Behind the Seams: Douglas Keeve on Directing His Ex, the 1990s Fashion World, and the 4K Restoration of ‘Unzipped’
For journalists and documentary filmmakers alike, entering into a romantic relationship with a subject is a notoriously perilous ethical tightrope. Yet, when executed with a certain degree of artistic transparency, this blurred boundary can yield a uniquely personal, unguarded, and deeply intimate perspective. Few films capture this phenomenon quite as vividly as Douglas Keeve’s 1995 […]
The Jigsaw Legacy Continues: Mike P. Nelson Tapped to Direct Next Chapter of the Iconic ‘Saw’ Franchise
In a move that signals both a return to form and a bold step into the future for one of horror cinema’s most enduring properties, Lionsgate has officially announced that filmmaker Mike P. Nelson will helm the next installment of the Saw franchise. The project, a high-profile collaboration between Lionsgate and the combined powerhouses of […]
Anna Biller’s ‘The Face of Horror’: Confronting Medieval Misogyny, Genre Bias, and the Fight for Female Agency at TIFF 2026
TORONTO — Filmmaker Anna Biller poured plenty of blood into The Face of Horror, her striking and heartbreaking ghost story that debuted at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. She just isn’t sure it was enough blood for certain audience members at its Midnight Madness world premiere. "I’m not sure it was 100 percent the […]
The Silent Screen: Analyzing the Absence of Cinema Policy in the 2024 Indonesian Election Agenda
Cinema is inherently political. From the inception of a script to the final frame projected on a screen, the medium intersects with the most strategic sectors of public life: freedom of expression, the allocation of state resources, and the fundamental pursuit of livelihood. While in an idealized world, cinema is a pure manifestation of technological […]
Scoring the Crisis: Robert Duncan’s Sonic Architecture for MGM+’s American Hostage
As the landscape of prestige television continues to lean into the tense, claustrophobic intimacy of psychological thrillers, the auditory experience has become as vital as the visual frame. Tomorrow, September 20, 2026, marks the debut of the highly anticipated MGM+ original anthology series American Hostage. Accompanying this release is the official soundtrack album from Madison […]
Naza: Inside the Groundbreaking, Highly Polarizing Documentary Shaking the Global Film Landscape
As the fall film festival circuit reaches its fever pitch, few cinematic works have commanded as much urgency, acclaim, and ferocious backlash as the Israeli documentary Naza. Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the film pulls back the curtain on the mechanics of modern warfare, detailing the implementation of mass surveillance and artificial intelligence […]
The Film Comment Podcast: Venice 2026 #2: Print the Legend | Film Comment
Main Facts The 2026 Venice Film Festival is currently underway along the picturesque shores of the Lido, bringing together some of international cinema’s most revered auteurs, industry insiders, and cinephiles. Amidst a star-studded lineup featuring anticipated new projects by cinematic heavyweights such as Werner Herzog, Tsai Ming-liang, and Lee Chang-dong, the critical conversation has been […]
From the Bottom of the Draft to the Top of the Charts: Kris Bowers Scores the Inspirational Sports Drama ‘Mr. Irrelevant’
In the high-stakes world of Hollywood production, where the synergy between narrative and sound can define a film’s legacy, the upcoming biographical sports drama Mr. Irrelevant has secured a formidable creative asset. It was announced this week that acclaimed composer Kris Bowers, whose prolific career spans everything from the regency romance of Bridgerton to the […]
Blood, Beauty, and Misogyny: Anna Biller Confronts the "Dude Bros" and Industry Bias with The Face of Horror
By [Journalist Name] September 2026 Main Facts: A Midnight Premiere and a Clash of Expectations Anna Biller is no stranger to provoking reactions with her meticulously crafted cinema, but her latest feature, The Face of Horror, has sparked a uniquely meta-textual conversation about gender, genre, and audience expectations. Following its world premiere at the 2026 […]
Crafting the Sonic Universe of "Kpop Demon Hunters": How Sound Design and K-Pop Production Collided in Animation
Like Icarus flying too close to the sun, a movie’s sound design runs the constant risk of soaring too high. Load a scene with too many competing audio layers, and the emotional resonance of a moment quickly melts into an indistinguishable wall of noise. For the filmmakers behind Netflix’s animated feature Kpop Demon Hunters, avoiding […]
