While anime has rapidly crept into the popular culture space over the last decade, Solo Leveling, an adaptation of the webtoon/manwha of the same name–has reached new levels of both commercial and critical success. After a phenomenal first season last year, and its subsequent sweep at this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Solo Leveling makes history as the first anime under consideration for the Emmy Awards.


The series takes place after rifts to dungeons riddled with dangerous beasts open wor...

What a time it is to celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s 50th anniversary, huh? I’m usually loath to ever call a film “impossible to make now;” this is one of the first films I’d think of as fitting in that category. It’s a relatively plotless, balls-to-the-wall musical extravaganza celebrating letting go of societal expectations and inhibitions. All of that is why I adore The Rocky Horror Picture Show, even though I must admit that it shows its age half a century later.


Yet, despite t...

Drowning Dry originally had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival in 2024 and is now in limited theatrical release in the US. The film is described as follows: to celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, their wives Juste and Ernesta organize a weekend at the summer house with a families. It was suppose to be a quiet weekend at countryside. We are joined by director Laurynas Bareisa to discuss the making of the film along with its prominent themes...