# Alt Tab Culture Alt Tab Culture is a pop culture publication covering film, television, music, internet aesthetics, and the places where culture gathers. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pillion finds tenderness, identity, and unexpected freedom inside BDSM & kink culture](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/pillion-movie-review-2026) _2026-02-17 · Tumpale Frank_ Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard anchor a tender drama about the exploration of kink, intimacy, and self-discovery ## [Sweetness Understands That Idol Worship Can Become a Form of Horror](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/sweetness-understands-that-idol-worship) _2026-02-08 · Tumpale Frank_ A Fantasia Festival standout about parasocial obsession and control ## [Charli XCX’s The Moment Is a Pop Film About Losing Yourself to Be Seen](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/charli-xcxs-the-moment-is-a-pop-film) _2026-02-04 · Tumpale Frank_ A mockumentary examining the machinery of pop stardom ## [I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story and What It Means to Keep Going](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/im-george-lucas-a-connor-ratliff) _2026-01-28 · Tumpale Frank_ A documentary about finding purpose in rejection through comedy ## [On the Other End of the Line: Dead Man’s Wire and the Quiet Terror of Being Ignored](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/on-the-other-end-of-the-line-dead) _2026-01-15 · Tumpale Frank_ A true-crime thriller about desperation, power, and what happens when no one is listening. ## [The Testament of Ann Lee and the Transformation of Grief into Belief](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/the-testament-of-ann-lee-and-the) _2026-01-07 · Tumpale Frank_ A study in faith, loss, and sanctified endurance ## [Fantasia Review: Mother of Flies](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/fantasia-review-mother-of-flies) _2025-08-02 · Tumpale Frank_ Fantasia Fest 2025 coverage | A restrained and unsettling entry in modern folk horror ## [Fantasia Dispatch: When Hell Moves Next Door and Obsession Goes Viral](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/fantasia-dispatch-1-when-hell-moves) _2025-07-23 · Tumpale Frank_ I’m covering Fantasia International Film Festival remotely, bringing you dispatches on some of the boldest and most buzzed-about genre films from this year’s lineup. ## ['Sorry, Baby' Review: A Quiet, Darkly Funny Portrait of Healing](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/sorry-baby-review) _2025-07-01 · Tumpale Frank_ A fearless debut by Eva Victor that navigates the messiness of grief with clarity and wit. ## [Bring Her Back Is a Horror Film About the Inescapability of Grief](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/bring-her-back-is-a-horror-film-about) _2025-05-08 · Tumpale Frank_ The Philippou Brothers turn loss into something obsessive, intimate, and devastating ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/taLcVRV3gYQg) _2025-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Your Guide to the 2025 Chicago Critics Film Festival: What Not to Miss at the Music Box This May](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/your-guide-to-the-2025-chicago-critics) _2025-05-01 · Tumpale Frank_ The Chicago Critics Film Festival is back and better than ever! ## [MUBI Fest 2025 Returns to Chicago with Cult Classics, Q&As, and a Killer Closing Party](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/mubi-fest-2025-returns-to-chicago) _2025-04-22 · Tumpale Frank_ After a successful inaugural year, MUBI Fest is returning to Chicago for its second edition. ## [The Ugly Stepsister Brings Fairytale Cruelty Back to the Surface](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/the-ugly-stepsister-brings-fairytale) _2025-04-09 · Tumpale Frank_ Overlook: A punishing horror retelling obsessed with beauty, obedience, and pain ## [Overlook Dispatch: Abraham’s Boys and The Home](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/overlook-dispatch-abrahams-boys-and) _2025-04-08 · Tumpale Frank_ Two new horror films from the Overlook Film Festival ## [Redux Redux Film Review | Overlook Film Festival](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/redux-redux-film-review-overlook) _2025-04-08 · Tumpale Frank_ A grim multiverse revenge film about grief, obsession, and the cost of infinite second chances ## [Ash (2025) Review | Overlook Film Festival](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/ash-2025-review) _2025-04-07 · Tumpale Frank_ Flying Lotus delivers a sensory-driven sci-fi horror experience ## [Baby Invasion Is Harmony Korine at His Most Digitally Alienating](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/baby-invasion-reaction) _2025-04-02 · Tumpale Frank_ A fractured experiment that mirrors online chaos without fully embracing it ## [The Films I’m Most Excited to See at Overlook Film Festival 2025](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/overlook-film-festival-2025-preview-most-anticipated-horror-films) _2025-03-31 · Tumpale Frank_ From Norwegian body horror to neon cosmic dread, the 2025 lineup is packed with genre films I can’t wait to experience remotely ## [The Weight of Tradition in On Becoming a Guinea Fowl](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/the-weight-of-tradition-in-on-becoming) _2025-03-10 · Tumpale Frank_ Rungano Nyoni turns a family funeral into a study of silence and obligation ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/liyUSZs3fTft) _2025-03-10 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Opus Becomes a Haunting Exploration of Celebrity Worship](https://alttabculture.substack.com/p/opus-becomes-a-haunting-exploration) _2025-03-06 · Tumpale Frank_ Mark Anthony Green’s debut thriller examines celebrity culture, media access, and control through a polished, unsettling press-trip nightmare.