MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is razor-sharp, darkly funny, and unabashedly horny Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Neolithic survival thriller The Origin makes the most of limitations Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Macon Blair’s take on the Troma classic The Toxic Avenger is full of blood, guts, and gooey love Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesStop Making Sense re-release brings vitality and new angles to a classic Talking Heads concert film Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesA Haunting in Venice continues Kenneth Branagh’s mysterious descent into lazy filmmaking Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
Culture, MoviesKansas City Underground Film Festival offers its strongest lineup yet Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesIf you like your high school comedies extra bloody you’ll adore how Bottoms fights deliriously dirty Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesLandscape with Invisible Hand is a darkly funny economic allegory Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesRare Exports: The Last Voyage of the Demeter is hearty meat-and-potatoes horror Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesTalk to Me is a merciless, terrifying debut from RackaRacka’s Danny and Michael Philippou Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesMission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One pits Cruise against our collective AI anxiety Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesCeline Song’s Past Lives is a love story for grown-ups, with mature, tender chemistry Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesSav Rodgers on Chasing Chasing Amy’s Tribeca premiere and the multi-year process behind his debut feature Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
CultureWriter-comedian Josh Gondelman talks touring, the WGA strike, and the value of being a Pollyanna Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is worth seeing—after the WGA strike Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesMake Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret your priority watch this weekend Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Abruptio is a Troma movie with puppets, and that’s a neat experiment if nothing more Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Black Mold has indie heart and big-budget chops Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Birth/Rebirth is a Frankenstein story for a post-Dobbs world Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesRenfield director Chris McKay on Nicolas Cage, reinventing Dracula, and milkshake blood Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves does the tabletop RPG (and its genre) right Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesBruce Campbell on Bruce-O-Rama, Evil Dead Rise and the politics of stardom Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesKansas City Film Fest International brings an independent cinema extravaganza to Ward Parkway Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesGavin Brivik Blows Up: Film composer and UMKC alumnus strikes back on How to Blow Up a Pipeline Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesJohn Wick: Chapter 4 is a hyper-violent ballet with heart and headshots in equal measure Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesAwards Season-ing: Your guide to edibles for a memorable Oscars watch party Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesCocaine Bear delivers on its promise of a 90 minute film where a bear does cocaine Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesKnock at the Cabin is M. Night Shyamalan’s best movie since Signs Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
CultureJoe Pera on eating a burger and fries, going to movies ahead of live show at The Uptown Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesThe Pale Blue Eye should be sordid fun. It’s a bone dry dirge instead. Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesThe Pitch’s film editor Abby Olcese picks her top 10 flicks of 2022 Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will tug your heartstrings (and freak you out a little) Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever is a welcome return as Coogler does it again Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesTallgrass Film Festival: The Pez Outlaw tells a sweet, bizarre tall tale Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesHistorical epic The Woman King kicks ass and has heart to spare Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
MoviesSee How They Run is here to help kickstart a cozy fall with a right bit ‘o bloodshed Abby Olcese, September 25, 2023
