Michael Review: A Glossy Music Biopic With Nothing To Say
Jaafar Jackson portrays the legendary Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s glossy but sanitized music biopic.
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SXSW 2026 Film Review: Buddy
Director Casper Kelly returns with Buddy, a darkly comic take on a children’s TV mascot gone bad.
SXSW 2026 Film Review: Hokum
Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy (Oddity) returns with a terrifying folk-horror film starring Adam Scott.
SXSW 2026: The Best Music Films to Catch at This Year’s Festival
Including Mile End Kicks, a romantic comedy set during Montreal’s indie scene boom in the early aughts.
SEND HELP Review: Office Space Meets Evil Dead in Sam Raimi’s Bloody Satire
Sam Raimi returns to his comedy-horror roots with the gleefully gross Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien.
Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review: The Undertone
A podcasting duo investigates a series of strange messages in The Undertone, a horror film made to watch with headphones.
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Review: Marvel’s First Family Gets a Do-Over
Marvel’s First Family gets the big screen adaptation they deserve with THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS.
Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review: It Ends
Stuck on a terrifying road trip, four young adults try to escape their Lynchian nightmare in Alexander Ullom’s thrilling It Ends.
Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review: Hold the Fort
New homeowners battle creatures from hell in this over-the-top slapstick horror-comedy from writer-director William Bagley.
Fantasia Film Festival 2025: 10 Must-See Movies at Montreal’s Beloved Genre Celebration
10 can’t-miss movies from the 2025 Fantasia Inernational Film Festival in Montreal.