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Denver Film Festival

  • Sagan doc is a stellar, human portrait of science’s greatest showman

    Thirty years after his death, a new film shows how one scientist made the universe personal, and why his warnings about misinformation still land.

    October 31, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • scene from short film 'General Admission'

    From rock bottom to pilot pitch: Kaily Morgan Smith on her short film ‘General Admission’

    The Series Fest co-founder and Colorado native talks about turning the final scene of a TV pilot into a festival-circuit short, shooting a 7-minute monologue in a circle of folding chairs, and finding the series a home.

    October 28, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • Review: A case of the blahs with ‘Bedford Park’

    Stephanie Ahn’s Sundance drama follows a suspended physical therapist into a listless romance that never finds its pulse.

    October 27, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • A man stands on a statue in a scene from La Bola Negra

    ‘La Bola Negra’ review: The most overrated film of 2026?

    Cannes and Toronto loved "La Bola Negra." But this Oscar-buzzy queer epic is 160 minutes of beautifully photographed boredom.

    October 27, 2026

    By Toni Tresca

  • Review: Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ zooms into a retro-noir future

    The film is a wild, animated ride that breaks little new ground.

    October 26, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • Herbert Nordrum in 'Growth of the Soil'

    Review: ‘Growth of the Soil’ is a primal epic of land, love and the world that intrudes

    Hans Petter Moland’s adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s Nobel-winning novel follows a couple who build a life from nothing in the Norwegian wilderness, until the outside world arrives.

    October 26, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • The subject of "The Ascent" on a mountain

    ‘The Ascent’ review: Mandy Horvath’s remarkable journey

    "The Ascent" follows Colorado climber Mandy Horvath up Kilimanjaro and into the mystery of how she lost her legs.

    October 26, 2026

    By Toni Tresca

  • A woman on the phone in a moment from "Good Help"

    ‘Good Help’ review: When compassion gets complicated

    "Good Help" captures Denver's migrant relief efforts with wit and empathy.

    October 25, 2026

    By Toni Tresca

  • Review: Pedro Pascal plays a cellist adrift in Tony Gilroy’s fun but unresolved ‘Behemoth!’

    The "Andor" and “Bourne” writer brings action-film motion to a talky character study, with mixed results.

    October 25, 2026

    By Alex Miller

  • David Acord on ‘Behemoth!’: syncopated footsteps, and 40 percent fewer lasers

    The “Rogue One” and “Andor” sound designer accepted the Denver Film Festial 2026 Excellence in Sound Design award in person, then explained how he mixed music and effects on Tony Gilroy’s Pedro Pascal drama.

    October 25, 2026

    By Alex Miller

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