Rebuilding – Review
Rebuilding, Max Walker‑Silverman’s sophomore feature, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to a mostly positive consensus on its authentic Southern Colorado setting. The drama follows Dusty, a rancher displaced by wildfire, as he navigates life in a FEMA‑run mobile‑home camp with his daughter and ex‑partner. Critics praised the film’s visual portrayal of working‑class resilience but condemned its thin character development, derivative storytelling and an overbearing score. The review assigns a 3.5 / 10 verdict, drawing unfavorable comparisons to Nomadland, Minari and Manchester by the Sea.
The Plague: Review
The Plague is a psychological‑thriller film set at a boys’ water‑polo camp where 12‑year‑olds bully a quirky outsider, Eli, whose skin condition they dub “The Plague.” Newcomer Ben wrestles with the desire to belong while grappling with his conscience about...
Exit 8 – The BRWC Review
Japanese director Genki Kawamura adapts the indie game “The Exit 8” into a 95‑minute thriller that traps its protagonist in a looping subway tunnel. The film uses interactive, anomaly‑spotting sequences to comment on Japan’s salary‑man culture, but its narrative drifts when...
Surviving Earth: Review
Surviving Earth, Thea Gajic’s debut feature, premiered at SXSW 2025, chronicling Yugoslav musician Vlad’s struggle to stay sober while rebuilding his life through music. Set in Bristol, the film spotlights Vlad’s bond with his daughter Maria, whose support becomes the...
The Floor Remembers – Short Film Review
The Floor Remembers, a 15‑minute short directed by Jayme Kaye Gershen, chronicles the Miami Roller Rink—a 40‑year‑old community hub that has survived multiple name changes and ownership shifts. Gershen spent a year observing the rink before filming, allowing the space’s rhythms...
Pittsburgh: Short Film Review
Ali Marsh’s short film *Pittsburgh* follows nine‑year‑old Mints as a routine trip home in 1979 spirals into a night of uncertainty, revealing the slow loss of childhood certainty. Delaney Quinn delivers a naturalistic performance that anchors the story, while the...
We Never Sleep: Short Film Review
We Never Sleep, a 13‑minute dystopian short directed by Rashan Mines and Ren‑Horng Wang, dramatizes the terror of constant digital surveillance. The plot follows a couple whose casual AI discussion triggers a rogue algorithm, “the Mob,” that weaponizes their words...
Eyelashes – Short Film Review
Omar Elhanbouly wrote, directed and stars in the short film *Eyelashes*, which was selected for the 2026 Cleveland International Film Festival. The drama follows Mohammad, an Egyptian immigrant in London, as he confronts a career‑defining offer that challenges his Islamic...
Pizza Movie: The BRWC Review
Pizza Movie is a low‑budget indie comedy about two nerdy college students who, after ingesting a mysterious drug, embark on a chaotic quest to retrieve a pizza. The film leans heavily on the chemistry between Sean Giambrone and Gaten Matarazzo,...
Over Your Dead Body: Review
Over Your Dead Body, directed by Jorma Taccone, opens as a sharp dark‑comedy about a married couple, Dan and Lisa, who each plot to murder the other during a remote weekend getaway. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving’s chemistry fuels a...
Rebecca Morelle Edition: Bits & Pieces
The Berlin International Film Festival showcased a slate of ambitious new titles, headlined by the world‑premiere of Rosebush Pruning, which features an A‑list cast including Callum Turner, Riley Keough and Pamela Anderson. Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s near‑future drama The Blue Trail captured...
Trailer Talk: February 2026
The iconic parody franchise “Scary Movie” is back after a 13‑year hiatus, reuniting the Wayans brothers for their first collaboration since 2001. The new film targets recent horror hits such as “Halloween”, “Final Destination: Bloodlines”, “Ma”, “Sinners”, “The Substance” and “Scream 5”. At...
Love & Other Crimes: Short Review
"Love & Other Crimes" is a 22‑minute short that follows drifter Noah (Justin P. Slaughter) as he falls for waitress Shaye (Jaelyn Sierra) while becoming entangled with a violent drug dealer roommate. The film’s strongest asset is the palpable chemistry...
Arco (English Dub) – Review
French filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu’s debut feature *Arco* is a visually striking sci‑fi animation that follows a twelve‑year‑old boy who accidentally time‑travels from a cloud‑city utopia to a climate‑scarred 2075. The film juxtaposes vibrant, hand‑drawn Disney‑era aesthetics with a bleak environmental...
That Alien, Sound: Review
"That Alien, Sound" is an indie sci‑fi comedy about a soundwave alien inhabiting record‑store employee Micah to experience humanity. Writer‑director Brando Topp blends offbeat humor with existential themes, while lead Mia Danelle also serves as executive producer, delivering a performance...