Check out Jaime Rebanal's conversation with Diego "Mapache" Fuentes, from this year's edition of the Fantasia Film Festival right here!

Fantasia 2026—Interview: Diego “Mapache” Fuentes

Jaime Rebanal speaks with Diego "Mapache" Fuentes about his directorial debut, neurodivergence, and the importance for young people to get involved in politics.

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"Porter steadily builds the case piece by piece, allowing the interviews and evidence to speak for themselves." Jack Cox reviews When a Witness Recants over here:

Hot Docs 2026—’When a Witness Recants’ Review: Thirty Years Stolen by a Lie

An affecting documentary that reminds us why stories of wrongful conviction continue to matter.

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Jaime Rebanal speaks with Louise Weard and Avalon Fast of the ongoing Castration Movie project to talk about their latest chapter, which premiered at Fantasia this year.

Fantasia 2026—Interview: Louise Weard and Avalon Fast

Louise Weard and Avalon Fast talk the newest chapter in Weard's ongoing Castration Movie Anthology.

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"While Cronin does not have a large resume this operates in a similar manner to Evil Dead Rise, often to its detriment as it feels like a sequel idea for Evil Dead turned into a Mummy reboot instead." Read Connor Walsh's review of Lee Cronin's The Mummy here:

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Could Be Attributed to Anyone Else

Lee Cronin's reimagining of The Mummy plays everything safe.

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"Jonah Hill has grand ideas but struggles to adapt them for the screen." Read Connor Walsh's review of Outcome here:

‘Outcome’ Review: When The Meta Gets Too Ahead of Itself

Jonah Hill's portrait of celebrity culture never really digs into the meat of its concept.

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We're covering Fantasia again this year! Here are a few films our writers are most excited to check out.

Cinema from the Spectrum’s Fantasia 2026 Curtain Raiser

Montreal's genre film festival is set to go underway once again this year.

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We had the pleasure of speaking with BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin recently ahead of the release of his new film, Rose of Nevada. Check out our conversation right here!

A Talk with Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin discusses the origins of Rose of Nevada, and shooting on 16mm.

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"Michael is less of a film and more as a propaganda arm existing on the behalf of the estate." You can read Connor Walsh's review right here:

‘Michael’ Review: This Ain’t a Thriller Night

Those hoping for an honest or insightful portrait into the life of Michael Jackson are not going to find it in this estate-sanctioned biopic.

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"The Mandalorian and Grogu is proof that a great movie cannot rely on cheap nostalgia dangling like keys." Nathan Sherwood reviews Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu here:

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: This Is Not the Way

The continuation from the beloved Star Wars series struggles to justify its way to the big screen.

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An editorial from our editor-at-large, Jaime Rebanal, about the rise of AI usage in creative fields.

AI? No W-AI!

Our collective stance on the usage of AI in our field.

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"The problem with Pizza Movie is that it feels like we are bouncing between different sketches until the movie ends." Reviewed by Connor Walsh over here:

‘Pizza Movie’ Review: All This Over a Box of Pizza

This stoner comedy doesn't quite get high enough on the journey for a slice of pizza.

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"The Bride! is ultimately overpopulated with ideas and characters that don’t fully serve a clear purpose." Read Jack Cox's review right here:

‘The Bride!’ Review: It’s a Monster Mess

Bold ideas clash in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest film that never finds its footing.

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"Where the original Faces of Death may fail to phase audiences now that we can distinguish the fake parts from the real, Daniel Goldhaber takes upon said notoriety to hold a mirror to a void we’ve perpetually trapped ourselves within." Jaime Rebanal reviews Faces of Death over here:

‘Faces of Death’ Review: Doomscrolling is the Killer

Taking the name of the infamous mondo film is an ingenious slasher built around our desensitization to extreme imagery.

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"The film lacks any suspense and engaging story and instead leaves audiences baffled at what they had just witnessed for the past hour and a half." Nathan Sherwood reviews Psycho Killer here:

‘Psycho Killer’ Review: Say Something Once, Why Say it Again?

You'll want to run, run, run, run, run, run, run away from this one.

