Congo Boy Review: A Coming-of-Age Drama Torn Between Two Worlds | CIFF 2026
★★★☆☆ Rafiki Fariala makes his narrative feature debut with Congo Boy, a coming-of-age drama that is off-balance, torn between the […]
Conversations With The Sea Review [Filmfest Hamburg 2026]: Muayad Alayan Crafts a Compelling Family Drama
★★★½☆ Conversations With The Sea is a compelling and insightful family drama that utilizes time and circumstance as an elevated
Appotenlacs Review: Bloody AI Horror Finds a Fresh Angle Despite an Uneven Execution
★★★☆☆ Chris Marrs Piliero makes his directorial debut with Appotenlacs, a horror film that is stylish and bloody. Baptized in
Paper Ghost Review — A Visually Driven Meditation on Grief and Isolation
★★★★☆ Paper Ghost, a short film written and directed by Vivek Pranavamurthi, explores grief, anger, and isolation. The short but
Kansas Bowling Talks Cuddly Toys, Provocation, and the Art of Exploitation
Cuddly Toys operates somewhere between fiction, documentary and exploitation cinema, deliberately blurring the boundaries between staged reality and something that
Funk Review — CIFF 2026
★★★★½ Aly Muritiba’s latest film, Funk, is an electrifying insight into the MC funk scene of Rio’s favelas. Capturing an
Little Doors Review — Fantastic Fest 2026
★★★☆☆ Little Doors is an obscure and insightful dark comedy that is dry, odd, and peculiarly hilarious. Anthony Oberbeck makes
Janur Ireng Is a Ritualistic Horror That Struggles to Find Its Vision — Fantastic Fest 2026
★★½☆☆ Kimo Stamboel’s latest film, Janur Ireng, recently played at Fantastic Fest. A prequel horror story that works as a
Ghost in the Cell Review: A Bloody, Political Exploitation Romp | Fantastic Fest 2026
★★★★☆ Joko Anwar’s Ghost in the Cell is a dark comedy and body horror film that leans heavily into its
Jollyface Review: A Messy, Unfocused Horror-Thriller | Fantastic Fest 2026
★★☆☆☆ Jollyface is a horror-thriller that lacks execution, vision, and a coherent story. The film follows Blair, a woman whose