Solidifying itself as the international breadwinner of studios, Neon has quietly become one of the most prominent and successful "smaller" studios since its 2017 inception. They grew from 5 employees at a WeWork to a fully independent studio is less than a decade, quite the run for a new up and
I've had stock in Julia Ducournau since her debut film Raw, and doubled down on that buy in with her follow up Titane. So naturally my excitement for her third outing Alpha could not be contained. An expert in body horror mixed with insightful ideas of grief and generational trauma, Ducournau has
NEON revealed their big trailer for The Actor. Duke Johnson directs the movie adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s novel, Memory. Andre Holland and Gemma Chan star in this noir-tinged mystery. Holland’s Paul Cole is a stranger in a strange land and he has no idea how he ended up in a small town.
Lost in the Reel's video review for Sanctuary Going into director Zachary Wigon's second directorial feature, I knew absolutely nothing about the plot, and only that it starred Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley… who I believe are two of the most exciting up-and-coming young performers
Celine Sciamma is known for her portrayal of layered female characters and coming of age. Her newest film, Petite Maman, is no exception. The film follows eight-year-old Nelly, who’s coping with the death of her beloved grandmother. While her parents clean out her grandmother’s house,
Lost in the Reel's video review for The Worst Person in the World.The Worst Person in the World is a deeply felt and raw character study. Both brutally honest and compassionately understanding in its observations of human behavior. It has been quite a while since I've seen a film that delves so
Sasaki and Peeps brings us one big magical SNAFU in Ep. 14 "Death Games and Demons", complete with a bloody fight and civilian deaths. As you might imagine, this is as huge a problem as the title suggests. And yet, it still falls short of a true action-packed episode due to the lack of action
In 1977, a series of disability rights protests took place in the United States to protest the government’s failure to sign legislation that banned discrimination against people with disabilities. This protest, which continues to be the longest sit-in at a government office, was masterminded by
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.
