Traumatika
Told across multiple time jumps, Traumatika explores the generational impact of trauma with some atmospheric chills, found-footage scares, and commentary on exploitative true crime dramas.
Shaurya Thapa
Traumatika – Interview with Filmmakers Pierre Tsigaridis and Maxime Rancon
In this interview, director-editor-cinematographer Pierre Tsigaridis and his co-writer, co-producer Maxime Rancon break down the challenges of filming low-budget horror, their nods to classics like The Exorcist and The Omen, and the amusing audience reactions since Traumatika premiered at the 2024 FrightFest.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
New Jersey-bred rocker Bruce Springsteen is all set for stardom in the '80s until inner demons force him to lay low and record Nebraska, a grim, atmospheric album that connects him to his blue-collar roots, childhood trauma, and crippling existentialism.
After The Hunt
When promising philosophy student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri) accuses her charming yet sleazy professor Hank (Andrew Garfield) of sexual assault, Yale University becomes caught in a whirlwind of legal charges, administrative gossip, and online discourse
Anemone
Three-time Oscar-winning method actor (and occasional shoemaker) Daniel Day-Lewis returns from his eight-year "retirement" in Anemone, a gritty human drama directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Unable to film in Palestine, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi made an online acquaintance with late Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. This haunting yet humanizing documentary explores their conversations and the ground realities in an active warzone.
The Cut
A washed-out boxer struggles to make a comeback when he can't match the required weight limit. His sanity and body are tested with dietary experiments and a hardened, remorseless coach.
The Long Walk
In an unspecified dystopian future, fifty boys must compete for an arduous 350-mile walk livestreamed to a nihilist Americana. If they falter as much as below 3 miles per hour, they get three warnings. On the third strike, they’re shot dead. This is The Long Walk, Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
The Cut – Interview with Film Director Sean Ellis
Orlando Bloom plays a washed-out puncher who endures eating disorders and flashbacks from the era of the Irish Troubles as he gives his all to make the required weight category cut. In this interview, director Sean Ellis breaks down his genre-bending film, Bloom's intense transformation, and his own history with combat sports.
The Toxic Avenger
Peter Dinklage plays Winston Gooze, a harmless “non-toxic” janitor who unwillingly turns into a mutated superhero when he falls into a vat of acid.
The Roses
The Roses very much feels like it’s an original story in its own right; a cautionary parable on the perils of marriage if not planned right.
Eddington
The year is 2020. COVID is peaking. America is divided. But in the sleepy Midwestern town of Eddington, a power struggle brews between an ambitious, gun-toting, antivaxxer sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) and an equally ambitious, performatively woke, N95 mask-wearing mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).
The Life of Chuck
Charles “Chuck” Gantz (Tom Hiddleston) is a smiling, bespectacled accountant who ominously pops up in billboards and TV ads around every corner. Who is this Chuck? And why does his life matter?
Materialists
Celine Song raised expectations after the critical success of her debut feature Past Lives. Her sophomore feature film Materialists is a romantic comedy about a love triangle between a matchmaker, her aspiring actor ex-boyfriend, and a charming millionaire.
Weapons
When an entire classroom of children (barring one) disappears overnight at 2:17 am, their vodka-guzzling teacher becomes the target of a witch-hunt by anxious, angry parents. What happened at 2:17 am?