Union County is a drama about the opioid epidemic that does something rare: it focuses on recovery rather than despair. Writer-director Adam Meeks’s feature debut follows Cody Parsons (Will Poulter), a young man in rural Ohio navigating a county-mandated drug […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Palestine ’36, movie review, the film is in theaters nationwide now Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) All European countries that were once (or still are) colonizers bear responsibility for the state […]

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Check out Chris Reed’s The Tallest Dwarf  movie review, the film premieres on PBS Monday, April 6. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Those who stand outside what society considers normative usually face discrimination of some sort, […]

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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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(Check out Frank Yan’s Living the Land movie review, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, Huo Meng’s third […]

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The satirical horror anthology Grind just had its world premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival (where I reviewed it). From directors Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, and Chelsea Stardust, the movie follows an unlucky cast of characters as […]

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“I’m not sure if we have truly hit rock bottom, but I hope if it’s not now, then it will come soon, because I’m not sure how it can get any worse than this.” – Julia Ducournau  It appears to […]

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Writer/director/actress Emily Robinson just premiered her debut feature, Ugly Cry, at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival (where I reviewed it). In the film, Robinson plays Delaney James, a 24-year-old struggling actor in Hollywood who faces additional challenges once […]

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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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This year’s edition of CPH:DOX (March 11–22) was as usual jam-packed with exciting discoveries. And unlike the Oscars, which aired the first weekend of the fest, many of the eventual doc award winners, competing in six categories, were well-deserving of […]

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