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"The scale of the world increases with more backstory of the in world franchise itself, with Easter eggs scattered throughout the movie to delight fans of the franchise. The more tame violence, not so much." Nathan Sherwood reviews Five Nights at Freddy's 2 here:

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: More of the Same, and For the Fans

The return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza just feels like a second round of all the same.

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"The Pitt makes its central idea clear over the course of the season: working in the ER is a constant test of endurance." Jack Cox reviews the second season of The Pitt right here:

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Review: Under Pressure

A Fourth of July shift exposes the limits of the ER staff’s endurance, as doctors struggle not just to save patients, but themselves.

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"Once again, a legacy of beloved video games is dumbed down to references to be pointed out by fans of the games, instead of anything more." Jaime Rebanal reviews The Super Mario Galaxy Movie here:

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: More References, Less of Everything Else

The plumbers from the iconic video game series graces the big screen again, but without much faith existing on its own terms.

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"Like Dream Scenario and his 2022 debut film Sick of Myself, Borgli has created another dark comedy, one that will probably work if you can laugh at things that normally would feel wrong to laugh at." Jack Cox reviews The Drama here:

‘The Drama’ Review: It’s Not That It Happened, It’s That You Know

Kristoffer Borgli shows the fallout from shocking revelations that alter a relationship.

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"There’s a lot about Project Hail Mary that simply works, and a lot that doesn’t. Nonetheless, I’m happy that a flawed, if ambitious blockbuster like this was made in the present landscape." Read Jaime Rebanal's review of Project Hail Mary here:

‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: A Bloated, but Visually Arresting Sci-Fi Spectacle

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller return to the directing chair with a flawed, but astonishing tale about humanity's future.

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"Alas, with a very short runtime of 94 minutes including the credits, it seems like it’s rushing through the facts without really letting much sink in." Jaime Rebanal reviews In the Blink of an Eye here:

‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Rushing Through Mortality Without Introspection

Andrew Stanton's second live-action effort tries to grapple with mortality from past to the future, but drops the ball quickly.

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"With how much chaos is naturally built into this premise, Daniel Chong delivers maybe the most playful Pixar film in quite some time." Jaime Rebanal reviews Hoppers here:

‘Hoppers’ Review: Pixar Embraces the Weird and the Wild

The latest offering from Pixar might signify that they are on the right track, with a few hiccups.

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There is a reason it's not Jaime who's reviewing The Drama for us, you know. They're too busy waiting for Faces of Death.

"Removing the mystery of the games reduce the cinematic experience. Viewers are spoon-fed information rather than joining James on his journey." Read Connor Walsh's review of Return to Silent Hill here:

‘Return to Silent Hill’ Review: The Worst Thing to Happen to Silent Hill 2 Since the HD Remaster

It's an unwelcome return, in this case.

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"With Spike’s own coming-of-age within an apocalyptic world driving 28 Years Later, The Bone Temple perhaps offers a form of respite." Read @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social's review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple here: cinemafromthespectrum.com/2026/03/28/2...

’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Is there Hope for Humanity?

Nia DaCosta immediately follows up its predecessor with a hopeful outlook for humanity’s future.

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Eid Mubarak and Free Palestine.

Grammarly has been an awful service for a very long time, but this uncritical embrace of GenAI in its programming really has just brought out sloppier writing under the guise of "perfect grammar."

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“Now, Grammarly has finally addressed the backlash — but not by apologizing, and not by walking the feature back. For now, it will graciously give us the chance to opt-out of something we didn’t know it was doing to begin with.”

And there’s a trailer for it! In theatres April 17th! youtu.be/mzaCmw_VrlI?...

MILE END KICKS | Official Trailer

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"It helps that Ferreira is such a talented performer, nailing Grace’s optimism in the beginning and her crushed realities as the film progresses." Bode Sulaiman reviews Mile End Kicks, from this year's TIFF, down below:

Available on Patreon: @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social reviews 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple over here. www.patreon.com/posts/152533...

EARLY ACCESS REVIEW: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — ✯✯✯½ | Cinema from the Spectrum

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