I watched (and reviewed) Maiken Baird’s latest documentary, Edward Said: Between Worlds, at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is an engaging and thorough profile of the late, great academic and proud Palestinian advocate, author of books such […]

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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Edward Said: Between Worlds movie review from the fest! Seen it? […]

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(Check out Savina Petkova’s Fjord movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A small town on the fjord-laden west coast of Norway has just become […]

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(The Middleburg Film Festival ran October 15-18 in Middleburg, VA. Check out Chris Reed’s Wicker movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) What if you met your dream lover and he wasn’t even human? Come to […]

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(The Middleburg Film Festival ran October 15-18 in Middleburg, VA. Check out Chris Reed’s Tangles movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The new animated film Tangles—the debut feature of director Leah Nelson—beautifully marries comedy and drama […]

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(The New York Film Festival (NYFF) ran September 25 through October 12, check out M.J. O’Toole’s review of Bucking Fastard fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Werner Herzog has never been one […]

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(The Green Film Festival of San Francisco runs from October 15 to October 22, check out Jonathan Marlow’s Hen movie review, the film opens the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In the pantheon of anthropomorph-films […]

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DOC NYC, the world’s largest documentary film festival, has announced the lineup for its influential, distinguished Short Lists section for the 2026 edition, along with the Winner’s Circle section slate, which celebrates certain award winners from this year. Short Lists […]

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(The New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 25 through October 12 and HtN has tons of reviews coming your way like Matt Delman’s review of The Devils. The 4K restoration will also open in select theaters this Friday, October […]

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(The New/Next Film Festival ran Oct 1-4 and HtN has reviews coming your way like Chris Reed’s Everytime movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Austrian director Sandra Wollner’s Everytime—winner of the 2026 Cannes Film […]

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