Get ready for the next wave of buzzworthy new cinema of 2026. The Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 79th edition, which will take place May 12 through 23. The films are divided into sections, from the […]

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One indie drama that made waves following its premieres at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival and NewFest was writer-director Elliot Tuttle’s Blue Film. While screening to much acclaim, Tuttle’s feature debut has also garnered controversy over its provocative and […]

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In 2022, a then-16-year-old Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels) introduced the world to his creepypasta, found-footage web series Backrooms, which drew tens of millions of viewers and followers on YouTube over the next few years. Now, the 20-year-old director has […]

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Following his breakout hit Sorry To Bother You and his much underrated miniseries I’m A Virgo, Boots Riley is back and ready to once again flip the middle finger to American capitalism. With I Love Boosters, he assembles a kick-ass […]

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Last Fall, the Indie Film Site Network (IFSN) awarded the annual IFSN Advocate Award to Julia Loktev’s 5+ hour documentary, My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air In Moscow. Set during the fall and winter of 2021-2022, the documentary […]

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After bringing us The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh is back and doing what he does best: pairing together an annoying guy and an annoyed guy under deadly circumstances. Wild Horse Nine stars John […]

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One of the most moving dramas to come out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival was writer-director Sophy Ramvari’s feature debut, Blue Heron. Winner of prizes at TIFF and Locarno, the film follows an eight-year-old girl (newcomer Eylul Güven) […]

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Nearly a decade after collaborating on the harrowing drama In The Fade, director Fatih Akin and star Diane Kruger are back together for Amrun, a coming-of-age tale set during the final days of World War II. Co-written with Hark Bohm […]

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Winner of the Golden Leopard at last year’s Locarno International Film Festival, writer-director Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers is a tender, tranquil drama that explores the burgeoning bonds between two pairs of introverted people in two different segments. Based […]

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Known for her spellbinding, ambiguous dramas such as La Cienaga, The Headless Woman, and her period piece Zama, Lucrecia Martel returns with her first-ever documentary feature that uncovers shocking multiple murders and a history of colonialism across Latin America. With […]

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