2026 True/False Film Fest Dispatch #1: ‘The Oldest Person in the World,’ ‘Broken English’
This time last year, I received an email about attending a mid-size film festival showcasing, celebrating the best of domestic and international nonfiction cinema. Though... Read More
Film Reviews
‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Goes For Baroque in Messy, Misguided Post-Modern Monster Movie [D]
When the opening frames of The Bride! displays introductory text establishing that Mary Shelley wrote her classic Gothic tragedy, Frankenstein, on a dare, it feels... Read More
‘Hoppers’ Review: Pixar is Back With Their Best Film in Years [B+]
The symptoms of Pixar’s near-decade-long fallow period are well-known. No new Pixar property has had any cultural stickiness since Coco in 2017. The diagnosis is... Read More
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films
Best Documentary Short Film has an infamous reputation for being one of the more difficult categories to conquer. Because of their obviously abridged length, they... Read More
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films
Hardcore Oscar fans know that the Best Live Action Short Film category has a rocky history when it comes to featuring quality nominees. Almost every... Read More
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films
For Oscar fanatics, Best Animated Short Film is always one of the easiest Oscar categories to complete, if for no other reason than the nominees... Read More
‘Mint’ Review: Ambition Outpaces Impact in ‘Scrapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Stylish BBC Crime Drama Series [C+] Berlinale
After the breakout success of Scrapper, her acclaimed indie debut starring Harris Dickinson, the bar for Charlotte Regan’s next project was inevitably set high. That... Read More
‘17’ Review: Kosara Mitić’s Devastating Debut Exposes the Cost of Silence and Complicity [B] Berlinale
There are films that portray sexual violence as isolated tragedy and then there are films that examine the systems that make such tragedy possible. With... Read More
‘Flies (Moscas)’ Review: To Be a Fly on the Wall is to See All in Fernando Eimbcke’s Quiet Family Drama [B-] Berlinale
It begins with the buzzing of a fly. That thin, nerve-fraying sound that slices through the silence and refuses to disappear. Flies are tiny invaders,... Read More
‘The Blood Countess’ Review: Isabelle Huppert’s Glamorous Vampire Mother Rises Above Baroque Bungle [C-] Berlinale
Isabelle Huppert glides through an underground grotto as if she is about to launch a global tour. A neon-red boat slices across the dark waters... Read More
Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) 
Interview: Ildikó Enyedi on Working with Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux and Her Triptych Storytelling in ‘Silent Friend’ 
Winners Announced for Golden Gate, Audience Awards of the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) 
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Our Champions Have Leveled Up for Round Two [B]