Fantasia 2026: Ferine, The Eyes, The Mutation
Tales of identity and becoming take both gory and gossamer forms in this latest dispatch from the fest.
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Desire Is the Catalyst: Gregg Araki on “I Want Your Sex”
The director talks about the intersection of artifice and intimacy in his filmmaking and the sexual desire he prays still burns inside Gen-Z audiences.
Fantasia 2026: Permanent Damage, Godhead, Sour Minnows
On three bad-vibes movies from this year’s festival.
Movies Aren’t Therapy: “Mike Mills” on Parents, Children, and Filmmaking
Mike Mills looks back on the broader context of his career and to ponder whether the kids are truly all right.
Everything for Someone: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Part 2
Ebenezer, spaceships, and Leonard Maltin mark our latest dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con.
Advance to Paradise, Retreat to Hell: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on “The Samurai and the Prisoner”
The filmmaker breaks down his latest film’s links to classic Japanese cinema, and the Buddhist teachings at its center.
Get on the Train: “NYC in Transit” Launches at Film Forum
Thoughts on films in the upcoming NYC in Transit series.
San Diego Comic-Con 2026: Composers, Costume Designers, and Brad Bird in Hall H
Our first report from SDCC 2026 on the stories that aren’t being covered everywhere else.
A Home Away from Home: Goodbye to the Lake Street Screening Room
A loving ode to a place that shaped Chicago film criticism.
With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
On how horror shaped Christopher Nolan’s masterful epic.
Fantasia 2026: You Are the Film, Someone’s Daughter, Los Vampires
The lines between cinema, survival, and truth are blurred in three entries from this year’s festival.
Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon” Turns Up the Soapy Drama in Serviceable Second Season
Thankfully, “Ransom Canyon’s” second season course-corrects many of the mistakes of its first.
Cinema is My Calling Again: Nicolas Winding Refn on “Her Private Hell”
An interview with the director of Drive, Only God Forgives, and this week’s Her Private Hell.
Relive the Launch That Changed Gaming in “Halo: Campaign Evolved”
A review of the remake of Halo, one of the biggest games of all time.
HBO Max Spin-Off “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Wastes Clever Concept
The end of the world will probably be funnier.
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Keeps Boldly Swinging in Tone in Season 4
Time is running out for this particular crew to enjoy their time as a little space family, and it’ll be bittersweet when it’s finally over.
Fantasia 2026: Our Effed Up World, Zsazsa Zaturnnah, Dance Freak
Aliens, gay superheroes, and alt-comic rug-cutters stud our first dispatch from the festival.
