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Venice 2023 Review: FOREVER-FOREVER, Post-Soviet Young and Restless
Anna Buryachkova's feature debut offers a female-centric lens on post-communist adolescence in Eastern Europe.
Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: V/H/S/85, Mixtape Horror Anthology Improves on Its Predecessors
Over the last decade, six standalone entries, two unlikely spinoffs, and even a limited series, the V/H/S anthology series has functioned as an efficient delivery system for period-specific horror, extra-gnarly, gory kills, and nightmare-inducing imagery. The series has also served...
NIGHT OF THE HUNTED: Trailer And Poster Released Ahead of October 20th Premiere on Shudder
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Venice 2023 Review: MALQUERIDAS Exposes Motherhood Incarcerated
Director Tana Gilbert juxtaposes personal moments against the stark reality of prison life in her feature-length debut, shot clandestinely in a prison.
Venice 2023 Review: FOR NIGHT WILL COME, Gen Z Response to TWILIGHT
Élodie Bouchez and Mathias Legout Hammond star in the latest film by French director Céline Rouzet, a vampiric coming-of-age drama set against the backdrop of a seemingly peaceful French suburb.
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CRUMB CATCHER Teaser: Indie Thriller Bound For Fantastic Fest Picked up For World Sales
Chris Skotchdopole has spent ten years working with the fine folks at Glass Eye Pix. They are all set to make their directorial debut at Fantastic Fest with their thriller Crumb Catcher. A festival teaser has been sent out, check...
V/H/S/85: A New Trailer is Here For The Next Chapter in the Anthology Series
An ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s.
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WHEN EVIL LURKS: Official Trailer And Poster Are Here, Watch at Your Own Peril
This is a public service announcement, I implore you to try and go into a screening of Demian Rugna's When Evil Lurks as blind as possible. Do not watch this trailer. Do not scroll down and look at the poster. Both...
Slash 2023: Vienna's Genre Film Festival Announces Short Film Progam
The Slash Film Festival gets underway tomorrow and will run through to October 1st. The 14th annual genre film festival is held in the historic city of Vienna, Austria. Prior to the launch of this year's festival we have...
Sitges 2023: DREAM SCENARIO, Starring Nic Cage, to Close Festival
Only a few more weeks until the 56th edition of Sitges arrives. The festival has announce the closing film for this year's festival, Kristoffer Borgli's Dream Scenario, starring Nic Cage. Dream Scenario had its world premiere at TIFF the...
WHAT YOU WISH FOR Trailer: Nick Stahl Stars in Nicholas Tomnay's Sophmore Film
The new film from Nicholas Tomnay (The Perfect Host) will have its US Premiere at Fantastic Fest this Friday. The first trailer is here for their sophomore feature film, What You Wish For. Nicholas Tomnay (THE PERFECT HOST) reveals...
Toronto 2023 Review: THE TEACHERS LOUNGE, A Dazzling Lesson In How Society Crumbles
I took no notes while watching The Teachers’ Lounge. This is rare for me in a festival environment, where I am seeing a lot of films in a short period of time. Yea, I am *that guy* who brings a...
LAST STRAW Teaser: Alan Scott Neal's Horror Thriller to Premiere at Sitges
Alan Scott Neal's debut horror thriller Last Straw will have its world premiere at Sitges laster this month, followed by the North American premiere at Beyond Fest. The frist teaser has just been sent out. Check it out down below. ...
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN Teaser: Horror Comedy From Magnus Martens Selling Globally, Quickly!
The life dream of the Nordheims comes true: going back to their roots and moving to their old family farm in the Norwegian Mountains. Unfortunately, they are sharing this dream with one of the trickier mythical creatures in Nordic folklore:...
Toronto 2023 Review: IN FLAMES, the Supernatural Meets Patriarchal Conditioning
The term 'gaslighting' is now quite ubiquitous, and one which still remains scoffed at by many (usually those who hold power). But if you're a member of a marginalized group, that gaslighting could come not just from one person, but...
AUXILIO - THE POWER OF SIN Trailer: Next Stop For Argentine Horror Thriller, Sitges!
It's 1931. Emilia, a young rebel with a defiant spirit, is sent by her father to a convent. Her arrival unleashes paranormal manifestations in the place, which grow increasingly powerful for all the inhabitants, including the nuns and the mentally...
Toronto 2023 Review: LA CHIMERA, Some Precious Things Left to Bury
Arthur (Josh O'Connor) is not having a good day. He's just got out of prison with nothing but the clothes on his back. His former criminal gang is eager to recruit him; the person to whom he plied his trade...
Sitges 2023: Massive Lineup Announced, We Repeat, Massive Lineup Announced. Did we Mention it is Massive?
I do not know how anyone attending Sitges each year does not feel a little bit of remorse that they cannot have themselves cloned, ship out those clones to each and every screening of each and every film in the...
Toronto 2023 Review: HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON, Coming of Age When You Don't Age
Sasha is a bit of a disappointment to her parents. Not only is her body a little slow to catch up to lend the family the survival help they need, she also has no desire to participate in their most...
Toronto 2023 Review: SOLO, Love That Elevates, Love That Binds
How can we know what makes us happy? More importantly, how can we trust the people around us to make us happy, support us in our happiness, provide us with the love and care we deserve? And how can we...
