Tag: dersamurai
Joshua Chaplinsky's Favorite Films of 2014
It's that time of year again. When everyone and their mother's nephew's cousin foists their unenlightened opinions on the equally unenlightened masses. Consume, regurgitate, repeat. Why do we do it? You'd be better off asking Why is the sky purple?--because...
Feratum In Mexico City: Lineup Revealed, Includes MEXICO BARBARO
Cinépolis Diana, a movie theater located in downtown Mexico City, will screen in December some of the films that were part of Feratum Film Fest 2014 (celebrated back in October). The selection includes Alejandro Alegre's Paciente 27 and the Chilean zombie...
Feratum 2014 Dispatch, Day 1 & 2: WHY HORROR?, Mexican Selection, And More
For the second year in a row, I'm in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán covering the Feratum Film Fest for ScreenAnarchy. Thursday, October 2 was the first day of the third edition of this Mexican genre festival and it kicked off for me...
Feratum 2014 Second Wave Of Films: ABCs OF DEATH 2, V/H/S: VIRAL, DER SAMURAI, WHY HORROR?, And More
The upcoming third edition of Feratum (October 2-5 in Tlalpujahua, Mexico) is undoubtedly a very promising genre celebration. If the official selection announcement brought few renowned titles, now the second wave is precisely full of those. ABCs of Death 2 and...
Fantaspoa 2014: Award Winners Include DER SAMURAI, PROXY, And ASMODEXIA
With the world premiere of Fantaspoa's own production, Jorge and Alberto vs the Neoliberal Demons (directed by the Quintana Brothers from Argentina), the tenth edition of this incredible Brazilian film festival reached to its end on Sunday night (May 25)....
Fantaspoa 2014 Interview: Till Kleinert On DER SAMURAI
Till Kleinert's Der Samurai was definitely one of the best and weirdest films I watched during Fantaspoa 2014. Since our own Joshua Chaplinsky wrote a great review for it, I decided to complement our coverage by talking with the German director....
Tribeca 2014 Review: DER SAMURAI Giveth (Head) and It Taketh (Head) Away
Der Samurai is the type of film I live for: well made and weird. I count myself lucky if I come across a film like this once every festival or so (unless that festival happens to be Fantastic Fest, in...
