Shadows of the Pious: Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus and the Resurrection of Queer Horror
In the landscape of modern cinema, the horror genre has long served as a jagged mirror, reflecting the anxieties of the era back at its audience. From the Cold War paranoia of The Thing to the subtextual closeted turmoil of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2:…
The Last Hurrah of the World’s Greatest "Knuckleheads": An Audience with Jeff Tremaine
As the dust settles on two and a half decades of controlled chaos, broken bones, and iconic, low-brow imagery, the Jackass franchise finds itself at a poignant crossroads. With the release of Jackass: Best and Last (2026), the creative team behind the…
The Return of the Wayans: Inside the Meta-Satire of Scary Movie (2026)
In the landscape of modern cinema, few franchises have possessed the cultural volatility and commercial staying power of Scary Movie. Twenty-five years after the original film shattered box office records, the Wayans family has returned to the genre they…
The Return of the Mumblecore Maestro: Joe Swanberg on ‘The Sun Never Sets’ and Navigating a Changed Indie Landscape
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on March 16, 2026, following the premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival. The Independent Film Company will release the film in limited theaters on Friday, August 28, 2026, with a wider…
From Classroom to Cinema: How The Los Angeles Film School is Shaping the Future of Entertainment
In the high-stakes, fast-paced world of global media, the gap between a passionate enthusiast and a professional filmmaker is often measured by technical proficiency, industry networking, and a deep understanding of the machinery that powers the…
The Architecture of Desire: Georgia Bernstein’s Night Nurse and the New Subversive Cinema
In the landscape of contemporary independent film, where festivals like Sundance often drift toward the comfortable gravity of safe, narrative-driven dramas, Georgia Bernstein’s Night Nurse (2026) arrives as a jagged, provocative outlier. Premiering in…
The 78th Emmy Awards: A Seismic Shift in the Television Landscape
The television industry’s most prestigious night, the 78th Emmy Awards, has set the stage for a September showdown that promises to redefine the hierarchy of prestige television. Announced this morning by Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller,…
Full Sail University Dominates 2026 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films: A New Benchmark for Student Filmmaking
In an unprecedented sweep of the 2026 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program, Full Sail University has cemented its reputation as a powerhouse of collegiate cinematic talent. By securing the prestigious Red Ribbon Panel Grand Prize, the Cinemark Fan Favorite…
Fragments of a Fractured Land: Lana Daher’s Do You Love Me and the Archive of Memory
In the landscape of contemporary documentary filmmaking, few works manage to capture the elusive, haunting nature of collective trauma as viscerally as Lana Daher’s debut feature, Do You Love Me (2026). A kaleidoscopic, 76-minute assemblage of seven…
The Resurrection of a Downtown Legend: How No Picnic Captured the Soul of a Vanishing New York
In the pantheon of New York independent cinema, certain films serve as time capsules—vivid, celluloid records of a city that no longer exists. Yet, few have experienced a trajectory as improbable, or as triumphant, as Phil Hartman’s No Picnic (1986). A…
