Sam Krochmal on the Mystery and Magic of Upcoming Series "YAGA"
The actor stars in the anticipated supernatural thriller after premiering at TIFF 2026.
Happy Autumn: A Revisiting of "500 Days of Summer"
The Dispatch — Daily
21.10"Inhabitant" Bargains With the Devil of Self-Abandonment
21.10"Friends Like Us" Turns Fandom Into a Hostage Situation
20.10"The Shift" Turns "Eat the Rich" Into a Literal Warning
20.10"In The Palm of Her Hand" Finds Tenderness in an Unmarked Grave
20.10"God's Future Soldiers" Turns Blind Faith Into Daylight Horror
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The Index
This week
"The Soulless" Finds the Dread Inside Childhood Wonder
"Bravado" Blurs the Line Between the Writer and the Script
"Still Loading" Turns Grief Into a Boss Level
"Certain Thomas" Turns Conformity Into a Dataist Thriller
"Albert" Conjures the Folk Horror of 17th-Century Guernsey
"DOMDAD" Turns Online Desire Into a Waking Nightmare
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Interviews
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Interviews
Sam Krochmal on the Mystery and Magic of Upcoming Series "YAGA"
The actor stars in the anticipated supernatural thriller after premiering at TIFF 2026.
Editors’ Picks
Queer Representation On Screen
Two of the best films featuring queer characters this year.
Time Crunch: What I Learned From Participating in Two Timed Film Challenges
A race against the clock to see who can make the best movie.
How To Land a Needle Drop
Music can elevate a sad moment to a devastating one. It can perfectly illustrate the turmoil inside a character's head. It can give a fight scene the certain zing it needs to stand out.
TRC Shorts Fest
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"MotherWound" Turns Generational Trauma Into a Creature You Can't Look Away From
At this year's TRC Shorts Fest, Hana Holloway's "MotherWound" gives inherited pain a body and a hunger, following a young woman who tries everything before naming the thing following her.
"Head Case" Finds the Surreal Inside a Family Dinner
At this year's TRC Shorts Fest, Georgia Sampson's "Head Case" turns a single room and one uncomfortable meal into an existential reckoning, asking what it means to be cared for by people whose concern arrives sideways.
"Coconut Girl" Turns Childhood Shame Into Belonging
At this year's TRC Shorts Fest, Ayesha Agarwal's "Coconut Girl" follows a young daughter of Indian immigrants through the sting of being different, tracing how the very thing that marks a child as an outsider can one day become a source of pride.
"You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)" Finds Tenderness in the Awkward Age
At this year's TRC Shorts Fest, Lilly Lion's "You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)" turns a first-hookup plan into a study of a shifting teenage friendship, tracing the pressures two girls face to take the next step.
