The Wachowski siblings, Lilly and Lana, have built a reputation for defying cinematic conventions and creating imaginative English-language films and television series. Their strength lies in crafting immersive, visually striking worlds while embracing technological innovation and championing inclusive stories that reflect diverse ages, genders, races and sexualities. Despite their bold contributions within a conservative studio … Read more

Dead Lover: A Film Destined for Cult Status Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger in Dead Lover | Credit: Rhayne Vermette The Story of Dead Lover Few contemporary indie films arrive with the wild, uncompromising energy of Dead Lover. The second feature by Grace Glowicki, the film mixes romance, horror, dark comedy and body-horror into a singular, … Read more

“Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” The Star Trek franchise has been one of the most influential and long-lived media properties in modern pop … Read more

One of the First Sales Out of SXSW: Avant-Garde Frankenstein Dark Comedy Dead Lover from Filmmaker Glowicki Acquired by Cartuna x Dweck, New Distribution Partnership Announced Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger in Dead Lover | Credit: Rhayne Vermette Press Release from Exile PR (Dead Lover Distribution) Austin, TX – (March 11, 2025) — Cartuna and Dweck … Read more

The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) Director: Noah Baumbach Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach Starring: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Grace van Patten, Adam Driver, Judd Hirsch Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is a quietly powerful character study about family, resentment, and the small moments that shape adult lives. Released exclusively … Read more

IT (2017) Director: Andy Muschietti Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Bill Skarsgård Plot: In the small town of Derry, Maine, children disappear and a group of young friends joins forces to uncover the cause. Their investigation reveals an ancient, shape-shifting entity that often appears as … Read more

The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick – What It Means to Be an Indie Film The True Story of Being Bitten By a Tick Poster | Courtesy of Exile PR What is The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick About? Premiering at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, The … Read more

The story of filmmakers April Kelley and Sara Huxley is both unusual and inspiring. The two drama-school graduates founded their production company, Mini Productions, while still at university — a bold move that launched their careers in the arts and led to a string of acclaimed British independent shorts. In this interview they reflect on … Read more

SATISFACTION Film Review – A Haunting Exploration of Power, Silence, and Reclamation Lola (Emma Laird) in SATISFACTION | Credit: Mate Herbai, Director of Photography What is Satisfaction About? Satisfaction is one of the most compelling films to emerge from SXSW 2025. Set on a remote Greek island, the film follows two British musicians, Lola and … Read more

I have long been drawn to futuristic and dystopian film and television. Since the relaunch of Doctor Who in 2005, I’ve devoured space adventures and speculative visions of technological progress. Yet one persistent problem keeps recurring in mainstream science fiction: blunt, relentless sexism. Blade Runner 2049 illustrates this issue in multiple, troubling ways. To be … Read more