This month’s round-up of some of the best under-the-radar releases includes full-frontal meta comedy, lycanthrope love and a fashion doc on the icon Bethann Hardison.

Letterboxd correspondents sift through the prestige pictures (Michael Mann!) and indie gems (Kitty Green!) coming to the Venice, Toronto, London and New York Film Festivals to present our most-anticipated of the festival season.

Introducing our round-up of the best of the month’s new under-the-radar releases. This edition includes uncanny aliens, Neutral Milk Hotel and the neurodivergent teens staging a John Farnham musical. 

As we march past day 100 of the WGA strike, the Best in Show team calls on special guests Steven Soderbergh and actress/SAG-AFTRA strike captain Kate Comer for answers to the Letterboxd community’s questions.

Should I cancel my streaming services? Is it scabbing to write a Letterboxd review? Our Best in Show crew answer your questions about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and what it all means for film fans.

In a Letterboxd exclusive, director Greta Gerwig goes into detail with Mia Lee Vicino about the 33 films on her official Barbie watchlist, her crush on Gene Kelly and some great advice from Peter Weir.

On the latest episode of The Letterboxd Show, we spoke with Cheryl Dunye about her signature “Dunyementaries,” finding cinematic inspiration from Julie Dash and how sometimes you have to create your own history.

Movies framing pandemic fathers and fat activists fascinated our team of on-the-ground correspondents at this year’s Tribeca Festival.

Before the Tribeca 2023 premiere of his directorial debut Eric LaRue, we shared a chat with filmmaker Michael Shannon and star Alexander Skarsgård, in which we learned about Swedish cozy culture and witnessed a spontaneous proposal.

At Tribeca Festival 2023, actors Steve Buscemi, Chelsea Perretti, Michael Shannon and Alden Ehrenreich talk about the directors who inspired them to take the reins.

Past Lives writer-director Celine Song chats with Mia Lee Vicino about bridges both literal and figurative, the challenges of filming her romantic drama in New York City and the surprisingly salacious results of her past life reading.

Female directors, workplace romances, broadcast journalism and plenty of horror are in sight as our Tribeca team highlights eight titles for your festival watchlist.