Fantasia 2025: ‘Anything That Moves’ Pedals Its Way Through Sex and Violence With Energetic Style
Our Fantasia Fest 2025 coverage gets on its bike and rides along with ‘Anything That Moves,’ a graphic, grimy, and gorgeous trip through Chicago.
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Gilbert Speaks on ’40 Acres’
“40 Acres” is an exercise in excellent storytelling from first-time director R.T. Thorne.
Fantasia 2025: Jody Wilson’s ‘The Bearded Girl’ Shaves Its Own Path
Jody Wilson’s debut feature ‘The Bearded Girl’ is a coming of age fable that’s both well -worn, tried and true, but with enough slightly shifted reality to feel fantastical.
Satuday at the Movies: ‘Eddington’ is Another Big Cinematic Swing From Ari Aster
Ari Aster’s “Eddington” is a big swing, a nearly three-hour Western-style film set in a small town at the dawn of COVID.
Review: In Morihito Inoue’s ‘Onsen Shark/Hot Spring Shark Attack’ You Will Believe A Shark Can Squish
Morihito Inoue’s ‘Onsen Shark/Hot Spring Shark Attack’ is a gleeful, many-toothed tribute to ‘Jaws’
Gilbert Speaks on ‘Monster Island’
Find out why “Monster Island” reminded Marie Gilbert of the double-feature creature films of her youth.
Gilbert Speaks on ‘The Other’
The performances from Avangeline Friedlander and Lily D. Moore make “The Other” worth watching.
Review: Ralph Fiennes Makes ’28 Years Later’ Almost Worth the Wait
Ralph Fiennes saves “28 Years Later” from the weight of expectations in this long-awaited sequel to “28 Days Later.”
Gilbert Speaks on Yuta Shimotsu’s ‘Best Wishes to All’
What are you willing to do to be happy? In Yuta Shimotsu’s haunting film, “Best Wishes to All,” we are asked that question, and the answer is frightening.
Gilbert Speaks on Yang Li’s ‘Escape from the 21st Century’
If you’re looking for an action-packed science fiction film, then “Escape from the 21st Century” is definitely for you.
Gilbert Speaks on Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’
Marie Gilbert expected “Sinners” to be just a horror film. What she got was something more.
Review: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Breathes Fresh Life (and Death) into the Franchise
“Final Destination: Bloodlines” provides a perfect entry point into the world that’s been built over the last quarter century while providing some interesting morsels for longtime fans.