Lunar Sway is visually exceptional, with great performances from lead Noah Parker and Liza Weil. Occasionally too dreamlike for its own good, Nick Butler’s film is still an engaging watch. Cliff (Noah Parker) is a fluorescent sign maker, struggling with his love life in a desert town, when he unexpectedly
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Krizalit ★★★★★ (short) BFI Flare 2026
Naz Tokgöz delivers a devastating performance in the captivating short film Krizalit, co-directed with Arantxa Ibarra. Strikingly beautiful and emotional, you are gently guided through this profoundly sad tale that is faultless from beginning to end. Deniz (Naz Tokgöz) is an enigmatic young woman who has been drawn into a
What Will I Become? ★★★★ BFI Flare 2026
From beginning to end, What Will I Become? is a heart-wrenching, empathetic, and vital documentary by directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos. The weight of the film lies heavily on you, yet what lingers is the never-ending love for Blake, Kyler and all those who experience this pain. 50% of
Uchronia (BFI FLARE 2026) – ★★★ 1/2
Director Fil Ieropulos and writer Foivos Dousos bring us a rebellious and visual treat with their bold film Uchronia. Wonderfully uncompromising, this aesthetically rich docudrama grabs you and never lets go. Arthur Rimbaud has died, but his ghost has not yet passed on as he travels through time, observing where
Capture – ★★★★
Full of suspense, Bruce Wemple’s Capture is an excellent horror film that keeps its audience guessing. With a fantastic lead performance from Kaitlyn Lunardi, Capture is a film that you need to check out. After inheriting her parents’ long-abandoned house, Abby uncovers a mysterious thirty-year-old camcorder hidden among a collection
Let the Myth Be (short) ★★★ 1/2 – Micheaux Film Festival 2025
Let the Myth Be, from Carrington Walsh, is an interesting and wonderfully tension-filled supernatural thriller that keeps you guessing, as it asks its protagonist whether she should trust her own instincts. Lauren (Ashley LaLonde) is researching her thesis in folklore and mythology when she begins to fear that she has
Cuming Out (Short) ★★★★ – Micheaux Film Festival 2025
Jasmine J. Johnson adds another string to her exceptionally talented bow with her dramedy Cuming Out. A film about acceptance and self-discovery in a complicated world, this short has a great deal of charm that wins you over immediately. Nervous Kennedy (Alycia Pascual-Pena) is on a date with the over-confident
Virgin (Short) ★★★★★ – Micheaux Film Festival 2025
Ramone Menon’s short film Virgin is a fantastic twist on a well-known story. 15 minutes of pure horror excellence that still manages to remain thoughtful as it is engrossing. A must-watch short. A man (Herman Gambhir) and his pregnant fiancée (Jessica Damouni) are travelling and looking for a safe spot
Silent Prey ★★★ 1/2 – Micheaux Film Festival 2025
Silent Prey is an absorbing thriller that deftly tackles a multitude of themes. Avan Hardwell’s film does so many things right, and with some powerful performances, it is a film that deserves your time. Raquel ‘Rocky’ Huntley (Misty Monroe) is a Los Angeles attorney whose brother’s suspicious death is not
Incomplete Chairs ★★★★ Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Kenichi Ugana’s absurdist Incomplete Chairs is a bloody strike at consumerism and materialism. Fantastically gory from beginning to end and filled with deathly dark comedy, you can’t help but have a fun old time with one. Shinsuke Kujo (Ryu Ichinose) is a chair artist who is trying to figure out
