New York City

SubHysteria 2026

By Benjamin Franz | August 2026

Amongst the worst fears New Yorkers have expressed to me during my 12-year tenure in that city is the fear of being…

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Amongst the worst fears New Yorkers have expressed to me during my 12-year tenure in that city is the fear of being trapped in a subway car. There is a...

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When you think of the movie The Purge, the last thing you would compare it to is a romantic comedy. Director Will Gluck puts a new twist on that concept...

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Echo (Sasha Merci) wakes up in bed with her ex-lover, Rita (Mimi Davila). Prints and photos from Rita's work are scattered across the floor as Rita...

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DANCES WITH FILMS 2026 REVIEW! In writer/director Jordan Rowe's Hamilton House, being young, broke, and chasing the dream in New York City that keeps...

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST 2026 REVIEW! In her short film Chop Cheese, writer/director Sophia Meloni turns a favorite New York bodega sandwich...

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Co-writer/directorAndré Gaines and co-writer Qasim Basir's The Dutchman reimagines Amiri Baraka's landmark play, The Dutchman & The Slave, as a...

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DANCES WITH FILMS NEW YORK 2026 REVIEW! Director Walter Kim's debut feature film, Banana Split, is a lovely black-and-white part-comedy with a touch of...

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SUNDANCE 2026 FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Writer-director David Shadrack Smith's Public Access tells a unique New York City story. The Big Apple and its...

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SF INDIE FEST 2026 REVIEW! I'd never heard of Santacon until watching Seth Porge's Santacon. It's an annual event in New York City, where rabble-rousers...

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Writer-director Samer Saifan's If Birds Believed in God centers on how cultural identity can turn into a personal risk. The film follows a young man forced...

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