Hidden gems of the 2025 Virginia Film Festival to add to your watchlist
By Zachary Geller | 4 days agoThe 38th annual Virginia Film Festival brought a taste of world cinema to Charlottesville from Oct. 22 through Oct. 26.
The 38th annual Virginia Film Festival brought a taste of world cinema to Charlottesville from Oct. 22 through Oct. 26.
Here are three horror movies that include thought-provoking takes on the loss and complexity of identity.
Through “Rental Family,” Hikari made it clear that she is a fresh talent to watch, and she is just getting started.
Screened before theatrical release at the Virginia Film Festival Sunday, Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” depicts Godard briefly before and throughout the production of “Breathless.”
Officially declared as a Contracted Independent Organization in the spring of 2025, the Screenwriting Club is the newest addition to the film scene at the University.
Moody, meandering and mildly infuriating, the film highlights the common stereotypes we place upon different generations, pitting teacher against student in a he-said-she-said of blame and deception.
When pressing play on the new school year, do the same for the cinema –– with the best opening scenes from the 1970s to the present.
The remakes that truly resonate are the ones that shape new narratives with a more engaging story and remind us that these adaptations can be more than copies.
Season two opens with Fielder studying crash logs of planes, looking to find a solution to the vast problem of what causes planes to crash.
Michael B. Jordan stars as a pair of identical twins, who make their triumphant return to the Mississippi Delta after a stint in Chicago, armed with funds of questionable origin and big plans to open a juke joint for the local Black community.
The film follows the story of Yuri, a teenage girl who lives with her father, Maxim, and adopted brother, Petro, on a farm in the mythological land of Carpathia.
There are still superhero stories capturing audiences outside the MCU despite this fatigue and market oversaturation.
This season followed a distinctively large cast of about 24 central characters — a significant jump from last seasons’ group of twelve.
Just as “Juror #2” falls short in its reluctance to take risks, so do studios — in their unwillingness to produce conventional, crowd-pleasing, mid-budget dramas.
The film, although it does add some twists of its own, follows the narrative of the first almost beat for beat.
If the months-long press tour and myriad promotional rollouts somehow failed to make it clear, “Wicked” is here.
The Adrenaline Film Project is a workshop led by local youth filmmaking nonprofit Light House Studio.
The films released that year made feminist strides similar to those of the University.
“Anora” tells the sprawling tale of Anora, played by Mikey Madison, an erotic dancer in New York City discontent with her life in the club scene.
Despite bursting with talent, “Saturday Night” wastes the gifts of its actors on a lukewarm script.