A Jazzy Heist With a Human Pulse: Reviewing Tuner

May 28, 2026

Tuner opens with jazzy swagger, Herbie Hancock drifting through the background as quirky conversations overlap against sweeping New York Cityscapes. It feels alive right out of the gate, like the film is tuning itself in real time and daring you to keep up. What follows is technically a heist story, but it never feels boxed in by the genre.

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Looky-Loo: Part II - A Killer Sequel That Knows You're Watching

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I caught Looky-Loo: Part II at the 2026 Houston Horror Film Festival, and while I enjoyed the first film well enough, voyeurism horror has never really been my bag. I've always appreciated what films in that space are trying to accomplish, but they rarely grab me the way they do some genre fans. That's exactly why this sequel came as such a pleasant surprise.

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Dating Is the Apocalypse in Floating Carousel's Hilariously Twisted New York Odyssey

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Modern dating has become one of cinema's favorite punching bags, but few films capture its specific absurdities quite like Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers' Floating Carousel. On the surface, it's a dark comedy about a collection of twenty-somethings stumbling through New York City's increasingly bizarre dating landscape. Underneath, it's a sharply observed portrait of loneliness, transactional relationships, and the strange social gray areas that define modern romance.

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Babystar: Growing Up in Public Is a Nightmare

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Despite being marketed as a drama, Joscha Bongard's Babystar plays like a horror film in every sense of the word. There are no masked killers, supernatural threats, or sudden shocks lurking around corners, yet the film generates a constant sense of unease that never truly lets go. Its terror comes from something far more recognizable: a childhood sacrificed for content, a family dynamic warped by profit, and a teenager slowly realizing that the life she has been living was never really hers to begin with.

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Daphne Is Weird, Brutal, and Surprisingly Effective

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At just over three minutes, including credits, Daphne has very little time to establish itself. Rather than rushing toward a scare, writer-director Ryan McGee, better known online as Caulkdraggin, spends almost all of that runtime creating a feeling that something is fundamentally wrong. The film opens through the eyes of Joshua as he speaks with Professor Caulkdraggin, who describes Daphne in glowing terms.

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Crack, Cash, and Chaos: Heat Score Is Pure Underground Mayhem

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One of the biggest mistakes a movie like Heat Score could make would be pulling its punches. Thankfully, directors and brothers Robert and Devin Burkosky never even consider it. Part crime comedy, part exploitation throwback, and part fever dream tour through Edmonton's seedy underbelly, Heat Score feels like it landed somewhere between a Troma production and the wave of retro genre parodies that have become increasingly popular in recent years.

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The Heart Behind Obsession: Amy Evans-Vega, the One Wish Willow, and a Family Creative Legacy

One of the most fascinating aspects of Obsession is how deeply family is woven into its DNA. While audiences have become captivated by the mystery of the One Wish Willow and the film's layered storytelling, many may not realize that one of the movie's most iconic creations came from the hands of Amy Evans-Vega, a graphic designer, illustrator, mother of writer-director Curry Barker, and one of the earliest creative collaborators on the project. As the designer behind the now-famous One Wish Willow packaging, Amy helped create a prop that has become every bit as memorable as the film itself.

Nathan Tymoshuk Is Still Chasing Frogman, and Fans Couldn’t Be Happier

Few independent horror films have built the kind of passionate following that Frogman has earned over the last several years. What began as a low-budget labor of love from director Anthony Cousins and his collaborators has grown into a genuine cult phenomenon, with Frogman Returns expanding the mythology in surprising ways and leaving audiences eager to see where the story goes next. At the center of it all is Nathan Tymoshuk, whose portrayal of Dallas Kyle has become synonymous with the franchise itself.

Jason Isaacs Finds Humanity on The Salt Path

There are certain actors who elevate every project they touch, and Jason Isaacs has long been one of them. While many audiences know him from the Harry Potter franchise or more recently The White Lotus, his latest role in The Salt Path may be one of the most affecting performances of his career. Based on the memoir by Raynor Winn, the film follows Raynor and her husband Moth after they lose their home and face a devastating medical diagnosis, setting out on a 630-mile journey along England's South West Coast Path.

Big Baby: Spider One and Krsy Fox Continue Their Horror Evolution

There are interviews you look forward to, and then there are interviews that feel surreal. Sitting down with Spider One and Krsy Fox to discuss Big Baby was firmly in the latter category for me. Long before Spider One was building horror films through OneFox Productions, he was fronting Powerman 5000.

Malcolm Kelner Is the Face of Obsession, Whether the Rest of the Cast Likes It or Not

Every great film has that one performance audiences can't stop talking about. For Obsession, the viral thriller from director Curry Barker, that performance belongs, unquestionably, to Malcolm Kelner's bartender. What began as a brief appearance in the film's opening moments has somehow evolved into one of the internet's favorite running jokes, spawning memes, fan theories, social media discourse, and a level of celebrity that Kelner has embraced with remarkable confidence.

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Over Coffee Creations Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition

Jeff Stirling, of Over Coffee Creations, has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for Jeff Stirling’s exciting web cartoon, Soulbound, which aims to platform new talent and create a unique artistic experience that lifts up the little guy in global online production. Soulbound features exceptional animation, character writing, sharp dialogue, densely-packed storytelling, colors, art direction, and innovation that could only emerge from a small indie film sphere.

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