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Marty Supreme Symposium (ft. @amaris_Simone) | Sophisticulture

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14 Mar 2026

Marty Supreme Symposium (ft. @amaris_Simone) | Sophisticulture

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Erupcja: Volcano, So Erupting | SXSW 2026

The film's chimeric construction is as much an asset as it is a weakness; you're never really sure what these characters are gonna do next because, well, neither are the actors. Erupcja doesn't encourage spontaneity; it lives in it, which makes it propulsive but voids it of detail.

I Love Boosters: Fashion Forward Filanthropy | SXSW 2026

There's intentionality to the film using how it looks to propel its story that calls to mind the built-in worlds of Jacques Tati or Demy, but so driven by Riley’s Bay Area idiosyncrasies: here, a sci-fi sprawler that courts the intersection of exploitation in the fashion industry.

BFI Flare 2026 | Our Most Anticipated

Once again, we've assembled a diverse team of contributors to cover the festival far and wide this year, bringing you the best and most interesting Queer Cinema of the year!

UMNIA’s definitive and complete Academy Awards Best Picture Ranking, with reasons and apologies.

It is time to put a proper button on the last circuit, in order for us to usher in the spring anew.

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Erupcja: Volcano, So Erupting | SXSW 2026

I Love Boosters: Fashion Forward Filanthropy | SXSW 2026

BFI Flare 2026 | Our Most Anticipated

UMNIA’s definitive and complete Academy Awards Best Picture Ranking, with reasons and apologies.