By A profoundly upsetting documentary, Sentient explores the multitudinous horrors of the animal testing infrastructure—not just the physical, psychological, and spiritual toll on the animals, but the damage done to the human technicians, scientists, and doctors complicit in the process, all underpinned by science that may not be as solid as
Sundance ‘26: ‘HOLD ONTO ME’ Sees An Estranged Father-Daughter Bond, Frayed and Fumbling Toward Repair
When 11-year-old Iris’ absentee father, Aris, slinks back into town for his father’s funeral in their sleepy Greek fishing village, she tracks him down to an abandoned shipyard and tries to wedge herself into his pathetic little life. In writer-director Myrsini Aristidou’s Greek-language Hold Onto Me (Κράτα Με), this relationship,
Film Babble Blog’s Top 10 Films Of 2025
For most of the last 12 months, I thought of 2025 as a very weird year for film. There were a lot of high-profile flops including what’s being considered a front runner for the Best Picture Oscar, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, but also movies like the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and TRON
Alexander Skarsgård Reveals Role as a Sexy Wicker Man ‘Intimidated’ Him at Sundance
Alexander Skarsgård can do anything on screen. The Swedish actor, son of Stellan and brother to Bill, has portrayed everything from a thousand-year-old vampire on True Blood to a tech mogul in Succession, to the dominant half of an BDSM relationship in the new A24 film Pillion. But there’s one
‘SEND HELP’ Is a Desert Island Movie With Loads of Bad Blood
Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) may be ultra-competent in her strategic planning role at work—and a fastidious survivalist to boot—but she lacks the social skills required to climb the corporate ladder. This is drawn into sharp focus when she’s passed over for a promised VP role after company heir Bradley Preston
