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Blood Machines Review: Phantasmagoric Sci-Fi Channeling H.R. Giger and Clive Barker

When a space vessel goes rogue, fleet commander Galdor (Walter Dickerson) tasks Captain Vascan (Anders Heinrichsen) and his co-pilot/mechan...

Two Gods Review: A Muslim Mortician Teaches the Path of a Better Life

The Vast of Night Review: A Nocturnal Sci-Fi Tale with Twilight Zone-Esque Thrills

End of Sentence Review: John Hawkes and Logan Lerman Reconnect in Father-Son Drama

The High Note Review: Dakota Johnson Charms in Comforting Music Business Dramedy

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New Films from David Fincher, Leos Carax, Charlie Kaufman & More Will Likely Skip Fall Festival Circuit

Two Gods Review: A Muslim Mortician Teaches the Path of a Better Life

We Are One: A Global Film Festival Announces Lineup of Free Programming

The Wanting Mare Review: An Overwhelmingly Beautiful, Purposefully Abstract Fable

Blood Machines Review: Phantasmagoric Sci-Fi Channeling H.R. Giger and Clive Barker

When a space vessel goes rogue, fleet commander Galdor (Walter Dickerson) tasks Captain Vascan (Anders Heinrichsen) and his co-pilot/mechanic Lago (Christian E...

Viena and the Fantomes Trailer: Gerardo Naranjo’s Punk Band Drama is Finally Getting a Release

The case of Viena and the Fantomes is a mysterious one. After earning worldwide acclaim with his intense thriller Miss Bala in 2011, Gerardo Naranjo embarked o...

U.S. Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s Hill of Freedom Picks up the Pieces of an Adventure

Another day, another Hong trailer. After our exclusive debut of the new U.S. trailer for Hong Sangsoo's Yourself and Yours, arriving next Friday, the new trail...

New Films from David Fincher, Leos Carax, Charlie Kaufman & More Will Likely Skip Fall Festival Circuit

The pandemic has not only caused numerous delays and cancellations in terms of theatrical releases and film festivals — it's also causing some distributors and...

Two Gods Review: A Muslim Mortician Teaches the Path of a Better Life

Some are lucky enough to escape their circumstances. Others learn from those circumstances and discover ways to transform them and themselves in order to move ...

Apple Saves Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon by Financing $200 Million Budget

It was just earlier today when we wondered if Martin Scorsese–as he completes a new short film in isolation–was able to lock in financing for Killers of the Fl...

The Film Stage Show Classic – California Split (with Brian Tallerico)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Brian Taller...

Martin Scorsese Has Made a New Short Film About Isolation, Influenced by Classic Movies

While we wait and see if Martin Scorsese will get the help he needs to fund the budget for his next project Killers of the Flower Moon–which was just about to ...

Exclusive: Raise a Glass to the U.S. Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s Yourself and Yours

As of late, Hong Sangsoo's recent features have enjoyed U.S. distribution but thankfully his back catalog is now, after some festival plays, getting a new life...

The Vast of Night Review: A Nocturnal Sci-Fi Tale with Twilight Zone-Esque Thrills

Whereas many a sci-fi film begins with a touch of the extraterrestrial to whet the appetite, The Vast of Night is far more interested in setting its foundation...

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