Strand Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to “Sparks,” the story of movie-loving teens who cook up a time-travel scheme, and will release the […]
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A24’s ‘V/H/S’ Movie Inspired by SCP Foundation Faces Pushback
In the gold rush to find the next “Backrooms,” producers are looking anywhere and everywhere online for unconventional IP. The latest example is a new […]
Bill Hader to Speak at IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit
Any cinephile who watched Bill Hader’s incredible directing work on “Barry” began eagerly awaiting the day he made his first feature film. The wait is […]
‘Unabomber’ Review: Netflix Invents a Diagnosis for Ted Kaczynski
Was Ted Kaczynski crazy? It seems like you’d have to be to start mailing bombs across the United States, murdering three and injuring nearly two […]
Does the Federal Film Tax Incentive Bill Make the U.S. Competitive?
If Christopher Nolan thinks it’s a big deal, then you’re probably onto something. On Thursday, September 24, the U.S. Congress introduced a bipartisan bill that […]
How New York Film Festival Landed ‘Artificial,’ ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’
The festival’s artistic director walks IndieWire through this year’s highlights and buzziest scoops, like the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” Several titles are also […]
‘V/H/S Mixtape’ Trailer: Horror Anthology Franchise Returns
Death, taxes, and a new “V/H/S” film hitting Shudder each October. The long-running anthology franchise, which assembles short films from genre filmmakers and arranges them […]
Jonás Cuarón’s ‘Campeón Gabacho’ Acquired by Janus Films
Writer/director Jonás Cuarón’s surreal Bronx-set immigrant story “Campeón Gabacho” won the Audience Award at SXSW earlier this year. Before it heads to Beyond Fest in […]
Never After Dark Review: Clever Ghost Story Turns Genre Upside Down
A slow-burn ghost story that seems to be playing into convention even as it sneakily plants the seeds to turn the genre on its head, […]
‘The Love Hypothesis’: Rachel Marsh Plays BFF Every Rom-Com Needs
Every rom-com heroine needs a great best friend, but not every rom-com heroine gets one. In Claire Scanlon’s “The Love Hypothesis,” based on Ali Hazelwood’s […]