Anchored by a soulful John Turturro, ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ is a small, charming crime caper that wears its indie New York pedigree like a well-tailored overcoat.…
Before we’d exchanged more than a few words, Gregg Araki was already laughing. He spotted the blue “HO LIFE OR NO LIFE” hat I’d chosen for the interview and asked whether I had worn it specifically for him. “Of course,” I told him. Given the nature of I Want Your Sex, it felt appropriate. I...
Gregg Araki delivers a provocative, visually vibrant erotic thriller anchored by terrific performances from Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman with 'I Want Your Sex', a horny exploration of the complicated…
Now streaming: The Invite is streaming on HBO Max as of October 23, 2026. When The Invite premiered at Sundance earlier this year, it landed as one of the festival’s sharpest surprises: a sex comedy with a soul, powered by four actors all operating at full voltage. (I called it an A-grade “zesty swinger comedy...
SIFF 2026 rolls into Seattle next month with its usual sprawling, borderline-unruly lineup — hundreds of films from dozens of countries crammed into twenty-five days of screenings. It remains, by attendance, the largest film festival in the United States, and one of the last festivals in the country that still programs with the kind of...
'The Invite’ from Olivia Wilde is a wildly funny swinger comedy that explores how relationships open, close, and end in hilarious and heartfelt ways. Seth Rogan, Olivia Wilde, Penelope Cruz,…
Frank (Kingsley Ben-Adir) is up for parole soon, serving a long sentence in a maximum security prison. Years ago, he killed a man, but now considers himself changed. We’re not so convinced. Yes, Frank can be patient and carries himself with a calm stillness, but there’s a rage inside him that boils over when no...
Now available at home: Union County is available to rent or buy on digital. Originally reviewed at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Grounded in a lived-in addict experience, Union County, written and directed by Adam Meeks, is a stripped-down recovery drama anchored by a soft-spoken, quietly emotive performance from Will Poulter. Set in rural Ohio,...
This is not a story of extinction. If Cocaine Bear (also “based on a true story”) gives us a deranged cautionary tale about mankind’s reckless interference with animal instincts, Nuisance Bear offers the quieter, more unsettling counterpoint: what happens when animals start showing up in human spaces not out of curiosity, but desperation.
It’s the job of parents to keep kids safe. But that doesn’t mean safety is ever really within their control. Josephine, written, directed, and produced by Beth de Araújo, and winner of both the Sundance Jury and Audience Awards, is a thoroughly depressing, feel bad film about what happens when that illusion of control is...