10 Movies to Watch If You Liked ‘Weapons’ (2025)
2025 has been an extraordinary year for the horror genre. Between Ryan Coogler’s epic vampire fable “Sinners,” the timely techno-thriller…
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The Autonomy of Sound in Ghatak – Part I: Sound, Silence, and Partition in ‘Subarnarekha’
Cinema suffers from the tyranny of the visual. Here, the sound always takes a backseat. The cinematic apparatus presents a…
A Trilogy of Grief: Cinema as Catharsis
There is a very particular type of silence that fills the cinema after certain movies end. There’s no restless shuffling…
Good News (Gut Nuiuseu, 2025) Movie Review: A Sharp Acerbic Intersection Of Ruthless Satire and Political Paranoia
Many of the funniest films ever made succeeded by making light of subgenres that are otherwise used to make serious…
Peacock (2025) Movie Review: Tragicomedy about a Rent-A-Friend Employee Analyzes the Depths of Human Experience
Bernhard Wenger’s feature film debut, “Peacock” (Original Title: “Pfau – Bin ich echt?,” 2025), takes a satirical approach to follow…
Bugonia (2025) Movie Review: An Acidic Enraged Look at Dehumanization with Ruthless Black Comedy
“Bugonia” (2025) may be a remake of the South Korean science fiction comedy “Save The Green Planet!,” but the righteous…
SNL Cold Open: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Reunite for Sharp Political Satire
Saturday Night Live opened its 51st season with a cold open that reassembled familiar faces and pushed political satire back…
The French Italian (2025) Movie Review: An NYC-Set Comedy that’s Strictly Limited to its Quirky Premise
Rachel Wolther’s “The French Italian” (2025) follows an NYC-based couple who get so tired of their noisy neighbors that they…
She Loved Blossoms More (2025) Movie Review: Grief, Madness, and Psychedelica
Horror is the perfect vehicle for the exploration of grief. After all, this unavoidable sentiment can creep in like a…