Sometimes adapting a novel that is non-linear and with multiple characters intertwined is a daunting task, but Benjamin Naishtat (Puan) decided not only to adapt and direct the adaptation of Hernan Ronsino’s pseudo-gangster coming-of-age story focused on a group of… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: The movie In Alaska deals with suicidal ideation and attempts to inflict self-harm. The newest outing from writers/directors Vinnie Karetak (The Boys) and Jaap van Heusden (The Man from Rome) is definitely a tough watch, and one that… Read More ›
Do you find yourself craving video games but either don’t have the time/patience/energy to sink into a console and game? Or do you just prefer to watch your favourite YouTuber rip through the new Call of Duty and watch them… Read More ›
Filmmaker Katie Harbin has two short films that recently played at the Asheville Film Festival: Going Home and CSI: Crazy B!*#h. EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning attended the fest and met Harbin, and the two later connected for an extended… Read More ›
It’s TIFF-MAS again and, as usual, there is *way* too much to see and not enough time to see it. While on the ground for the third year running for Elements of Madness, I’ll be navigating films as things change,… Read More ›
When a movie gives the vibes of The Evil Dead (1981) meets Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) (sans music), it sets a high bar for itself and it is a letdown if it just doesn’t reach that height. However, there… Read More ›
Mixing genres is a frequent and sometimes dangerous proposition. We’re not talking about mixing romance with comedy or horror with thriller elements (though there is a science to this, as well), but films which incorporate seemingly desperate genres like yakuza… Read More ›
What is “happiness”? Is it freedom; the ability to be your own boss? Is it creativity; the ability to pursue your vision at all times? Is it divine; to either consume whatever prey you like or see your enemies crushed… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: As a war film, there are obviously going to be presentations of conflict that involve physical violence. There is also a minor, yet significant storyline involving sexual assault that may be difficult for sensitive viewers. Under the guise… Read More ›
Having its world premiere in the Septentrion Shadows section of Fantasia International Film Festival 2026, Home Bodies, written by Adrian Murray (Retrograde) and Marcus Sullivan (Withdrawn) and directed by Casey Walker (A Little Bit Zombie), ensures audiences want to do… Read More ›
What does it mean to be strong? What does it mean to hold power? Is it the means to defeat a thousand foes and to draw fear from opposition *or* is it to be able to protect all who matter… Read More ›
Filmmaker Mark H. Rapaport’s (Hippo) second feature, Godhead, proves that there is something cooking on the indie scene that needs to be experienced more and more by audiences so that more directors and screenwriters like him can find a wider… Read More ›
There’s a saying that “truth is stranger than fiction” and that’s because reality has no editor or studio rep calling something too unbelievable to remain in the script. Right now, what’s happening in the world, specifically within the United States,… Read More ›
No matter how well off we think we are, each of us are one bad day away from mountains of debt. This is especially true in areas where medical bills can mount, forcing people to make choiceless choices regarding what… Read More ›
In 2017, director Kang Yun-sung’s based-on-a-true-story The Outlaws introduced audiences to Detective Ma (Don Lee), colloquially known as “Beast Cop” for the way he resolves conflicts within his district with his power-packed fists. Watching Ma tackle Chinese gangsters trying to… Read More ›
I first got to discover director Hanna Bergholm with her debut film, Hatching, in 2022 as part of virtual Sundance, and instantly fell in love with her direction, writing, and prowess. So, when it was announced that Hanna and her… Read More ›
Harrison Atkins’s Sour Minnows is an experimental film in an unconventional sense of the definition, with a very loose and whimsical plot. It doesn’t feel anything like a Stan Brakhage (Dog Star Man) movie (depending on how that makes you… Read More ›
“And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We’ll be holding on forever And we’ll only be making it right ‘Cause we’ll never be wrong Together, we can… Read More ›
“You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business; we in the killin’ Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin’.” – Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds (2009) There are a few things in cinema that most audiences agree on:… Read More ›
What does it mean to live an honorable life? Is it honoring yourself? Honoring your community? Existing by a code? These may sound like old-fashioned queries, the sort of things that warriors or soldiers asked themselves when written by poets,… Read More ›