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"The Perfect Neighbor" Proves Reality is Scarier Than Fiction

This past January, the talk of the Sundance Film Festival was Geeta Gandbhir's The Perfect Neighbor , an American documentary about the murder of Ajike Owens. Murder documentaries are dime-a-dozen, but what makes Gandbhir's film so unique is that it's told almost exclusively via raw police bodycam footage over the course of two years. The film captured the attention of millions upon its arrival to Netflix on Friday, quickly shooting to the #1 spot on the platform. So let's ta

Rua Fay

Oct 204 min read

"The Twits:" A Gross-Out Disaster

In 1980, famed children's author, Roald Dahl wrote his novel, The Twits . A 87 page story about a comically wicked couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit who play devious tricks on each other as well as their pet monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps. To this day it is considered a British classic, receiving a royal commemorative postage stamp in 2012. Recently, The Twits was made into a Netflix animated film with a star-studded cast, premiering to millions on October 17th. But after polarizing crit

Rua Fay

Oct 203 min read

"The Black Phone 2" Forgets What Made the Original So Special

Back in 2021, I was working in an AMC theater in the suburbs of Boston when a new horror movie came out from Blumhouse. This film was Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone , and while nothing about it was particularly original, it stuck with me. At 17, I would spend my work shifts catching the last 20 minutes of movies before cleaning up spilt popcorn in the aisles, and to this day I think the third act of The Black Phone is one of the best in recent years. With a stellar unexp

Rua Fay

Oct 203 min read

Interview with Rachel Lee Goldenberg and Bill Parker of Hulu's "Swiped"

This year's Toronto International Film Festival was one for the books, with probably the most sprawling, diverse slate the festival has ever seen. Out of the hundreds of films that premiered at TIFF this year, one of them was Hulu's Swiped , a biopic about Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble and co-founder of Tinder. Starring Lily James and Dan Stevens, the film deals with the harassment Wolfe faced while at Tinder, and the obstacles she overcame to become part of the m

Rua Fay

Oct 197 min read

"The Woman in Cabin 10" - A Murder Mystery By Name Alone

It would seem for the past several years Hollywood has been in the midst of a murder mystery frenzy. Heralded in by the Knives Out franchise and sustained by – well that would also be the Knives Out franchise. Ever since 2019, the fingerprints of the murder mystery film have weighed heavy on the brains of cinematic audiences everywhere and Hollywood has certainly tried to fulfill those demands. There are the reliably quirky Knives Out mysteries courtesy of Rian Johnson, Kenne

Zachary Zanatta

Oct 193 min read

"Tron: Ares" — Glowing Visuals, Dim Returns

Disney's Tron changed the game when it first came out in 1982. Written by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie Macbird, it was bold, new, and had a unique visual style that turned it into a cult classic. Since the 80's audiences have witnessed the release of two additional films, Tron: Legacy in 2010 and this year's highly anticipated, Tron: Ares . Being the first franchise installment in fifteen years as well as including a star-studded cast, the pressure was on for Tron: Ares , bu

Rua Fay

Oct 173 min read

"Is This Thing On?" Bradley Cooper’s Joke Without a Punchline

This year's New York Film festival had no shortage of exciting new projects by some of the best creative minds the industry has to offer. This year, the film that received the honor of closing out the festival was Bradley Cooper's latest directorial project, Is This Thing On? starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern. But after just a few minutes of sitting in the theater, the question I found myself asking was, “Is this thing working?” After Cooper directed the formally adventu

Matt Haller

Oct 153 min read

Interview with Director, Tony Kaye

In 1998, the world was shook by a deeply disturbing crime drama that would soon join the club of films you watch once and never again. This film from nearly three decades ago was American History X by English director, Tony Kaye, who up until that point had been known for his prolific work in commercials and music videos, most notably for artists like Soul Asylum, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Johnny Cash. For the first time since 2011, Kaye is out with a new feature film:

Rua Fay

Oct 148 min read

"How to Shoot a Ghost:" A Lyrical Meditation on Mortality

This year's Venice Film Festival like always, introduced the world to a slate of new, incredible films by some of the entertainment industry's top figures. That's to be expected of one of the top film festivals in the world. While Venice is known for showing features, it also showcases a wide array of short films from around the world. This year, one of the most notable shorts was How to Shoot a Ghost by Eva H.D. and Academy Award winner, Charlie Kaufman. Marking a triumphan

Rua Fay

Oct 133 min read

"Anemone:" Too Little, Too Late.

In 2017, legendary actor Daniel Day-Lewis starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread , his last film before going into retirement. The news that he would no longer appear on screen came as a devastating blow to millions of film lovers, but luckily for them, this retirement would be short lived. This year's New York Film Festival saw the release of his latest project, Anemone , which he co-wrote with his son, Ronan, who served as the film's director. But after debuting w