By Gary D. Rhodes. 2026 is the watershed year of the bloodshed film. The sleep of reason has produced monsters, worlds of gods and monsters, new and old, now lauded by all except the most unreasonable amongst us.” To face evil and survive, or, for that matter, to face evil […]
Esther C.M. Yau and Tony Williams on Hong Kong Neo-Noir (from 2017)
The FilmInt community is saddened to learn of the passing of former contributing editor Tony Williams (at age 80), a groundbreaking film historian and critic. In addition to his work on the horror film and other genres, Tony had varied interests, as seen in this interview (conducted by editor Matthew […]
The Ancients on the Chicago Streets: Moses the Black
By Mina Radovic. A visionary gangland highlighting a connection to Black America and ancient Egypt.” Writer-director Yelena Popovic’s new film Moses the Black is a visionary gangland epic that turns the tables on the redemption story and highlights a connection to Black America and ancient Egypt. Feared gang leader Malik […]
She Didn’t Do It: A High School Teacher’s Thoughts on Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama
By Thomas M. Puhr. As someone with no direct experience with such atrocities, I can only imagine how painful it would be for a survivor to walk into a screening and not know what they’re in for….” I’d been teaching for five or six years when I experienced my first—and, […]
The First Movie Studio in Texas: Gaston Méliès’s Star Film Ranch – Kathryn Fuller-Seeley on Collaborating with Frank Thompson
By Gary D. Rhodes. Gaston was well aware of the rising popularity of narrative films in the US and Europe, as he’d become friendly with other prominent film producers, especially those at Vitagraph. He saw that sales of his brother’s fantasy films were falling sharply. Given a license by Edison’s […]
A Small Town with a Big Problem: Bob Odenkirk and Derek Kolstad on Normal
By Jonathan Monovich. When I think about movies that are in theaters, to a great extent…. They’re only aiming for the whole family’s satisfaction. They’re only aiming for spectacle from the beginning to the end. But, there’s something about Normal that makes you want to say, ‘Well, it’s a movie. […]
The Red Sea Phenomenon: A Genealogical Erasure of Female Pioneers
By Betty Kaklamanidou. This patriarchal structure operates like a ‘fixer,’ a sophisticated, centuries-old system that protects male supremacy by eliminating the names of women who achieved greatness, leaving behind a male-centric narrative.” This spring semester my two elective courses focus on the history of Greek cinema, specifically the work of […]
The Making of a Silent Legacy: Early Buster Keaton
A Book Review by Thomas Gladysz. A detailed, well-wrought look into the comedian’s early career(s)….” Like Charlie Chaplin, there are more than a handful of books about Buster Keaton – the stone-faced comedian who sported a pork-pie hat. And like Chaplin, Keaton remains one of the truly great performers of […]
Imperfect Storms: Berlinale 2026
By Ali Moosavi. 2026, a year of apolitical comments and walkouts, featured many standout selections.” The Berlin Film Festival, or Berlinale, started with pouring rain but a storm was brewing in the press conference hall. In response to a question about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, the International […]
“Between Algeria and France There’s Still a Wound”: François Ozon on Adapting Camus’s The Stranger
By Alex Ramon. That’s why it’s a masterpiece – it escapes one interpretation. So I decided to accept the fact that this is my interpretation of the novel and hoped that it would touch other people too. Compared to other adaptations I’ve made of more ‘minor’ or lesser known works, […]