CIRCLE is a gritty, low budget tale of generational consequences and the chaos that ensues when we get on the wrong side of magic. Cardiologist Katka (Leslie Dame) has taken a vacation from her busy work life to spend some much needed bonding time with her daughter Rebecca, and granddaughter Eleanor. Fun family time, sure, [...]

While I applaud SOS: Survive or Sacrifice as being a major debut for a Russian filmmaker, it has the air of “rich friends in high places” or perhaps “Cyprian Tourism Commission." Beautiful sweeping drone shots of the Cyprian countryside and the sea are mashed up with hasty green screen effects making the actors in the [...]

SHORTCUT hits all the marks for a future cult classic survival horror, an underappreciated sub-genre. Shows like The Walking Dead and super-success films like Us and A Quiet Place remind the general public that the survival horror genre exists outside of the video game world, and for good reason. SHORTCUT jumps on that train (or [...]

From time to time when I see a film I get the distinct impression I missed something. Usually when this happens I’ll go back and rewatch part (or all) of it and I’ll also spend a little time exploring the web to see what the rest of the world is thinking. This doesn’t always benefit [...]

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Screening - In the early 1970s, Osamu Tezuka created what is known as one of the most legendary erotic mangas, Barbara. In 2019, his son Makoto set out to adapt this masterwork into a film - TEKUKA’S BARBARA. Osamu Tezuka created such beloved media as Astro Boy and Kimba, and let [...]

Raymond (Jackson Hurst) is the quintessential, all American, 1960s dad. He’s got a beautiful wife, a loving sweet-sixteen daughter, a great career, a gorgeous home… sure, he’s got a little blood addiction, and maybe he can’t go out in the sun, but nobody’s perfect, right? That’s right, Raymond is a VAMPIRE DAD, and while his [...]

Picture if you will, a dark cold night in 1963. Arnold (Anthony Arkin) has hunkered down against deadly, otherworldly winds. A windstorm would be bad enough, but people impacted by these winds behave erratically… violently, even. Arnold is nailing the windows and doors shut and settling in when he hears a disturbance in the cellar. [...]