Festivals & Awards
Locarno Film Festival 2025: 14 Films Commemorating Postwar Britain
A look at an incredible program from this year’s Locarno.
Locarno Film Festival 2025: Prejudice Across the Pond in “Pool of London” and “The Story of a Three-Day Pass”
On how two films capture racism abroad, including one that just played as a part of a Locarno retrospective.
Locarno Film Festival 2025: “Tabi to Hibi,” “Hair, Paper, Water…,” “Yakushima’s Illusion”
On three expressive films from Locarno, including the year’s winner of the Golden Leopard.
Locarno Film Festival 2025: Blue Heron, Dracula, Legend Of The Happy Worker
On a trio of daring new films that premiered at Locarno, including the latest from Radu Jude.
San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Aliens and Activations
A personal report from this year’s SDCC.
Fantasia 2025: A Grand Mockery, Every Heavy Thing, Anything That Moves
On three weird, avant-garde films that found purchase at this year’s festival.
Fantasia 2025: Mother of Flies, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, Foreigner
Three young women seek safety and purpose in the supernatural in three new titles from this year’s fest.
Cinema Femme Short Film Festival 2025: Highlights & Hope for the Future of Film
A report on the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, which unfolded last weekend at the Music Box in Chicago.
Fantasia 2025: The Serpent’s Skin, The Well, Sweetness
On three tales of girls coming of age in genre-specific circumstances at this year’s festival.
Fantasia 2025: I Am Frankelda, The Devil’s Bride, Cielo
On three works of folklore and magical realism out of this year’s fest.
Fantasia 2025: Terrestrial, Hold the Fort, Good Boy
On two horror comedies, and one very good dog, from this year’s festival.
KVIFF 2025: Awards and Wrap-Up
Reflecting on this year’s Karlovy Vary, from its celebrations to its bittersweet endings.
KVIFF 2025: Sand City, The Visitor, Better Go Mad in the Wild
Three films from the fest that reflect on the relationships between people, places, and meaning.
KVIFF 2025: Stellan Skarsgård on “Sentimental Value,” Ingmar Bergman, and Cinematic Empathy
The actor talks about his long-standing relationship to Czech cinema and some of his most memorable characters and collaborations.
Our 10 Most Anticipated Films of the 2025 Fantasia Film Festival
A preview of the scares and thrills to come at this year’s Quebec-based genre film fest.
KVIFF 2025: “Bidad” Director Soheil Beiraghi on Filming Undercover, Amplifying the Voices of Iranian Gen-Z Women
The Iranian director on his latest, life-affirming feature, which just premiered at the festival.
KVIFF 2025: Broken Voices, Out of Love, Don’t Call Me Mama
The films that have already screened around town see this year’s festival off to a characteristically strong start.
