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CAN AI DIRECT A FILM? A CRITIC’S TAKE ON AI-GENERATED CINEMA IN 2026
Who is really in the director’s chair when the camera was never switched on? Type a single sentence: “a woman in a red coat crosses an empty train platform at dawn, the camera drifting slowly behind her” into a generative video platform like ImagineArt’s AI Film Studio, wait about a minute, and a cinematic shot…
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Film Review: ANORA (Written and Directed by Sean Baker)
A Cannes Palme d’Or winner that trades plot for character, with Mikey Madison and a stellar ensemble stealing the spotlight Writer/director Sean Baker’s Anora is a uniquely different film that stands apart for its commitment to character-driven storytelling over plot — a choice that earned it the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival….
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Horror Film Review: FOUND (directed by Scott Schirmer)
An $8,000 budget, but Found delivers more chills and substance than Hollywood’s multimillion-dollar nightmares In order to cleanse my horror palate after the shitstain that Terrifier 3 was, I decided to find the cheapest, dirtiest little horror film I could dig up. The winner? An $8,000 indie gem called Found, streaming on Tubi and more. And let me tell…
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Film Review: PIECE BY PIECE (Directed by Morgan Neville)
Pharrell’s journey, piece by piece: An unexpected and inspiring look at the quiet genius behind decades of music. Morgan Neville, known for his ability to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, has done it again with Piece by Piece, a film that dives deep into the life and career of one of the most influential music…
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Film Review: TERRIFIER 3 (directed by Damien Leone)
AN UNHOLY WRECK There are bad movies, and then there’s Terrifier 3, a festering pile of cinematic waste so atrocious that it’s not only the worst of the year but one of the worst I’ve ever had the displeasure of sitting through. Damien Leone couldn’t make a shittier movie if he tried. Hell, he may…
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Film Review: THE SUBSTANCE (Directed by Coralie Fargea)
THE HORROR OF A HORRIBLE THIRD ACT The Substance had me hooked — really, truly hooked — for 90 glorious minutes, and then : it feels like they yanked some middle school kid off the street and said, “Hey, wanna ruin a movie?” Because that’s the only explanation for how this thing nosedived so hard….
Theater Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Cygnet / San Diego)
by Milo Shapiro | September 17, 2026
in San Diego, TheaterTheater Review: WILD CHILD (Laguna Playhouse)
by Michael Landman-Karney | September 17, 2026
in Los Angeles, TheaterTheater Review: THE MAN WHO FELL WITH THE RAIN (Trap Door / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | September 16, 2026
in Chicago, Los AngelesTheater Review: WITCH (Idle Muse / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | September 15, 2026
in Chicago, TheaterTheater Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (National Tour / Los Angeles)
by Christopher Lloyd Bratten | September 15, 2026
in Los Angeles, Theater, ToursMusic Review: BAY STATE HOT JAZZ FESTIVAL (Medford, MA)
by Lynne Weiss | September 14, 2026
in Boston, MusicAlbum Review: WHISKY SCENTED KISSES (Daphne Roubini and Black Gardenia / Cellar Live)
by Michael Landman-Karney | September 13, 2026
in AlbumsTheater Review: THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB (Promethean Theatre Ensemble / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | September 11, 2026
in Chicago, TheaterOff-Broadway Preview: IMITATION OF LIFE (The Shed / New York)
by Gregory Bernard | September 11, 2026
in New York, TheaterTheater Preview: A SLOW FIRE (Steep Theatre / Chicago)
by Gregory Bernard | September 11, 2026
in Chicago, Theater





