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By Jonathan Monovich. I find that the past lives in the present. Like Faulkner said, 'The past is never dead.
By Ellie Dean. I wanted to show these wonderful indie cinemas that are fueled on pure film lust, and to
By Anees Aref. In a time where the U.S. President declares the media as the 'enemy of the people,' openly profits from his office, kidnaps foreign heads of state, and
By Jeremy Carr. Robert Z. Leonard knows what he has to work with and makes the most of Davies’s giddy promise." William Randolph Hearst was famously perturbed by what he
By Thomas M. Puhr. Like their traditional method of travel, Nick and Liam’s temporal destination underlines Jenkin’s disinterest in sci-fi spectacle." Time travel stories naturally conflate space and time. In such
By Ellie Dean. Unusually for a film (ostensibly) produced for the American audience—it is the Filipino perspective that is most often preferenced. The emotional authenticity of Ortaliz’s performance as Dalisay
A Book Review by Roberto Curti. A treasure trove of material, presented in an intriguing manner...." The title for the late Tony Williams’ final work (forthcoming from BearManor Media) is
By Thomas M. Puhr. At a time when genre film has reached new heights of creativity and daring, audiences deserve so much more from one of the greatest directors...." The
A Book Review by William Blick. In addition to offering a production history, Stewart revisits an underseen and underappreciated contribution to the horror genre, in the military horror tradition." Niche-genre
By Thomas M. Puhr. Watching a character look around in bewildered awe as they first encounter the backrooms gets old pretty quick. How many times must we see someone gasp
By Anees Aref. In a time where the U.S. President declares the media as the ‘enemy of the people,’ openly profits from his office, kidnaps foreign heads of state, and wages an unprovoked (and many would say illegal) war against Iran, we need people like Amy Goodman.” At the beginning […]
By Christopher Weedman and Brian Wilson, with Film International Staff and Correspondents Williams left behind a body of work remarkable in both its size and scope, as well as a rich legacy of students, colleagues, and friends….” Updated 30 August 2026 On the evening of April 10, 2026, the world […]
By Jeremy Carr. Robert Z. Leonard knows what he has to work with and makes the most of Davies’s giddy promise.” William Randolph Hearst was famously perturbed by what he saw as the obvious and unflattering resemblance between himself and the captivating, though oftentimes repellant, character of Charles Foster Kane. […]
By Jonathan Monovich. I find that the past lives in the present. Like Faulkner said, ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past’…. Whenever there have been attempts to return to zero, they’ve amounted to nothing. —Kent Jones In the deeply personal My Voyage to Italy (1999), Martin Scorese […]
By Ellie Dean. I wanted to show these wonderful indie cinemas that are fueled on pure film lust, and to hopefully bring back memories of the cinemas the audience attended in their lifetimes that were meaningful to them.” —Julia Marchese In 2014, Julia Marchese made her directorial debut with Out […]
By George Toles. “and thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” —Feste in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Act 5, Scene 1 In the final scene of Michael Curtiz’s 1950 film, Bright Leaf, the ruthless, defeated protagonist, Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) leaves his home town on […]
By Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo. At the heart of changing relationships may be changing environments. I wanted to portray the moment when people’s desires begin to diverge. I hoped audiences would not overlook the real struggles faced by young people on the threshold of independence.”–Jeong Jae-eun There are films that […]
By Jonathan Monovich. Some people only want to see what they expect to see, but I’m not that kind of person. Josef Von Sternberg was once told his movie didn’t seem very realistic, and he responded, ‘Of course not, it’s much better than reality.’” –Julian Schnabel In the truest sense […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: Channel Academic Publishing Launches as a Scholarly Imprint of BearManor Media; Editorial Director, Matthew Sorrento I’m very excited to share that we have launched Channel Academic Publishing, a scholarly imprint of BearManor Media. With Ben Ohmart as publisher, Gary D. Rhodes as Advisory Editor, and yours truly as Editorial […]
By Ali Moosavi. From erotic poetry to deadpan animation…. Several movies screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival have not been well covered, with more attention on the main competition. Here are ten shown in some of the other sections of the festival. Special Screenings There have been many movies, […]
