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RED ONE Review: Short on Christmas Cheer, Long on Holiday Schmear
If there was a Guinness World Record for the most jacked-up Santa in a big-budget, Hollywood-financed, holiday-themed action-comedy, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) would win hands down and biceps curled for his committed portrayal of Father Christmas (aka, St. Nick,...
Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: TOTALLY KILLER, '80s Slasher Meets BACK TO THE FUTURE
Meeting your mother when you’re both teens can screw seriously with your head (e.g., the Back to the Future trilogy). Meeting your mom as a teen when there’s a serial killer targeting your teen mom and her circle of friends,...
THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER: Watch The Trailer For Osgood Perkins' First Feature
While his sophomore effort I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in The House was picked up and released quickly, Osgood Perkins' first film The Blackcoat's Daughter sat for a year after its debut here in Toronto. A24 will be...
Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: FEBRUARY Has Enough Creeps For The Whole Year
Something creepy is happening at the Bramford Academy Catholic girls school. While it isn't exactly clear what is going on, it's very obvious that the snowy scenery isn't the only thing giving you chills in Osgood Perkins' icy thriller February....
Review: ONE & TWO, Emotionally Rich And Surprisingly Mystical
Isolation can be a killer. For the children who are the heart and soul of One and Two, that's especially so, given that they have been raised in isolation, surrounded by a giant wall. Eva (Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men) and...
SXSW 2015 Interview: Director Andrew Palermo Talks His Ambitious And Amazing First Narrative Feature, ONE & TWO
Andrew Droz Palermo's One & Two is my favorite film to come out of SXSW 2015. I watched it cold, was floored by the end, and urged other colleagues to see it, and to see it blind. Our very...