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No Rest For The Wicked Fantasia Review – A Love Story Baptized in Horror | ★★★★½ Kasper Kalle’s latest film No Rest For The Wicked which had its world premiere at Fantasia is a forbidden romance baptized in horror, based on a short story from the 1800s....

Home Bodies Review – Fantasia Film Festival | The Attention to Detail Is Where the Film Truly Thrives ★★★½☆ Casey Walker’s latest film, Home Bodies, which made its premiere at Fantasia film festival, is a sci-fi thriller that starts off as the perfect balance of structure and routine, centered around two very different children who have everything they need to survive: food, shelter, and each other....

No Rest for the Wicked’ Director Kasper Møller Rask and Star Jegor Venned on the Faroe Islands, Queer Horror and Building an Authentic Love Story (Fantasia 2026) No Rest for the Wicked is more than a supernatural horror film. Set against the breathtaking yet isolating landscape of the Faroe Islands, the film gradually unfolds as an intimate love story before shifting into something far darker....

Lukas Gage on Rosebush Pruning, Loneliness, and Finding Humanity in Flawed Characters Ahead of this week’s theatrical release of Rosebush Pruning, Film Festival, Four Time Film School Dropout spoke with actor…...

Tight Lettuce Review (Fantasia 2026): A True Story That Struggles to Balance Comedy and Addiction ★★★☆☆ Tight Lettuce is a dramedy that captures the true story of a son documenting his father’s recovery while making great personal sacrifices in the process....

Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Fantasia International Film Festival 2026) ★★★½☆ Tunnels: Sun in the Dark is a dramatized war film that recreates, and uses fictional characters to tell, a fictional story based on real people, a real place, and real events....

Deep Quiet Room (NYAFF) Review: A Slow-Burning Drama Anchored by Memory ★★★★☆ Deep Quiet Room is a slow-burning drama that uses flashbacks not as a tool, but as a storytelling anchor, transitioning from past to present as the film unfolds before our eyes....

A Dance With Rainbows (NYAFF) Review: A Character Study That Lands Every Punch ★★★★☆ Yi-Shan Lee’s A Dance With Rainbows captures the underdog spirit of Rocky while combining it with the family drama that defines the film, revealing a different side to what initially feels like a familiar story....

Coin Review (Dances With Films 2026) | More Storyboard Than Screenplay ★★☆☆☆ John Brownell makes his directorial debut with Coin, a comedy that feels like a stoner comedy—without the stoners....

Easter – FIDMarseille Review | A Moving Portrait of History, Identity, and Resilience Mokya Shin’s Easter is an insightful and heartfelt hybrid documentary that preserves an often-erased chapter of transgender history in South Korea, even if its ambitious structure doesn’t always come together....

Hijamat (KVIFF 2026) Review: A Thoughtful Exploration of Faith, Family, and Identity  Hijamat is an insightful examination of religion, family, and identity, blending a character-driven narrative with thoughtful social commentary. While its deliberate pacing occasionally slows the experience, Nader Saeivar delivers a technically accomplished drama anchored by strong direction and striking cinematography....

Andrew Firth on Making Mockbuster and Celebrating Cult Cinema Following the release of Mockbuster, Four Time Film School Dropout spoke with filmmaker Anthony Firth about documenting his experience making…...

The Invite Review: Olivia Wilde Delivers One of the Year’s Most Honest Dramas ★★★★★ Olivia Wilde’s latest directing effort, The Invite, is a drama that, much like people, masks its pain with humor and deflection....

Paris Paris Review (KVIFF 2026): An Insightful Look at Humanity and Belonging

Finding the Heart of American Flake: Hazel Hering and Oliver Austin on Grief, Comedy, and Growing Up

Voicemails for Isabella Review : A Reminder Why Romantic Comedies Used to Be a Hollywood Staple

Andrew David Paterson Talks American Flake, Grief, Growing Up, and Finding Humor Through Avoidance