Emotionally Gripping ‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Showcases Effort to Save Ukraine’s Most Powerless Residents
Joshua Zeman's Checkpoint Zoo offers an edge-of-your-seat perspective from the heroes out to save Ukraine's most helpless creatures. It's a...
Review: Laugh-Filled ‘Naked Gun’ Reintroduces Us to an Actor Who Was MADE for this Material: Pamela Anderson
Akiva Schaffer's The Naked Gun comes up big on laughs, even if its aim isn't on par with the original,...
‘Amy Bradley Is Missing’ Podcast: A Deep Dive into Netflix’s Documentary Series About a Missing Woman and Misplaced Memories
In a very special Contending at the Water Cooler podcast, Megan McLachlan is joined by Miami Film Festival Director of...
Review: ‘Oh, Hi!’ Asks Which Came First: The F***boy or the Crazy Woman?
Sophie Brooks' Oh, Hi! offers the summer's second fresh take on the modern romantic comedy. "Fuckboy": A man, typically straight,...
River Valley Film Festival Celebrates Its Baseball Roots with ‘Rap Dixon: Beyond Baseball,’ Screens Crowd-Pleasing Breakout ‘American Comic’
Megan McLachlan is in Williamsport, Pa., for the inaugural River Valley Film Festival, taking place July 18 through 20. The...
[VIDEO] Geena Davis Talks Bentonville Film Festival Standards, Working With First-Time Female Directors Like Zoë Kravitz
Geena Davis sat down with The Contending to chat about selecting films for the Bentonville Film Festival and working on...
SCAD Lacoste Film Festival Brings Legendary Filmmakers and Rising Stars to the Heart of Provence
LACOSTE, FRANCE — June 30, 2025 — The fourth annual SCAD Lacoste Film Festival celebrated excellence in film last week with...
Bentonville Film Festival: Lucy Liu Delivers a Career-Best Performance in ‘Rosemead’
Megan McLachlan continues her coverage of the Bentonville Film Festival with a visit from Elmo, a Sesame Street documentary, and...
Bentonville Film Festival, Led by Geena Davis, Announces Winners of 11th Annual Festival
(Bentonville, AR) (June 21, 2025) Today, the Bentonville Film Foundation, in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola,...
Bentonville Film Festival Screens ‘O Horizon,’ ‘Adult Children,’ & Cult Drama ‘Abigail Before Beatrice’
Megan McLachlan is in Bentonville, Arkansas to cover the 11th annual Bentonville Film Festival. Ever since I covered the Napa...
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