Oakland Chickens in Revolt: Lessons on Socialism in the Park This kids’ movie is not only fun and funny, but showcases organized community in resistance to the destructive forces of despotic greed. Agustín Maes 8 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Baton Rouge Add Prairie Lands To The Climate List Jillian Godshall's "Louisiana Grass Roots" highlights a preservation/rescue effort Serena Puang 5 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Mentorship And Community Make ‘In The Red’ An Inspiration ‘In The Red’ offers a glimmer of hope in the still-beating heart of civilization with a decidedly Oakland local take. Frederick Noland 1 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Philadelphia A Midsummer Night's Fever Dream Shakespeare's favorite characters try to free themselves from the shackles of their author's imagination in a hard-to-follow DIY-film project. Clay Davies 28 Sep 2025 · 2 min read
Hartford Don't Shoot Documentary shows the possibilities, if not complete, of talking out differences. Jamil Ragland 26 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Orchestra Brings ’80s Slasher To Life National "Evil Dead in Concert" tour highlights a genre classic and the importance of a movie's score. Jisu Sheen 24 Sep 2025 · 5 min read
New Haven Silent Movie, Heavy Metal, City Relics Lost in New Haven Museum hosts a screening of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" with live pit band Jisu Sheen 22 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
Baton Rouge Lens Test Women-lead film shorts succeed in quick world-building. Serena Puang 22 Sep 2025 · 2 min read
Oakland Hump! Part Deux: Electric Booga-ewwww Hump! Shows we have much to learn from each other, but is at its best when it challenges its audience's assumptions, not the strength of its stomach Frederick Noland 16 Sep 2025 · 1 min read
Oakland Queer Shorts Go Big Cinemama’s 3rd year of screening local shorts at the Grand Lake Theater to kick off Pride. Sarah Bass 8 Sep 2025 · 3 min read
All Over Underdog Wins Again In "American Warrior," we came for Danny Trejo; we stayed for the jabs. Sarah Bass 29 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
New Haven 20 Years Later, Brokeback Mountain Still Resonates At community screening. Karen Ponzio 20 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
All Over Friday Gets Freaky(er) And holds some good lessons for parents and children alike. Jamil Ragland 15 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Slaughterhouse Slice Of Life Video store screens Killer of Sheep and takes audience to '70s LA. Karen Ponzio 13 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland A Confession of Murder, with Strings Attached A director’s cut and live quartet brought new life to “Amadeus”. Agustín Maes 11 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Hiroshima, Gaza Mon Amour Screening of French anti-war film elicits timely parallels on 80th anniversary of bombing of Hiroshima. Midbrow Editor 8 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Warmth and Wit at Summer Camp Is there anything more joyful for the mind than a coming-of-age summer camp movie? “The Floaters” hits that nostalgia button hard. Vita Hewitt 6 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Oakland Going for Gold Daveed Diggs awarded for “Freedom of Expression”, latest love story screened. Sarah Bass 5 Aug 2025 · 3 min read