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Ji.hlava 2024 Interview: Tsai Ming-liang on Hand-Sculpted Cinema, Breaking the Industry Norms and New Films
The Taiwanese master of slow cinema discuses VR works, the intersection of theatre, performance art and cinema, and upcoming works.
DAFT STATE Exclusive Clip: Open Your Eyes
Easton’s mysterious psychological destruction drives him to the edge of sanity and possible self-harm by those who love him most... his wife and daughter. Will Easton succumb to their increasingly traumatizing pressure, or will he conquer the dark forces at...
DOC NYC 2024 Review: UNION, A Film That Won't Be Streaming on Amazon
In a world of plutocracy, the working-class struggle is not a left or right issue.
HIPPO Review: Uncomfortable Laughs, Ludicrous Characters, and Much More
An unusual family lives an unusual life in Mark H. Rapaport’s Hippo, one of the stranger films that has played at the Fantasia Film Festival. Rapaport drops us into a suburban dystopic home where society’s rules don’t seem to apply,...
DREAM TEAM Review: Analogue Aesthetics and Conspiring Coral
Imagine it's the 90s, in the early days of wide home computer use, with dial-up models, compact discs as the main mode of music listening, and you've fallen asleep in front of your television. You wake up in a dark...
ELEVATION Review: Nothing Is Elevated in This Unexciting Sci-Fi Action
Director George Nolfi's film stars Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin.
WHITE OUT Exclusive Clip: Cause There's Nothing Like a Good Ol' Fashioned, Violent Prison Break
After escaping a brutal Russian labor camp, three men must overcome the treacherous wilderness and each other, as their journey home turns into a brutal fight for survival. Saban Films is putting Derek Barnes' action flick, White Out, out...
Morbido 2024 Review: PORTRAITS OF THE APOCALYPSE, Human Reactions in a Time of Crisis in Argentine Zombie Horror Anthology
A cop investigates a crime scene on the cusp of a zombie outbreak. Arguing with herself, she tries to cover up a mistake not knowing that something worse is about to happen. After a night out with the boys...
STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH Exclusive Clip: It WAS a Nice Day For a White Wedding
A ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark turns bloody under the tyranny of the mad King Christian II. Caught up in this deadly war, two sisters seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Mikael Håfström's...
DO NOT OPEN Trailer: But, Yes, do Open This Article And Watch The Trailer
Thank you for reading the title of the article all the way through. Scroll down below to check out the trailer for Brian Babarik's psychological thriller, Do Not Open. It's going out next week on in-demand and digital platforms, on...
GHOSTS OF RED RIDGE Exclusive: First Look at Trailer For Indie Western, From Well GO USA
After foiling a good ol’ fashioned stickup in the gold bust town of Red Ridge, Texas, the town sheriff jails a mysterious stranger suspected of ties to the gang of outlaws terrorizing residents. But as the sheriff draws closer to...
Blood In The Snow 2024: Lineup Announced For Lucky 13th Edition
The lineup for the 13th annual Blood In The Snow Film Festival has been announced. Lowell Dean's Dark Match is the opening night film while Vivieno Caldinelli's Scared Shitless is all set to close out the six day event. Both...
Now Streaming: Horror in November Includes CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS, BLACK CAB, RITA, and More Terror
Horror fans, don't be blue! Just because the Halloween season concluded yesterday, there are still plenty of frightening flicks that await your discovery and/or revisitation. Our favorite horror-focused streamer, Shudder, announced their slate for the Fall and Holiday seasons last...
A REAL PAIN Review: Dueling Character Studies on Unusual Road Trip
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin star in a film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg.
CHASING CHASING AMY Review: Self-Discovery, Acceptance, and the Dark Side
Revisiting cinematic legacies has become a genre unto itself. In 2021, the Tribeca Film Festival showcased Eddie Martin's documentary The Kids, a behind-the-scenes expose of Larry Clark's cult classic, revealing a web of collective trauma, exploitation, and victimhood. This...
HERETIC Review: A Diabolical Hugh Grant Takes Two Mormon Missionaries On A Hell Of A Ride
A pair of Mormon missionary sisters find themselves in a dangerous battle of wills with a charming but sinister spiritual seeker in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s religious themed horror puzzle box, Heretic. Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie...
SPIRIT IN THE BLOOD Review: Coming of Age Surrrounded by Monsters
I don't want to discount the possibility of the supernatural, since there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy, but most 'monsters; do turn out to be human. And more often than not,...
Lausanne 2024 Review: MAKAMISA: PHANTASM OF REVENGE Confronts the Ghosts of Colonial Power through Subversive Silent Cinema
Filipino provocateur Khavn de la Cruz reimagines colonial-era Philippines through a fractured cinematic lens, blending experimental visuals with silent cinema aesthetics to unravel a surreal and haunting exploration of history, violence, and national trauma.
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WICKED SEASON Trailer Exclusive: Supernatural Thriller From Uncork'd Entertainment, Coming Next Tuesday
We have your first look at the official trailer for Samuel Haun's supernatural thriller Wicked Season. Uncork'd Entertainment is releasing the flick on Digital and On Demand on November 5th. Take a gander down below and see if this is...
Lausanne 2024 Interview: BEEZEL Director Aaron Fradkin on Haunted Homes, Genre-Bending Horror, Crafting Viral Scares
Aaron Fradkin delves into discusses the unique challenges of using personal spaces to amplify fear, blending vintage horror aesthetics with modern pacing, and drawing on feedback from his viral YouTube shorts to craft scares that resonate deeply.
