Monday

20-10-2025 Vol 19

Day: July 26, 2025

“King of the Hill” Slides Right Back into Confidently Funny Rhythms

Other than a few major changes, including the age of one beloved character and the occasional reflection of the culture…

Fantasia 2025: Mother of Flies, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, Foreigner

While yesterday’s dispatch also included a host of young women seeking solace in the supernatural, it’s a journey rife for…

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival 2025: Highlights & Hope for the Future of Film

For five full days, the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival gathered audiences to celebrate and support female, trans, and non-binary…

Enjoy Every Second: Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky on “Final Destination Bloodlines”

The “Final Destination” series had been dormant for fourteen years when its home studio, Warner Bros. Discovery, decided to bring…

Final Volume of “The Sandman” Solidifies Its Legacy In the Growing Realm of Fantasy Television

In the finale of Volume 1 of the second and last season of “The Sandman,” Dream (Tom Sturridge) made the…

Fantasia 2025: The Serpent’s Skin, The Well, Sweetness

Our next dispatch from the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival turns its eyes on the plight of young women coming…

Fantasia Review: Hellcat is a Contained Survival Thriller

Lena (Dakota Gorman) awakens with no idea about her surroundings. The room is moving and cramped. She feels groggy, as…

Toxic Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Drama Will Worm Its Way Inside You

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Riga coverage. Toxic is now streaming on MUBI. It’s…