AFI FEST Director Says 2020 Virtual Festival 'Levels the Playing Field' for Filmmakers In this unusual pandemic year, AFI FEST programmed 50 percent more documentaries and opened ticketing to anyone in the U.S.  By Anne Thompson

You're Right. 'Bly Manor' Isn't as Scary as 'Hill House.' It's Scarier. - Spoilers "The Haunting of Bly Manor" is uniquely calibrated to mirror the horrors of life in lockdown.  By Libby Hill	Don Hertzfeldt Discusses 'World of Tomorrow Episode Three' and the Ambitious Future of His Sci-Fi Series "World of Tomorrow Episode Three" takes Don Hertzfeldt's sci-fi series to incredible new heights, but his cat almost erased the whole thing.  By David Ehrlich

Where Fallon Fears to Tread: Late Night's New Guard Faces Politics Head On Larry Wilmore, Kal Penn, and Amber Ruffin launched fearless new talk shows on Peacock and Freeform just in time for the election.  By Kristen Lopez	Female Filmmakers Make Big Strides in Festival World, Nearly Doubling in Last Decade This year's edition of the "Indie Women" study sees historic highs when it comes to filmmakers working in the festival and doc spaces.  By Kate Erbland

	11 Must-See Films at the 2020 AFI FEST Film Festival Like so many of this year's biggest events, the Los Angeles-based festival is going digital, with a variety of films and events primed to be … By Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, David Ehrlich, Ryan Lattanzio and Tambay Obenson
	'Baroness Von Sketch Show' Season 5 Review: IFC's Feminist Canadian Comedy Still Rules The hangovers may get worse after 40, but this brilliant Toronto-based comedy group proves humor only sharpens with age.  By Jude Dry
	Oscars 2021: Netflix Reveals Three Diverse, Social Action Animated Shorts - Exclusive "If Anything Happens I Love You," "Canvas," and "Cops and Robbers" explore grieving, a school shooting, and racial murder and injustice.  By Bill Desowitz
	Sundance Opens for Business: Press and Industry Passes for 2021 Festival on Sale With Virtual Options Expect the festival to be largely virtual with "extremely limited" in-person screenings.  By Chris Lindahl
	'Rebecca' Review: Ben Wheatley's Instagram-Ready du Maurier Adaptation Is Shiny and Dull Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…again: Lily James and Armie Hammer look for love in a shiny new adaptation of the … By David Ehrlich