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• Sam Raimi’s survival horror comedy battle of the sexes “Send Help” is now available to watch at home.

  By Michelle Swope on April 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute shows that the gender wage gap has increased in the past year. On average, women are paid 18.6% less than men. In addition, protections meant to enforce equal employment and prevent discrimination… Read More ›

• “Flush” is an entertaining comedy thriller for those who can stomach it. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By justin waldman on April 16, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There is something about potty humor and potty horror that, if done right, works, and if it misses it by the slightest of margins, it becomes something irredeemable. Somehow, director Grégory Morin (Ultimate Zombie Feast) and screenwriter David Neiss (Noir… Read More ›

• Yûta Shimotsu’s sophomore film, cosmic horror “New Group,” challenges the meaning of “one of us.” [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 14, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Muno (Yo, right), he’s tall and friendly Foofa (Oh, hehehehehe), she’s pink and happy Brobee (Woah), the little green one Toodee (Yeah, woo), she likes to have fun Plex (Woah), a magic robot Let’s all come and play with DJ… Read More ›

• Conjugate the verb to go and pickup The Criterion Collection’s 4K release of Monty Python’s “Life of Brian.”

  By justin waldman on April 14, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Over the last few years, the comedy troupe known as Monty Python has made their 4K UHD debuts and every transfer thus far has looked incredible. Whether it be a standard amray for The Meaning of Life (1983) or a… Read More ›

• For those who came in late, “The Phantom” is bestowed a first-time 4K UHD with brand-new features via Kino Lorber.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 13, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Before comic films were cinematic, extended, or otherwise franchise driven, they were more often singular. It’s hard to believe given the proliferation of them today, however, before the 1990s, major studio cinematic comic adaptations were limited to Superman (1978) and… Read More ›

• Just a “Normal” nefariously good time. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 13, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Yea, and if some god shall wreck me in the wine-dark deep, even so I will endure… For already have I suffered full much, and much have I toiled in perils of waves and war. Let this be added to… Read More ›

• “We Bury the Dead” home release offers little incentive to purchase as it lacks special features.

  By AJ Friar on April 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  We Bury the Dead features a strong central performance from Daisy Ridley (Ophelia), but, unfortunately, that standout performance is not enough to elevate a film weighed down by familiar genre problems and uneven storytelling. While Ridley brings emotional commitment and… Read More ›

• Hot Contents: dark-tinged crime comedy “Chili Finger” may scald parents young and old. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 11, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  There are many weird things regarding the rules of storytelling and one of them is tied to the concept of reality. Unless one is dealing with space wizards and laser swords, orcs and elves, a certain adherence to what is… Read More ›

• Meet Me at the Movies: SXSW 2026 Breakouts & Hidden Gems

  By Douglas Davidson on April 11, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  SXSW 2026 ran from March 12th – 18th, 2026 and I had the pleasure of covering the festival once more. Accompanied by EoM Contributors Justin Waldman and AJ Friar, we screened 24 films and provided reviews for each. Out of… Read More ›

• Taratoa Stappard’s Māori gothic horror “Mārama” offers retribution and reclamation without making space for false righteousness. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 10, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua (I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past).” – A Māori proverb. There’s this strange belief coursing through some in the United States that European culture is being threatened by… Read More ›

• “Hamlet” is a fun shadow play of its own ambition.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on April 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Times are so tough that even Hamlet no longer dreams of shadows. Instead, as Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal; Bait) says of the Prince he dreamt his whole life of playing “Hamlet is someone who is grieving the illusion that… Read More ›

• “The Good Shepherd” Blu-ray release is better left to pasture.

  By Gabe Lapalombella on April 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Good Shepherd follows a young, dedicated, and occasionally merciless fictional CIA agent named Edward Wilson (Matt Damon). Tracking his early years at Yale in the secret Skull and Bones society to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the film… Read More ›

• Head back to 1987 with Paul Michael Glaser’s “The Running Man” on Blu-ray.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Most folks know a dystopia when they see one. It’s not all Escape from New York (1991), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), or The Hunger Games (2012); sometimes it looks exactly like your regular life does just with more distinct… Read More ›

• Stephen Fung’s wuxia comedy “Tai Chi Zero” is the latest addition to Imprint Film’s Imprint Asia sublabel.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s something about an ensemble cast that can make a movie. We’re talking from the lead actor to the barely there scene-stealers, the right collection of actors can elevate even the dullest of tales while they can send a strong… Read More ›

• Mona Fastvold’s musical drama “The Testament of Ann Lee” brings its hunger and thirst to home video.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Each award season brings frustration as a film that one loves (for any reason) doesn’t make it onto the short list — it gets snubbed. In a sea of talented performances, gifted crew, and dazzling creative leadership, there’s always going… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “Mermaid” filmmaker Tyler Cornack.

  By AJ Friar on April 8, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Led by Johnny Pemberton and featuring Robert Patrick, Kevin Nealon, and Avery Potemri, writer/director Tyler Cornack’s horror comedy Mermaid is an ode to Florida Man. In a brief five-minute conversation for EoM Presents, EoM Contributor AJ Friar chats with Cornack… Read More ›

• “Seekers of Infinite Love” provides little payoff for enduring a road trip with an estranged family of adults. [SXSW]

  By justin waldman on April 8, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  What were to happen if someone took the concept of losing a loved one, made it a road trip family drama comedy about deprogramming them, and applied it to a suicide cult? Well, for starters, it would be a cringe-inducing… Read More ›

• “The Man with the Big Hat” mirrors the style of its focal point, Steven Fromholz. [SXSW]

  By AJ Friar on April 8, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Documentarian Austin Sayre’s The Man with the Big Hat reintroduces audiences to the independent legend of country music, Steven Fromholz, name that, for many, has lived just outside the mainstream despite a songwriting legacy that quietly shaped the genre. Having… Read More ›

• “The Yeti” brings perfect creature feature excitement and personality for an entertaining venture.

  By AJ Friar on April 7, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Yeti feels like a lost midnight movie discovered in a vault and somehow rebuilt for modern audiences without losing any of the raw, unpredictable energy that made grindhouse creature features so memorable in the first place. It plays like… Read More ›

• Caleb Phillips’s sci-fi thriller “Imposters” demonstrates the cost of living an inauthentic life. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 7, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Victims; aren’t we all?” – Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) in The Crow (1990) The beauty and horror of life is that there’re many different ways to look at a situation. Because of this, whether it’s a massive life event or… Read More ›

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