directed by Tyler MacIntyre and written by Michael Kennedy, attempts to capitalize on the nostalgic resonance of Frank Capra‘s heartwarming holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Yet this attempt proves only to be a seasonal massacre…
Read moreAWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! The shiny new star of cosmic horror is writer/director Christopher Cooksey’s awesome The Quantum Terror. Samantha Carroll (Kristin Cochell) is searching for her missing twin sister, Sylvia (also Cochell). Sylvia shared a house close to her college campus…
Read moreSummary "The Archies" is an uplifting musical with great dance numbers and a refreshing twist on the classic comic strip. It seamlessly transports the world of Riverdale to India without sacrificing substance. The film balances teenage drama and a larger…
Read moreJialing Zhang’s feature film, Total Trust, is a dystopian sci-fi tale…oops, I’m sorry. Total Trust is an actual true-life documentary about the surveillance state that the country of China has become and outlines how the government has terrorized the lives…
Read moreAWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! The sell of Rick Walker’s action-thriller, The Squad, is easy. Three sexy, bikini-clad killers take on an entire drug cartel that threatens their popular spring break operation. That should be enough, right? But, for those needing a convincer,…
Read moreWritten and directed by Jennifer Baichwal, Into The Weeds seeks to answer this question: “Does the most widely used weed killer in the world cause cancer?” The filmmaker follows Dewayne Johnson, a landscaper who discovers a rash on his knee after getting…
Read moreAWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Richard Poller’s documentary, The Irritable Heart, brings awareness to the issue of PTSD in the military. The writer-director tells the tragic story of how we as a society continue to discard our veterans, especially when we have the tools to…
Read moreEditor's Note: This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who's third and final 60th anniversary special, "The Giggle." The Big Picture "The Giggle" serves as a series finale, wrapping up David Tennant's story as the Fourteenth Doctor and setting the stage…
Read morePeacock (Pou) is the feature-length debut of co-writer/director Jaco Minnaar and the first screenplay by David Cornwell. The South African set gothic horror film stars Tarryn Wyngaard as Anna, a young woman who grew up under the oppressive nature of…
Read moreAWARD THIS 2023 NOMINEE! Saying this country is divided is just a step away from being cliché. Nonetheless, there is truth behind the sentiment. The dangerous path we’re walking down is this willingness to place ourselves and others into categories of…
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