March 14, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Barb Cramper (Rebekka Johnson) is tired of taking her husband's crap. She's also fed up with washing his laundry and getting no respect or affection. Melanie Fischer (Kate Nash) is a small-town TV reporter looking for her big scoop. Barb and Melanie's lives are suddenly thrust together after a [...]
March 13, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - Horror has a long and rich tradition of portraying witches on-screen and associating them with feminine power. The stellar Raquel 1:1 continues this tradition, following the story of a young woman, Raquel (Valentina Herszage) who dares push back against the rigid traditions in her small Brazilian town. Doing [...]
March 13, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - When the family in The Cellar moves into a rickety old home, they don't have the usual things to worry about, like painting the rooms, fixing a leaky faucet, or replacing the plumbing. Instead, after the daughter goes missing, they realize they have much bigger things to worry [...]
March 13, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - What if you could go on a retreat to have a second chance at a happy childhood? Would you embark on such an unusual journey? That's the premise of Will Seefried's short Homesick. It's a strange and unusual 15 minutes, with plenty of bizarre and even funny moments. [...]
March 12, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In Sissy, Cecilia (Aisha Dee) plays a self-help, social media influencer who repeats mantras like "I am good enough" and "I love myself." Yet, behind the fake smile lurks a sinister secret, repressed memories about a friendship gone very, very wrong. Sissy is the type of movie that [...]
February 23, 2022
Brian Fanelli
If you like your films extreme, and I mean really extreme, then Xpiation may be for you. It contains a level of torture well beyond Hostel or Saw. For the average viewer, however, including some horror fans, this one may be too much. It’s not for anyone with a weak stomach. That’s for sure. It’s [...]
February 18, 2022
Brian Fanelli
In the near future, James Preble (Kentucker Audley) doesn't have the most glamorous job in the world. He's a dream auditor, fulfilling the state's process of taxing and documenting dreams. This puts him in touch with an eccentric artist, Arabella (Penny Fuller), who hasn't exactly filled out her tax paperwork. What follows is a strange [...]
TANK FAIRY Is Sleek, Stylish & Fun–SXSW
WILD B*TCH Is Smart & Quirky Horror–SXSW
RAQUEL 1:1 Is Witchy, Wicked & Powerful–SXSW
THE CELLAR – Whatever You Do, Stay Out of the Basement – SXSW
HOMESICK–When A Man Just Won’t Grow Up–SXSW
SISSY–Friendship Gone Very, Very Wrong–SXSW
XPIATION–Torture, Torture, and More Torture
STRAWBERRY MANSION – A Tender Story and Surreal Dreamscape
TANK FAIRY Is Sleek, Stylish & Fun–SXSW
WILD B*TCH Is Smart & Quirky Horror–SXSW
RAQUEL 1:1 Is Witchy, Wicked & Powerful–SXSW
THE CELLAR – Whatever You Do, Stay Out of the Basement – SXSW
HOMESICK–When A Man Just Won’t Grow Up–SXSW
SISSY–Friendship Gone Very, Very Wrong–SXSW
XPIATION–Torture, Torture, and More Torture
STRAWBERRY MANSION – A Tender Story and Surreal Dreamscape
TANK FAIRY Is Sleek, Stylish & Fun–SXSW
WILD B*TCH Is Smart & Quirky Horror–SXSW
RAQUEL 1:1 Is Witchy, Wicked & Powerful–SXSW
THE CELLAR – Whatever You Do, Stay Out of the Basement – SXSW
HOMESICK–When A Man Just Won’t Grow Up–SXSW
SISSY–Friendship Gone Very, Very Wrong–SXSW
XPIATION–Torture, Torture, and More Torture
STRAWBERRY MANSION – A Tender Story and Surreal Dreamscape