A pitch-dark comedic thriller that was named “Best Film of 2024” by the French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, Misericordia blends a small-town homecoming with an absurdist murder mystery — all while dropping us into the gorgeously-rendered world of the director’s hometown of director’s native Occitanie, a popular French tourist attraction. From The Irish Times‘
An absurdly funny indie adventure comedy starring Chloe Sevigny as an on-camera personality, Magic Farm follow an “edgy” Brooklyn-based documentary crew that travels to Argentina for a story about a local musician, only to end up in the wrong country attempting to “trend spot” as they exploit the locals. It’s a sly satire from Amalia
In the wake of the surprisingly well-received 2022 film Prey, co-director Dan Trachtenberg took on this animated anthology version of the franchise, with each chapter following a powerful warrior during a different point in time—a Viking, a ninja, and a WWII pilot—as they fall prey to the monstrous beasts. It’s far from an indie, of course,
Now streaming (for $20), queue this one up for an adrenaline rush or a date night fix. Ballerina introduces a sexy new chapter with a new protagonist in the form of ballerina-assassin Eve (Ana De Armas), who has deep ties to the powerful criminal organization known as Ruska Roma (a very fictionalized version of a
Twin gangster brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) try and escape their troubles by returning to their hometown in Mississippi to open a nightclub, only to face something more terrifying than the racism of the deep south: a vampire invasion. With a nod to Southern folklore and a blend of humor and horror, Ryan
A timely and darkly comedic satire with characters you’ll recognize from the headlines, Mountainhead comes from the man behind HBO’s Emmy-winning juggernaut “Succession,” Jesse Armstrong. The story pivots around a social media platform owner, Venis, and his three billionaire friends who gather for a poker weekend — just as Venis’s company releases an AI that
One of Hong Kong’s top-grossing films is this slick action thriller combined with a legal drama that’s inspired by an actual 2016 drug trafficking case. The story follows a man who falsely pleads guilty after being framed, and the cop-turned-prosecutor who’s convinced of his innocence, risking his career — and his life — to bring
A psychological horror film with standout performances, Bring Her Back isn’t just about summoning the dead, it’s about confronting the parts of ourselves we lose in the process. The Philippou brothers have crafted a film that dares to ask whether the true horror lies in what we’re willing to do in the name of love.
With the hype dating back to last summer’s Olympics, Tom Cruise finally returns to wrap up Ethan Hunt’s action hero story with an emotional, high-stakes crescendo — one that ties together several threads and answers long-gestating questions. The plot is timely as Hunt faces down an AI known as “Entity” that threatens to take control
A slice of cultural history that began in the early 1970s, critics have embraced this definitive documentary about the unlikely duo aptly described as “the first rock ‘n’ roll comedians.” The archival footage includes a throwback interview at the Playboy Mansion’s grotto, just to give you a sense, and it manages to capture the essence