True/False Film Fest Dispatch #2: ‘Phenomena,’ ‘Who Moves America,’ ‘Landscapes of Memory’
The 2026 True/False Film Fest was in full effect yesterday, with the streets of Columbia, Missouri filled with thousands of film enthusiasts ready to partake... Read More
Film Reviews
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
‘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
‘Next Life’ Review: Emilia Clarke Navigates Parallel Lives and Sliding Doors in Drake Doremus’s Wishy-Washy Romance [C+] Tribeca Festival 
Interview: Charly Clive on the Chemistry of Comedy and Generosity of Steve Carell in ‘Rooster’ 
‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Industry,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ Lead 2026 Television Critics Association (TCA) Nominations 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)