
‘Vulcanizadora’ Review: A Wild, Weird-Out Buddy Film That Travels in Shocking Directions
The latest movie from Michigan-based auteur Joel Potrykus, Vulcanizadora initially operates as an off-kilter and increasingly uneasy buddy film before recasting into another form altogether, with its two distinctive sections united by ideas built around a duo of fallen men and their disempowerment in the face of the modern world.

‘A Vanishing Fog’ Review: SXSW-Winning Eco-Parable Excavates the Fading Highlands of Colombia
For his latest feature, Colombian filmmaker Augusto Sandino channels the traditions of Magic Realism to assemble a dreamlike (or nightmarish) eco-parable that fictionalizes the annihilation of one of the country's last untamed landscapes and the tribulations of those who call it home.

‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: A Familiar Fairytale Reimagined with Gross Out Body Horror
For her feature debut, Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt channels her own feminine experiences to focus on a perspective in the iconic fairytale Cinderella that is typically skewed villainously, culminating with an entertaining work of body horror that oscillates between heartbreaking and disgusting.

‘The Teacher’ Review: Saleh Bakri Commands a Potent Social Realist Drama Set in Palestine’s West Bank
Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi's feature debut tracks a resistance fighter-turned-teacher who forms a deep connection with one of his students following a sudden tragedy.

‘Việt and Nam’ Review: Trương Minh Quý Exhumes the Perpetual Ghosts of His Home Country
Truong’s Cannes-premiering latest work uniquely explores the Vietnamese spirit and its modern history, working as a singular spin on a ghost story wrapped in a heartbreaking romantic drama.

‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: Personal Agency Examined through a Sobering Tennis Drama
Belgian filmmaker Leonardo Van Dijl's Cannes-premiering debut feature stars non-professional actor/tennis player Tessa Van den Broek as a rising talent whose career is thrown into a tailspin when her favorite coach is accused of sexual misconduct.

‘Mickey 17’ Review: Bong Joon Ho is BACK, Baby!
Since his 2020 Best Picture winner Parasite, fans old and new have patiently anticipated Bong’s follow-up. Wait no longer because Mickey 17 is finally here in all its brilliant, hilarious, and spectacular glory.

‘Oceans Are the Real Continents’ Review: A Striking Black and White Elegy for the Lives Left Behind in Contemporary Cuba
Italian filmmaker Tommaso Santambrogio’s latest captures the isolation of Cuba’s inhabitants through a lyrical triptych representing the nation’s past, present, and future.

‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Review: Family Vacation Leads to Ruination in a Thorny, Alluring French Thriller
The feature debut from Prague-based Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand, Endless Summer Syndrome compellingly probes a seemingly normal upper-middle-class French family to explore the mistrust and deceit that lies just below the surface.

‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing Completes His Seminal “Youth” Trilogy
For the finale piece of his expansive "Youth" Trilogy, the Chinese documentarian again returns to the proletariat subjects employed in the garment workshops of Zhili, this time framing them within the context of the larger world outside of their relentless working conditions.

‘Green Night’ Review: Fan Bingbing Returns to the Silver Screen in an Atmospheric but Flimsy Neo-Noir Thriller
Chinese writer-director Han Shuai probes a traditionally masculine genre with a decidedly female touch, building her sophomore feature's narrative around two women who turn to the seedy crime world of Seoul to escape the men who control them.

‘Daaaaaalí!’ Review: Quentin Dupieux Pays Homage to One of the 20th Century’s Kookiest Personalities
In a playful ode to his idols, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, Dupieux concocts one of the best films of his increasingly prolific career.

‘Sleep’ Review: A Picturesque Family Is Woken by an Unseen Evil in Jason Lu’s Debut Horror Flick
Shifting between expectations and subversions of the horror genre, Lu's first-time feature might be scary enough to keep you awake tonight.

‘The Substance’ Review: Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley Go for Broke in a Daringly Disgusting Satire Concerning the Absurdity of Modern Beauty Standards
Coralie Fargeat's Cannes-winning sophomore feature pulls out all the stops to serve up an absolutely unforgettable work of body horror that will make you squirm and scream despite its, at times, frustrating ideas.

‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: A Pitch-Black Tale of Working Class Anguish Crafted With Formalist Superiority
Relentless in its quest to portray the horrors of society's castaways, The Girl with the Needle takes inspiration from one of Denmark's most infamous female criminals to build its grimly singular vision.

‘Red Rooms’ Review: Pascal Plante’s Latest Tackles the Shadiest Corners of the Dark Web
Precisely crafted and emboldened by its gruesome subject matter, Red Rooms works with brilliance to understand society's ongoing fascination with violent crime.

‘Red Island’ Review: Youth Blooms as Colonialism Wilts in 1970s Madagascar
In his follow-up to the critically lauded 2017 film BPM (Beats Per Minute), French writer-director Robin Campillo spectacularly excavates his own childhood experiences growing up in post-colonial Africa.

‘Happy Campers’ Review: Amy Nicholson Documents the Final Summer of a Working Class Paradise
Through her subjective and intimate approach to her latest work, the Baltimore native builds a beautifully emotional portrait of place and its inextricable connections to memory and community.

‘Sebastian’ Review: Fiction and Reality Collide in the Latest Work From Queer Filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä
Operating with absorbing levels of sensuality and melancholy–– often simultaneously –– Mäkelä's sophomore effort portrays a solemn and insightful image of contemporary queer culture, as shown through the arresting eyes of the film’s central character.

‘Sisi & I’ Review: Sandra Hüller Stars as the Lady-In-Waiting to One of European History’s Most Iconic Empresses
Through Frauke Finsterwalder's rule-bending arrangement of a historical account, the German director successfully conveys Empress Elisabeth of Austro-Hungary’s essence as a contemporary woman, even 120+ years after her death.