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Desert Hearts Sizzle As The Snow Falls

Desert Hearts Sizzle As The Snow Falls

At this month's Queer Film Club gathering.

Jisu Sheen

7 Feb 2025 · 3 min read

Gray in Black-and-White

Gray in Black-and-White

Coleen Gray graced the big screen back-to-back for night two of this year’s Noir City film festival.

Jeff Kaliss

6 Feb 2025 · 5 min read

A Cold Open, A Cool Close

A Cold Open, A Cool Close

Noir never sleeps, nor does it nap: matineé double header took criminal women to new (old) heights.

Sarah Bass

5 Feb 2025 · 4 min read

Raymond Burr Brings the Heat as a Heavy

Raymond Burr Brings the Heat as a Heavy

Noir City coverage continues: “Raw Deal” gives its follow-up film a shove.

Frederick Noland

2 Feb 2025 · 1 min read

“What Kind of Country Am I Living in?” ‘Democracy Noir’ Reveals Americans Aren’t Alone In Asking.

“What Kind of Country Am I Living in?” ‘Democracy Noir’ Reveals Americans Aren’t Alone In Asking.

What happens when democracy goes dark? Viktor Orban has created franchisable fascism, and Connie Field's latest doc shares a global perspective. Screened January 20th, 2025.

Frederick Noland

31 Jan 2025 · 1 min read

Shadows and Subversion

Shadows and Subversion

Noir City 22 kicked off Friday evening with "The Narrow Margin" and “Hell’s Half Acre,” sets a strong tone for the festival.

Vita Hewitt

29 Jan 2025 · 6 min read

At Home And Abroad With James Baldwin

At Home And Abroad With James Baldwin

Three documentaries and a night of conversation.

Alicia Chesser

28 Jan 2025 · 4 min read

Noir and Gnawa: Unforeseen Surprises

Noir and Gnawa: Unforeseen Surprises

Surprises just kept piling up on the second day of the ten-day Noir City 22 film festival.

Agustín Maes

28 Jan 2025 · 5 min read

The Best & Brightest Have “One of Them Days”

The Best & Brightest Have “One of Them Days”

New film showcases talents some of today’s best and brightest African American stars

Jamil Ragland

22 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

TikTok Kink and Unpacking Consent: “Babygirl” Brings A Complicated Narrative

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

Prof/Filmmaker: The Green’s Not Just About Fun

Prof/Filmmaker: The Green’s Not Just About Fun

Documentarian weighs in on public space debate in a city's central square.

Midbrow Editor

8 Jan 2025 · 9 min read

Risk Taking Pays Off

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

Basement Vapes

Basement Vapes

Gen Z and millennial critics weigh on on the new Bob Dylan biopic

Multiple authors

1 Jan 2025 · 7 min read

A Greasy, Bloody Good Christmas

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

Our Anthropomorphic Connection

Our Anthropomorphic Connection

Shines in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Jamil Ragland

24 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

Rumors, Secrets, and Conspirations

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

Threats Have Consequences

Threats Have Consequences

Disney makes true transformation possible in Moana 2.

Jamil Ragland

2 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

Wicked Wonders: What's The Harm in Some Charm?

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