March 22, 2022
Brian Fanelli
Bitch Ass is the type of horror movie made with a lot of heart, shot in less than two weeks with a budget of about $200,000. It stands apart from recent slashers because of its creative kills, modeled after popular board games like Operation and Connect Four. The production designer, Jeremy Jonathan White, talked to [...]
March 17, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - It's been nearly a decade since Ti West's last movie, The Sacrament. X marks his return and stands as one of his strongest features to date. This isn't quite the 1970s genre throwback it initially seems. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the narrative [...]
March 17, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival -Ah, 2020. We can't forget it, no matter how hard we try. It was a year of lockdowns, mass protests in the U.S. after the murder of George Floyd, and a tumultuous presidential election. White Devil is set during that summer in NYC, and even news clips from that [...]
March 15, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In Nyla Innuksuk's raucous debut Slash/Back, a group of Inuit girls is eager for something exciting to happen in their world. Well, they get their wish when an alien life force crashes upon their land. Armed with various skills, including hunting and horror movie knowledge, they're ready to [...]
March 15, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - If you're sick of slasher retreads and reboots, then boy, do I have a film for you. Bitch Ass. This is one wildly inventive slasher with each kill modeled after a board game. It also has a sympathetic and interesting killer, whose story is slowly revealed during the [...]
March 15, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In writer/director Addison Heimann's Hypochondriac, protagonist Will's (Zach Villa) life is a mess. He can't hold down a job, and his relationship with his boyfriend is frayed. Will harbors serious emotional childhood trauma. The way it plays out is equal parts sad and terrifying. This film is unafraid [...]
March 15, 2022
Brian Fanelli
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival - In Night Breakers, a group of migrants navigates an underground maze of tunnels, trying desperately to make their way to the city. They face two big hurdles, however. A creature lurks in the shadows, hiding out in corners, waiting to pick them off one by one. Meanwhile, the [...]
RAGING GRACE Is A Bold Nightmare–SXSW
Creating A Board Game Slasher: An Interview With Bitch Ass Production Designer
X–Ti West’s Return Is a Barnburner–SXSW
WHITE DEVIL–A Look Back At Lockdowns & Protests–SXSW
SLASH/BACK–Don’t Mess with the Girls from Pang–SXSW
BITCH ASS–Press Play On This Slasher–SXSW
HYPOCHONDRIAC–Beware The Wolf At The Door–SXSW
NIGHT BREAKERS Is A Tense & Claustrophobic Creature Feature–SXSW
RAGING GRACE Is A Bold Nightmare–SXSW
Creating A Board Game Slasher: An Interview With Bitch Ass Production Designer
X–Ti West’s Return Is a Barnburner–SXSW
WHITE DEVIL–A Look Back At Lockdowns & Protests–SXSW
SLASH/BACK–Don’t Mess with the Girls from Pang–SXSW
BITCH ASS–Press Play On This Slasher–SXSW
HYPOCHONDRIAC–Beware The Wolf At The Door–SXSW
NIGHT BREAKERS Is A Tense & Claustrophobic Creature Feature–SXSW
RAGING GRACE Is A Bold Nightmare–SXSW
Creating A Board Game Slasher: An Interview With Bitch Ass Production Designer
X–Ti West’s Return Is a Barnburner–SXSW
WHITE DEVIL–A Look Back At Lockdowns & Protests–SXSW
SLASH/BACK–Don’t Mess with the Girls from Pang–SXSW
BITCH ASS–Press Play On This Slasher–SXSW
HYPOCHONDRIAC–Beware The Wolf At The Door–SXSW
NIGHT BREAKERS Is A Tense & Claustrophobic Creature Feature–SXSW