Shaurya Thapa

Loves midnight-screening genre films, a healthy dose of Bollywood, and Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Bylines: Screen Rant, Time Out, Dazed, Reuters

Shaurya Thapa

Sick

A brother and sister move to the Polish countryside to take care of their sick grandmother. The ensuing isolation and break from everyday reality allow them to tap into a relationship that evolves into something harder to define.
DramaFilm ReviewsHorror

Cactus Pears

Anand returns to his village to complete the funerary rites of his recently deceased father. There he rediscovers an old bond with his closeted childhood friend Balya.
DramaFilm ReviewsRomance

The Yeti

A ragtag bunch of explorers set out in the frozen Alaskan wilderness to find the survivors of an ill-fated expedition where they cross paths with the titular yeti, a supposedly abominable snow creature.
Film ReviewsHorror
Kate Mara in The Astronaut (2025)

The Astronaut

An astronaut (Kate Mara) crash-lands back to Earth, and must rehabilitate in a swanky house in the woods. Separated from her family and recovering from her injuries, she preps for her next mission while suspecting an otherworldly presence from her last mission.
Film ReviewsHorrorScience FictionThriller
The Astronaut - Interview with Director Jess Varley

The Astronaut – Interview with Writer / Director Jess Varley

With the Artemis II crew’s historic return to Earth this week making headlines, there is no better time to look at The Astronaut: a space traveler gets existential in Jess Varley's new sci-fi drama. In this interview, the writer and director talks about consulting real-life astronauts, her love for Spielbergian space films, and scouting for an "Ex Machina" house.
Filmmaker Interviews
Still from Late Shift (2025)

Late Shift

Floria (Leonie Benesch) is a nurse committed to performing her duties even if a late night at an understaffed hospital tests her limits.
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