November 8, 2021
Miranda Riddle
A combination of psychological thriller, paranormal found footage film, and crime drama throws in a few hefty sprinkles of family dysfunction in Lair. A fractured family finds themselves in the middle of an attempt to prove that a recently convicted man is innocent. However, the proof soon takes a turn for the paranormal - and [...]
October 25, 2021
Brian Fanelli
After serving twelve years for armed robbery, poor Jimmy (Jason Sudeikis) just wants to get his life on track. To complicate matters, his fiancé, Annie (Evangeline Lilly), is dying of lung cancer. There’s plenty at stake in director Aharon Keshales' South of Heaven and a lot of things that go wrong in Jimmy’s life, muddling [...]
March 25, 2021
Max Matta
One of the most interesting things a filmmaker can do for their project, as well as the audience, is creating a unique world for the story and characters to inhabit. This can be anything from just one small change that has a greater impact on the world as a whole, introducing an assassin robot to [...]
December 9, 2020
Miranda Riddle
VICTIM OF LOVE is resoundingly moody, gritty, and atmospheric. Like so many foreign films, the depth of color of these characters is astounding - far beyond what we often see in films in the States. Like something directed by Bekmambetov or Jeunet, quirky and truly human characters drive this rollercoaster to the highest peak, and [...]
November 1, 2020
Brian Tull
In My Dead Ones, we follow Davi (Nicolas Prattes), an absent-minded film student caught in a voyeuristic daze as he secretly documents the private lives of his fellow students. One day he’s approached by the charismatic Jônatas (André Hendges) and the two form a quick connection as Jônatas exposes Davi to a new world and [...]
June 19, 2020
Miranda Riddle
Synergy is defined as follows: the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. In looking it up, I saw that since the 2010s there has been a huge spike in use of the word. It’s like synchronicity [...]
IDA RED–In The Shadow Of Other Films
LAIR–Inner Demons Come Out To Play
SOUTH OF HEAVEN–A Sentimental Crime Drama
THE TANGLE Has A Uniquely Deep Lore, For Better & Worse
VICTIM OF LOVE is visually stunning as it drips with lust and neon lights.
MY DEAD ONES–A Layered Study of an Unraveling Mind
THE ODD PERSPECTIVE may be odd, but it isn’t so new
IDA RED–In The Shadow Of Other Films
LAIR–Inner Demons Come Out To Play
SOUTH OF HEAVEN–A Sentimental Crime Drama
THE TANGLE Has A Uniquely Deep Lore, For Better & Worse
VICTIM OF LOVE is visually stunning as it drips with lust and neon lights.
MY DEAD ONES–A Layered Study of an Unraveling Mind
THE ODD PERSPECTIVE may be odd, but it isn’t so new
IDA RED–In The Shadow Of Other Films
LAIR–Inner Demons Come Out To Play
SOUTH OF HEAVEN–A Sentimental Crime Drama
THE TANGLE Has A Uniquely Deep Lore, For Better & Worse
VICTIM OF LOVE is visually stunning as it drips with lust and neon lights.
MY DEAD ONES–A Layered Study of an Unraveling Mind
THE ODD PERSPECTIVE may be odd, but it isn’t so new