The Knockturnal had the privilege of speaking with the cast and crew of the crime drama The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, written and directed by Noah Segan, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
On Monday, March 2, STARZ celebrated the premiere of the eighth and final season of Outlander at Alice Tully Hall, with the stars of the show — Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan — in attendance, or rather, Claire and Jamie as we’ve come to know them so well. As someone who has watched the series since its inception, the night felt incredibly full circle.
Culture influences everything, from the food we eat to the way we live, and now, to the global phenomenon of K-pop. K-POPS! explores that message in a way that is comedic, sentimental, and filled with electrifying dance and music.
The story behind the story of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” is just as compelling as the Academy Award-nominated documentary itself.
The Knockturnal spoke to the film’s director, David Borenstein, about making the film with the BBC under perilous circumstances, the ongoing precautions taken to protect the filmmakers, the brightening limelight around the film and its subject and the current state of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The film follows Mr. Nobody, Pavel Talankin, a school videographer who secretly documents his school’s government-ordered propaganda campaign. This means young children memorizing state-mandated paeans to the homeland and school assemblies with Wagner Group mercenaries exhorting teenage boys to join the front lines against Ukraine. Talankin surreptitiously transmits the footage to the American director Borenstein. Since Talankin and Borenstein’s counterprogramming to the school propaganda subverts Putin’s war efforts and thus breaks Russian law, the documentary’s filming and production was highly precarious.
Borenstein details the security measures the filmmakers took throughout the entire process, including now, where fear of reprisal is palpable. Borenstein says Putin and his government can no longer ignore the film, especially since it has gained so much traction, garnering rave reviews and earning an Oscar nomination for Best Feature Documentary.
There is a scene in the film where the students watch a video message from Putin. The Russian President thanks first and foremost the teachers for their contributions to the war. He extols them above even soldiers. There is a sense in the film that the education system is a key battleground and Talankin is there as a fly on the wall war correspondent.
Borenstein has seen how the machine to win the hearts and minds of Russians operates after watching hundreds of hours of footage from the school and now wants to show us an inside look. Borenstein urges audiences to remember the war is still ongoing and invites us to witness how propaganda pervades in one of the most foundational parts of a society – a school.
The Knockturnal spoke to filmmaker Sabrina Jaglom and curator of Hope Runs High, Taylor Purdee, about the NYC limited screening run of the 4K restoration of the late actor-director Henry Jaglom’s fourth feature, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983).
Based on Deborah Diesen’s beloved New York Times bestselling children’s book, The Pout-Pout Fish is swimming into theaters nationwide with a heartfelt reminder: you are not stuck being who you think you are.
The Knockturnal had the terrifying opportunity to speak with masters of horror, Director James Wan and Screenwriter/Actor Leigh Whannell, on the 22nd anniversary of their groundbreaking modern horror classic film, Saw, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
The Knockturnal exclusively spoke to executive producers Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of the upcoming horror film “undertone” during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Few horror franchises have sustained cultural relevance the way Scream has. Since its 1996 debut under Wes Craven, the series has balanced razor-sharp satire with genuinely nerve-shredding suspense. With Scream 7, directed by Kevin Williamson—who originally penned the first installment—the franchise enters a new phase while consciously reconnecting with its roots. Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox return for this latest chapter that aims to bridge generations of fans while reasserting the saga’s identity.
During a recent press junket for 56 Days, host Terzel Ron interviewed the leas actors Dove Cameron, Avan Jojia, and the lead detectives Karla Souza and Dorian Missick, to discuss the emotional intensity behind the series, which explores what happens when two strangers fast-track intimacy just as the world shuts down.