Slamdance 2022 Film Festival - Kristen (Kristen Abate) lives with an excruciating illness most people have never heard of. Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of arthritis mainly affecting the spine, chest, and pelvis. Kristen has a severe case, and at a very young age already has the body of a much older person. Desperate to [...]

Slamdance 2022 Film Festival - A genderqueer teen explores the possibilities of their identity through a series of attempts of anonymity - partially in the back of rideshares, and partially on the social media app TikTok. Sonny Golden stars as Jake... or Riley... or Blake... depending on which of their drivers you ask. Shy, uncomfortable [...]

When a robbery goes south, the group of crooks goes into hiding in an abandoned farmhouse. They bide their time as the leader thinks of a plan and waits for one of the crew to recuperate from a gunshot wound to the gut. As time ticks on, we learn more about what had happened that [...]

Rot has a lot going on. Simple as that. Numerous subplots and tonal shifts all throughout. That’s not to say that it is a bad film, it’s just three different films glued together. When the movie finds its groove, it grooves rather well. But it doesn’t sit still long enough to really let what it [...]

Not Alone takes a few different directions right from the top - starting out from a fantastic point of view, veering into a careful criticism of racism and white privilege, and doing a spin into paranormal and sci-fi. Somehow, in spite of a careening start, it pulls together into something deeply meaningful and fairly magical. [...]

It seems like the new, happening genre is AI thrillers. What happens when you invite a “robot” into your home? Is it listening? What is it learning about you? How close is it to taking over your identity, and your life? Black Mirror touched on this. Horror podcast Witchever Path had a whole season dedicated [...]

EL Hombre Bufalo follows Eric, a journalist in Mexico who stops writing after receiving threats based on his reporting. A friend talks him into investigating people getting their land taken from them. As he continues down this path, he learns more and more about the legend of El Hombre Bufalo, The Buffalo Man, and that [...]