Controversial ‘Blue Film’ Drops First Trailer
Elliot Tuttle's Blue Film hasn't had the traditional festival run. Even though it played the Edinburgh Film Festival last summer...
Emmys 2026: Will the Academy ‘Love’ JFK Jr. & Carolyn or Will Their Eyes Wander?
Joey and Megan kick off Emmys 2026 with a look at the early frontrunners as we head into the end...
‘anyone lived in a pretty how town’ Signals to the Preciousness of Life
A man excitedly slides on the ice in the middle of a bustling town square early on in Daniel Kreizberg's...
Dorian Theater Awards Announces Key Dates, New Categories for 4th Annual Ceremony
New York, N.Y.: GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced key dates and new categories for the 4th annual...
‘Late Shift’: An Absorbing Ward of Care
Dark blue nurse smocks hang high together as they travel the course of a dry cleaner's track in the opening...
SXSW: ‘My Brother’s Killer’ Dives Headfirst into a Shocking Underbelly of an Unsolved West Hollywood Slaying
"It could be anybody," says Marc Rabins about who might be responsible for the murder of his former lover, Billy...
The Peabody Awards to Honor Amy Poehler with Career Achievement Award
Athens, GA (March 18, 2026) - The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced today that multi-awardwinning actress and podcast host...
Miriam Silverman On the Relatable Rigidity of Florence for ‘Vladimir’
We all know a Florence...some of us might even be a Florence. What sets the real-life Florences apart from the...
‘Vladimir’: A Whip-Smart, Lusty Descent Into Desire
The first time that Rachel Weisz turned to look directly at the camera in Julia May Jones' Vladimir, I gasped....
Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Key 2027 Dates
Palm Springs, CA (March 6, 2026) — The Palm Springs International Film Society has announced that the 38th Palm Springs International Film Festival will...
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