Before I fully look toward 2026, it’s time for the Tenth Annual Sticky List! If you’re unfamiliar with the Sticky List, these are the films which made me want to watch, rewatch, discuss, and share. While several films on my… Read More ›
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15 Films to Track Down in 2026.
One of the great joys of exploring cinema is the opportunity to see films from around the world. Sometimes that includes seeing films before they receive wider distribution, which allows for the opportunity to herald a film’s arrival. What follows… Read More ›
37 Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 films we hope to experience.
July 2025 includes the 29th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival and Elements of Madness is delighted to be covering the esteemed fest for the sixth time. EoM Founder Douglas Davidson and EoM Contributors Justin Waldman and AJ Friar are… Read More ›
Halfway Through 2025: The 28 Best Films of 2025 So Far.
It’s July and that means we’re closer to 2026 than we are the start of 2025. Even better, it means that many of the films that released in the first half of 2025 are likely more available than you realize…. Read More ›
18 Overlook Film Festival 2025 films to get your fright on.
For the third year in a row, Elements of Madness will officially be covering The Overlook Film Festival and, as the sole member of the team “attending,” I thought I’d offer up a few recommendations of what to check out… Read More ›
The McManus Brothers’s “Redux Redux” explores grief as an ouroboros through a multiversal sci-fi thriller. [SXSW]
There was a time when the concept of a multiverse was left to modern philosophy and creative writing as the idea of worlds on top of worlds separated by frequency, many like our own except for the tiniest of differences,… Read More ›
25 SXSW 2025 films that spark my curiosity.
For the fifth year in a row, Elements of Madness will officially be covering SXSW and this time I’m covering it solo! Excited as I am, I thought I’d put together a list of the films I’m hoping to cover… Read More ›