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Festivals & Awards
Telluride 2026: Alpha Gang, The Liberation, The Idiots
On three very different films from this year’s Colorado event.
Fatherland
Elegantly told and rich in meaning, “Fatherland” is a beautifully derived piece of heartbreaking art.
Tenzing
On the surface, it’s an adventure flick, but the story has spiritual and emotional depth that gives Tenzing’s life mission universal resonance.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Unafraid of executing its simple formula: Let the actors carry the film.
Gentle Monster
Centering the plot on those affected, as opposed to those who commit crimes, gives voice to an increasingly common, complex experience.
Venice Film Festival 2026: Ink, Moragheb, Too Much Sugar
On three Venice premieres, including the latest from Danny Boyle and Robert Greene.
Everest: The Other Side
A gripping account of an obsessive climb, driven by grief and a need for catharsis.
My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile
Taken as a 10-part whole, it’s one of the most remarkable studies of the amplified rollout of fascism in film history.
Wild Horse Nine
Some of the best acting ever done by Malkovich, Rockwell and Buscemi, and one wickedly quotable line after another.
Colony
It’s gloopy, gory, and greasy, which is all you might want from a zombie movie. But it feels like it wants to do more, and comes up short in the bargain.
Locarno Film Festival 2026: 17 Urgent Hollywood Blacklist Films
A look at the daring retrospective program from this year’s Locarno.
Locarno 2026: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming, Hearing, Bruton
Two competition gems and a major whiff playing Locarno.
Locarno 2026: Nowhere To Lay My Eyes, At Night, Nobody’s Violence
On three films from this year’s festival that grapple with mortality.
Locarno 2026: Objet A, Tear Gas, Fire Flower (Hanabi)
On three elusive films from this year’s festival.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
It’s a film that owes equal debts to “Sunset Blvd.” and “Jason X,” which means it’s pretty special.
Fantasia 2026: Wrapping Up
Reflections on this year’s genre festival, and some highlights we haven’t mentioned yet.
Live Long and Prosper: A Personal Journey through the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con
Star Trek, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Air Bud Returns – there’s nothing quite like Comic-Con.
Fantasia 2026: Ferine, The Eyes, The Mutation
Tales of identity and becoming take both gory and gossamer forms in this latest dispatch from the fest.
