CLASSIC PICKS AND NEW RELEASES
FILM ROOM
Welcome to the Film Room, home to TwilightRoom’s film reviews, rankings, and articles, from new releases and festival discoveries to Criterion Tuesday and Throwback Thursday classics. New here? Start with reader favorites like our 12 Best Films Set in New York.
FILM FEATURE
La Bola Negra
La Bola Negra is a beautiful queer Spanish epic unlike anything before it, and the ambition on display is complemented by the intricacy needed to place it among the greats of the genre.
Throwback Thursday
Spirited Away
Spirited Away is the pinnacle of what Miyazaki and his animators were capable of, a beautiful, nostalgic fantasy built on visuals carrying a sense of wonder that remains genuinely unmatched twenty-five years later.
Spooktober 2026
31 Nights of Frights Through Horror Cinema
TwilightRoom’s Spooktober Marathon for 2026 is a journey through horror cinema history from 1910 to 2026, reviewing 31 of the most influential horror movies ever made, with new entries added each week.
New Film Reviews
Mother Mary
Mother Mary is ambitious but ultimately pretentious and poorly executed, as it hides behind its abstract visuals and performance moments, failing to deliver emotional depth or a clear narrative pay off for its quiet start, despite strong ideas and an isolated standout sequence...
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy delivers genuinely disturbing and effective body horror backed by strong visual execution at high tension , moments, but is ultimately dragged down by weak performances, clunky dialogue, and a sluggish, unfocused narrative that takes too long to find its footing, leaving it as a collection of strong h...
Exit 8
Exit 8 succeeds more as a psychological, game-logic driven drama than a horror film, delivering a creative and emotionally grounded 95-minute experience that works because of its concept and performances, even if it loses momentum once the concept is fully laid out...
