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Contact Lens

The contacts work as metaphors for both seeing the world differently and the imprisoning cycle of routine.

An Interview with Muneeb Hassan (dir. All The Men I Met But Never Dated)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

An Interview with Muneeb Hassan (dir. All The Men I Met But Never Dated)

An interview with the queer American-Pakistani director of All The Men I Met But Never Dated.

Carole & Grey

TikTok is going to change the way movies are watched and made. And Carole & Grey, a film conceived of in 45 clips meant for the easily digestible TikTok, is the first film to fully embrace the coming change.

All The Men I Met But Never Dated

All The Men I Met But Never Dated

Mainstream English language cinema – in both the feature and short film variety – rarely centres on Muslim lives and stories. It’s even rarer to see a queer image of Muslim life uplifted on screen.

Life & Love

A good film about the psychology of desire, enticing and toxic power dynamics, and the messy pain of love.

Tesa Man

The music speaks clearly enough.

The Fix — Kelsey Egan

The Fix — Kelsey Egan

The Fix, a new South African sci-fi film that takes place in a world where breathable air is a thing of Earth’s pastime, opens perfectly.

Touched by Eternity

Touched by Eternity

Touched by Eternity doesn’t fully commit to any single type of comedy.

Never Alone (Ei Koskaan Yksin)

Never Alone (Ei Koskaan Yksin)

Fritz on Fridays: Death’s Domain in ‘Destiny’ with Daniel Gorman

Bernhard Goetzke

Fritz on Fridays: Death’s Domain in ‘Destiny’ with Daniel Gorman

A conversation about what sets Destiny apart, the technological advances of the early silent-film years, Langian metanarratives related to destiny and much more.

Fritz on Fridays: House by the River

Fritz on Fridays: House by the River

It’s one of those films so pleasant to look at that it makes you regret the flatly lit junk made today for streaming services.

The 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

BIFAN’s embrace of sexuality is one example of its willingness to reach for something extra.

REVIEW: Conclave (2024) dir. Edward Berger

REVIEW: Conclave (2024) dir. Edward Berger

Conclave, to my pleasant surprise, is a deep film of faith and hope.

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 3: Norwegian Co-Productions and Solidarity

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 3: Norwegian Co-Productions and Solidarity

“Somebody watches something, they’re touched, and then [what]?”

Magpie — Sam Yates

Magpie — Sam Yates

Magpie is the latest boring and impotent addition to the genre shelf.

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 2: Memories of the Land

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 2: Memories of the Land

Palestinian cinema is unlike any other national or regional cinema.

Amanda Deering Jones (Little Mother Lies)

Amanda Deering Jones

Amanda Deering Jones (Little Mother Lies)

An interview with the director of Little Mother Lies, a short film about two feuding sisters, a bowl of borscht, and an addicted son.

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023): Dispatch 1: Two Documentaries

Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023): Dispatch 1: Two Documentaries

The Boston Palestine Film Festival runs in person across various venues from October 18 through October 27.

The Wild Robot

“She thought kindness was a survival skill, and, do you know what? She was right.”

Llaima Sanfiorenzo (And Still The Seed)

And Still The Seed

Llaima Sanfiorenzo (And Still The Seed)

An interview with the director of And Still The Seed.

Review: The Outrun (2024) dir. Nora Fingscheidt

Review: The Outrun (2024) dir. Nora Fingscheidt

little more than insufferable Oscar bait

Fritz on Fridays: Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Fritz on Fridays: Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

The man dropped classics like drivers dropping fast-food litter off I-71 on their commute: naturally, frequently and as if no one was looking.

And Still The Seed (Todavia La Semilla)

And Still The Seed (Todavia La Semilla)

Sanfiorenzo skillfully connects the destruction of Puerto Rican greenery with colonialism and colonialism’s economic cousin, capitalism, and it stands apart from its National Geographic peers because of it.

REVIEW: AZRAEL (2024) dir. E.L. Katz

REVIEW: AZRAEL (2024) dir. E.L. Katz

You read that right: Azrael takes place in a post-rapture society.

Walter, Grace & the Submarine

Walter, Grace & the Submarine

Mumblecore is usually a word I reserve as a slur. In the case of Walter, Grace & The Submarine, the first indie film from director Noah Bashore, it is a word I use affectionately.