Bugonia

"All we've lost. All that's been done to us. We're setting that right again."

New Hampshire Film Festival 2025 Wrap-Up

My time at my favorite film festival was somewhat different this year, partially due to their scheduling, and partially due to my own choices. While my previous three years attending NHFF has always included its share of buzzy titles and works from big name filmmakers, part of what I always

Black Phone 2

"You and me know, Finny, that fear is just the beginning."

Good Boy

Have you ever wondered what it's like to experience a creepy house as a dog?

Tron: Ares

"Maybe what emerges from the unknown isn’t so scary. What if [AI's] major malfunction is just benevolence?"

Roofman

"How many McDonald's robberies would it take to afford a mid-size family home in the suburbs? Turns out, 45."

Anemone

"Romans make Romans."

The Smashing Machine

"Winning is the most incredible feeling in the world."

One Battle After Another

"Every revolution begins fighting demons. The motherfuckers just end up fighting themselves."

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

"You can drive yourself crazy trying to be happy. Be content first."

The Baltimorons

"Well, I guess that makes me the Ghost of Christmas Present. Cliff Cashen, still really really thrilled to be here, gang. Thank you."

Rabbit Trap

Judging purely by scale, Rabbit Trap could have been made during the depths of the COVID pandemic. Set on an isolated Welsh hillside that gives way to a dense and disorienting forest pushes thoughts of the wider world out of your mind. The cast consists of just four people, one