SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Family Movie,’ ‘Crash Land,’ ‘Kill Me’ 
San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF) to Hold Event at Central California Women’s Facility 
‘Never After Dark’ Review: Dave Boyle’s Ghostly Spooker Will Keep You Guessing [B] SXSW 
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘The Sun Never Sets,’ ‘Obsession’ 
‘Pretty Lethal’ Review: Vicky Jewson’s Bloody, Ballistic Ballet is Never Quite On Pointe [C] SXSW 
Frameline Announces 2026 Completion Fund Grantees Ahead of 50th LGBTQ+ Festival 
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body,’ ‘Power Ballad’ 
The Awards Alchemist’s Recap of the 2026 Oscars 
San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF) to Hold Event at Central California Women’s Facility 
Frameline Announces 2026 Completion Fund Grantees Ahead of 50th LGBTQ+ Festival 
Reviews, Recaps and Retrospectives
Interviews
Interview: Shawn Hatosy on Directing ‘The Pitt,’ Camera Choreography, and Being Online 
Interview: Stellan Skarsgård on Navigating the Ever-Changing Film Industry and the Cathartic Ending of ‘Sentimental Value’ 
Interview: ‘Pillion’ Director Harry Lighton and Star Harry Melling Bring Kink to the Mainstream 
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on the Unlikely, Legally-Challenged Journey of Getting ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ to the Big Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Oscar-Nominated Director Sam Davis on Creating ‘The Singers,’ Finding His Stars, and His Own Path to Filmmaking [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be 
How Editor Andy Jurgensen Found the Right Balance of Tone and Momentum for ‘One Battle After Another’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] Awards
98th Oscars: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson 
Satellite Awards Winners: ‘Hamnet, ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ Andor’ and More 
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Black Rabbit’ 
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Top Film Wins 
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Film Wins, ‘The Pitt’ Sweeps TV Trailers
Trailer Watch: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘Michael’ ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Rosemead’ 
Trailer Watch: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘A House of Dynamite,’ ‘In Your Dreams,’ ‘Greenland 2,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ 
‘Hamnet’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Chloé Zhao’s Tale of an Untold Love Story with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal 
Jennifer Lopez’s Black Beads Shimmer in New Trailer for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ 
Trailer Watch: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘Michael’ ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Rosemead’
Trailer Watch: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘A House of Dynamite,’ ‘In Your Dreams,’ ‘Greenland 2,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’
‘Hamnet’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Chloé Zhao’s Tale of an Untold Love Story with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal
