Oakland 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
Oakland 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
Oakland 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
Oakland “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
Oakland 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
Tulsa At Home And Abroad With James Baldwin Three documentaries and a night of conversation. Alicia Chesser 28 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland 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
All Over 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
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. Midbrow Editor 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
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