New/Next Festival 2026 Review: Harrison Atkins’ Unnerving “Sour Minnows” Slips Into the Psyche
A generation of disenchanted artists wonders if there's something really crawling under their skin in this true out-of-body experience.
New/Next Fest 2026 Review: A Young Girl Learns to Move Mountains in Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ Poignant “Mackenzie”
A girl's travels across the desert with only a faint idea of where she's headed takes on larger dimension in this engaging character study.
New/Next Fest 2026 Review: A Self-Help Author’s Advice May Sink a Beach Bum in Alex Karpovsky’s Buoyant “Riptides”
Already enjoying the good life in Mexico, a house manager's brush with a self-help guru could lead to disaster in this deliciously ironic comedy.
New/Next Fest 2026 Review: Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s Infectiously Optimistic “Eternity One” Suggests the World in Turmoil Has a Lot to Learn From a Teen
The "Crestone" director returns with a unique connection of a teen overcoming her growing pains with greater global panic, yielding an encouraging doc.
Reed Van Dyk on Putting the Pieces Together of a Shattering Event in “Atonement”
The director discusses sensitively chronicling a contentious path towards peace after a soldier wants to take responsibility for destroying a family during war.
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