Bigger than just an homage-filled tribute to the band Sly & the Family Stone, Questlove’s thesis is more nuanced and pointed than the average music documentary. Using Sly Stone as his subject, ...

Arcadian offers exactly what I want to see in an apocalyptic thriller. Terrifying creatures loom outside a small family’s remote farmhouse, waiting to consume them. Cleverly constructed traps and ...

The feeling of isolation can be painful, especially during the holidays. Even when surrounded by family and friends, a sense of disconnect can overpower an otherwise joyous occasion. In filmmaker ...

The fight for immortality descends into mayhem and murder in filmmaker Harley Wallen’s 2019 crime thriller Eternal Code. Six years after its release, the independent film still carries the same sense ...

In Pangea, triple threat filmmaker Mimi Davila captures the essence of a relationship in all of its raw and radical multitudes. As director, writer, and co-star, Mimi dissects the complexities of ...

Before The Truman Show became an Oscar-nominated film with undeniable cultural relevance, there was a real-life series that started it all. The year was 1998, and over 15 million people tuned in every ...

Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Or how about, anything at all? If so, then the new animated film Orion and the Dark is for you. Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, Orion and the Dark (now ...

Grief takes shape in many forms. It’s not always linear or rational, but no matter the expression, it’s always earnest. This delicate emotional state drives filmmaker Jack Serra‘s short film, ...

Two former high school classmates, one black and one white, explore a complicated familial history in director Louise Woehrle’s incredible documentary, A Binding Truth. What initially started out as a ...

A model undergoes a transformative journey that leads to a life-changing epiphany in the film Hello Beautiful. Based on Christine Handy’s bestselling novel Walk Beside Me, director Ziad H. Hamzeh‘s ...

In 2021, I travelled to Iceland to visit my now-husband, who was working with a high-profile band on their upcoming album. We stayed primarily in Reykjavík, except for a multi-day road trip through ...

An underdog story is usually an easy crowd favorite. Throw in a large cash prize, like Slumdog Millionaire, and you’ll no doubt have a box office winner. Director Samir Oliveros doesn’t stray far from ...