Review by James Lindorf Animal attack films have a long and beloved history, going back over 60 years to Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” and 2026 has already delivered two entries in the genre with “Primal” and “Deep Water.” The latest comes from British director...
Review by James Lindorf The Bentonville Film Festival has built a reputation for championing stories that Hollywood too often overlooks, and “Welcome to the Fishbowl” fits that mission perfectly. Written and directed by Sheryl Glubok, a Stanford and...
Greetings again from the darkness. Making its world premiere at this year’s Dances With Films LA is the first feature film from writer-director Jay Diaz, whose previous credits include numerous short films, videos, and TV episodes. Himself a first generation...
Review by Adam Courtliff A good romcom should make you laugh, cry, and everything in between whilst rooting for love to prevail. While Netflix’s latest attempt at finding the next classic in the genre, Voicemails for Isabelle, certainly has some of the magic...
Greetings again from the darkness. Writer-director Haifaa Al-Monsour (MARY SHELLEY, 2017; WADJA, 2012) will always be referred to as a trailblazer, and the label was earned by becoming the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia to direct a feature length...
Opening night feature at 2026 Dances With Films LA Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes I believe the best use of cinema is in proving the old adage, ‘truth is stranger than fiction’. Combining that with the mission of Dances With Films to remain a...
Greetings again from the darkness. It’s been thirty-one years since I sat stunned in the movie theater after being first introduced to Woody, Buzz, and the entire gang of Pixar toys. It was the year BRAVEHEART won five Oscars and TOY STORY, which marked a...
Review by Adam Courtliff Horror movies coming out of Australia are fast becoming some of the very best in the genre. Just in the last couple of years audiences have been treated to the sick and twisted minds of some of the country’s most exciting directors, and in...
Review by Adam Courtliff There are very few franchises in cinematic history that hold a place in the hearts of audiences quite like Toy Story. Across four films spanning more than three decades, Pixar's beloved toys have seen the first generation of fans...
Review by James Lindorf We are right in the middle of The Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary, which began last September. The year-long event celebrates the original 1985 Famicom release with new games and the release of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” It...