Oakland TikTok Kink and Unpacking Consent: “Babygirl” Brings A Complicated Narrative Erotic thriller or age-gap rom-com gone wrong? “Babygirl” fails to bring the heat, and worse, simplifies and stupefies complex sexuality, instead offering insipid regurgitations of pulpy tropes. Vita Hewitt 13 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Prof/Filmmaker: The Green’s Not Just About Fun Documentarian weighs in on public space debate in a city's central square. Ghost Concierge 8 Jan 2025 · 9 min read
Oakland Risk Taking Pays Off Jacques Audiard’s new film is the kind that goes just a bit beyond its story, causing one to think about it long after leaving the theater. Agustín Maes 6 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
All Over Basement Vapes Gen Z and millennial critics weigh on on the new Bob Dylan biopic Multiple authors 1 Jan 2025 · 7 min read
Detroit A Greasy, Bloody Good Christmas I always thought going against the traditional grain on the holidays made me a bad person. Turns out, I've been lying to myself for a long time. Ryan Patrick Hooper 26 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
All Over Our Anthropomorphic Connection Shines in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Jamil Ragland 24 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Rumors, Secrets, and Conspirations The Pope has died and it’s time for the convening of one of those rarest of events. This movie is a banger--smart, tension-filled, and full of surprises. Agustín Maes 3 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
All Over Threats Have Consequences Disney makes true transformation possible in Moana 2. Jamil Ragland 2 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Wicked Wonders: What's The Harm in Some Charm? "Wicked" makes an old story sing; the sequel will determine how Hollywood channels the horror. Juliana Tedeschi 25 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Tulsa Godzilla Really Is That Big The tone of the film offered a stark contrast to the rock ‘em sock ‘em Godzilla who’s come to fight the likes of King Kong in multi-million-dollar spectacles. Mitch Gilliam 22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Vintage Saturday Morning: Cartoons & Cereal at The New Parkway Theater A nostalgic escape: Every Saturday morning, this Oakland cinema opens its doors to a group of us "grown-up kids" craving that sweet throwback with a modern twist. Vita Hewitt 22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford How An Alcoholic Asshole Made Me Cry The new film The Outrun gets past the cliches about substance abuse and recovery. Jamil Ragland 8 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Like It Or Not, Wing Bowl Wows The only thing more spectacular than Wing Bowl itself might be the Wing Bowl movie. Nora Grace-Flood 29 Oct 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland The Strike: The Fight for Freedom Behind Bars The Strike, a documentary by Berkeley grad filmmakers Joebill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey, screened to a sold-out and enthusiastic audience at The Grand Lake Theatre on October 23rd. Fred Noland 28 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Drunk on Film(s) Drunken Film Fest Oakland strikes again. Shorts from near and far served up with your favorite brews. Sarah Bass 23 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Gory Substance We say body horror, I believe, because we have no better words. The production’s heavy use of intricate prosthetics exaggerate the horror that is a human form, with silicone rearing its ugly head in an unexpected ways for Hollywood. Sarah Bass 22 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Holocaust Morality Tale, With One Hitch In the film White Bird, wolves bring individual culpability into focus. Jamil Ragland 21 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Go Fish, Yale Film Archive The 1994 film Go Fish opens in a classroom where the teacher asks the class to make a list of “women that you think are lesbians or that you know are lesbians.” Karen Ponzio 17 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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