Luke Robert’s series, Kill City Cup, takes a page from the short-lived television series Lucha Underground, bringing the fast-paced world of independent wrestling to a dark, dystopian future. It’s 2035, and the evil Kill Corp has emerged triumphant after the…
Read moreThere is no horror series out there quite like Chucky. Think about it: how many slasher stories have extended over multiple films and now three seasons of television? In a world in which expansions of iconic horror films can feel…
Read moreSummary Director David Gordon Green brings new life to a classic horror franchise by ignoring previous spinoffs and delivering a direct sequel to the original. The focus of The Exorcist: Believer is on a father and his daughter, who embark…
Read moreThere are myriad talking entry points to “Exorcist: Believer”—David Gordon Green’s latest horror legacy sequel and the follow-up to his “Halloween” trilogy. For one, it’s awful, but it’s also fascinating, chock-full of thought-provoking ideas— impossible to fully disregard even when…
Read moreEmerald Fennell was given a very tall order to follow up Promising Young Woman, her feature film debut that won her an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. It spoke to the growing conversation around abuse, consent, and victim blaming.…
Read moreWhen the late, great director William Friedkin unleashed the pinnacle of horror that is The Exorcist upon the world in 1973, it was as if he had tapped into something almost demonic himself. Telling the story of the young Regan…
Read moreThe fundamental evils of government-sanctioned forced birth are showcased succinctly in the powerful short Interruption, written and directed by Moroccan actress Zineb Oukach. A secret policeman in a hardline Islamic country is reading a newspaper at a cafe. It’s an article by Sarah…
Read moreAisling Byrne’s dramatic short, Headspace, takes us into the everyday lives of some remarkable adults. Tony (Mark Smith) lives in a home where he and his neighbors are all intellectually disabled in one way or the other. Tony has Down Syndrome but has…
Read moreDirected by Turan Haste and written by M. Furkan Dasbilek, The Moisture (Rutubet) might only be 20 minutes long, but it has as much depth and plot as a 2-hour feature. Ishak (Mucahit Locak) is a teacher in the rural…
Read moreGirl Gone Bad is a horror/thriller written and directed by Kevin Schultz. It tells the story of Samantha, a moody teen who is planning on spending time with her girlfriend Amanda while her mom is out of town. While home,…
Read moreHip-hop fans, rejoice. Director Frank Meyer’s incisive Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History offers a detailed, highly entertaining look at the evolution of the art of freestyling. Through interviews with highly-regarded MCs and industry insiders, as well as a plethora of archival…
Read moreBrent Roske‘s Diana In Love offers viewers a glimpse into the spring of 1997, exploring the life of Princess Diana as she embarks on a passionate affair with Oscar-winning movie producer Dodi in Los Angeles. The film paints a picture…
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