Features

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice – first-look review

by Monica Castillo

With snappy dialogue, destructive all-out fight scenes and great cast rapport, BenDavid Grabinski delivers an action comedy that punches well above its weight.

Over Your Dead Body – first-look review

by Monica Castillo

Jason Segel and Samara Weaving play a married couple on the outs and ready to kill in Jorma Taccone’s uproariously funny horror comedy.

Celebrating the Splendour, Anarchy and Creative Genius of Sandy Powell

by Desirae Embree

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s reimagining of James Whale’s 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein marks 40 years in the singular career of costume designer Sandy Powell.

The Tree of Life Effect

by Maia Wyman

The imagery of Terrence Malick’s 2011 masterpiece has borne plentiful fruit – for better or for worse.

The Unspoken Desire of Dečki

by Vuk Winrow

In a landmark piece of Slovenian cinema, Stanko Jost articulated the challenges and beauty of queer desire. 

If you don’t play, you can’t win: Desert Hearts at 40

by Emily Maskell

Donna Deitch’s 1986 lesbian romance is a fearless example of why it’s so important the queer community are able to tell their own stories.

The Elastic Worlds of the Looney Tunes

by Kambole Campbell

With insights from The Day The Earth Blew Up director Peter Browngardt, we salute the mad, mad, mad, mad worlds of Bugs, Daffy and co.

How the Scream franchise's mask slipped

by Patrick Sproull

Between the firing of Melissa Barrera for supporting Palestine and a staunch refusal to innovate, the once-beloved horror series has reached new lows.

Diving into the SXSW film line-up

The new satirical comedy film from Boots Riley kicks off Austin’s 2026 celebration of movies, music and innovation.

Daniel Blumberg: ​‘The ingredients were there to make something special and unique’

by Claire Biddles

Meeting the compositional maestro behind the complex web of sounds and rhythms in Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee.