‘Hell Fest’ Provides a Halloween Haunt Experience Without Leaving the House
“‘Hell Fest’ is the perfect watch for Halloween — equal parts scary, funny and fun — and it’s ideal for anybody who doesn’t mind leaving their house for a haunt.”
Review: Ángel Gómez Hernández’s ‘Crawlers’
“‘Crawlers’ is a nerve-rattler in the most visceral sense.”
London Film Festival Review: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’
“‘The Debut’ never shakes off the condescending attitude towards its lead, making for a film that’s funny in the moment but harder to justify afterwards.”
London Film Festival Review: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’
“‘Artificial’ only falls short when it’s placed in the shadow of the inescapable comparison to ‘The Social Network’ that will always be unflattering.”
Review: Ankur Hooda’s ‘The Calf Doll’
“‘The Calf Doll’ finds a strange beauty in a landscape caught between agrarian rhythms and industrial expansion, where the struggle to preserve a livelihood becomes inseparable from the desire to hold on to a vanishing way of life.”
Review: Brian Duffield’s ‘Whalefall’
“‘Whalefall’ sinks before it can swim, drowning in its own tedium far ahead of its descent underwater.”
An Interview with ‘Herland’ Filmmaker Kallol Mukherjee
‘Herland’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2026 documentary with director Kallol Mukherjee.
Review: Alison Reid’s ‘The Art of Adventure’
“‘The Art of Adventure’ creates a pretty picture as a travel-themed film about trailblazin’ naturalists, but a documentarian must always spend some time rollin’ in the mud.”
Review: Julia Kowalski’s ‘Her Will Be Done’
“Charged by ‘devil within’ energy and two marvelous lead performances, ‘Her Will Be Done’ announces the arrival of another French auteur.”
Review: Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’
”’Primetime’ is worth a watch, but it shouldn’t be considered the end of the “conversation” nor entertainment.”
An Interview with ‘Babita Singh Reporting’ Director Ambiecka Pandit
‘Babita Singh Reporting’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2026 Amazon movie with director Ambiecka Pandit.
Review: Macon Blair’s ‘Idiots’
“With ‘Idiots,’ Blair cements himself as an up-and-coming provocateur. Moving forward, it’s best to let go of cinematic imitations to build the voices of today while always remaining uninhibited.”
Review: Kallol Mukherjee’s ‘Herland’
“‘Herland’ is less about emancipation achieved than emancipation practiced.”
Review: Anmol Sidhu’s ‘Flowers of Acacia’
“‘Flowers of Acacia’ is unflinching in showing how humiliation can become ordinary… “
An Interview with ‘Phera’ Filmmaker Pritha Chakraborty
‘Phera’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2026 movie with director Pritha Chakraborty.
An Interview with ‘Noi Kotha’ Filmmaker Pankaj Borah
‘Noi Kotha’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Pankaj Borah.
Review: Destin Daniel Cretton’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
“‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ thwips back into the hearts of Marvel enthusiasts, fanning the flames of both consumers and investors alike.”
Review: Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’
“Eli Roth’s exercises in bad taste are always more tiresome than they are provocative, and his latest effort ‘Ice Cream Man’ is no different…”
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough: ‘Rush Hour 2’ at 25
“With the exception of ‘Addams Family Values’ (1993), you’d be hard pressed to find a sequel that improves on the original film more successfully than ‘Rush Hour 2.'”
Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’
“‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ never subverts expectations, which is further proof that Kurosawa’s skill as a genre craftsman extends far beyond his horror comfort zone.”