The Thief Collector, 2022. Directed by Allison Otto. Starring Glenn Howerton, Sarah Minnich, Scott Takeda, and Matt Pittenger. SYNOPSIS: In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre,” one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Linoleum
Linoleum, 2022. Written and directed by Colin West. Starring Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, and Roger Hendricks Simon. SYNOPSIS: When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Clean
Clean, 2022. Directed by Lachlan McLeod. Starring Sandra Pankhurst. SYNOPSIS: A fly-on-the-wall insight into the world of trauma cleaning through the journey of larger-than-life business owner Sandra Pankhurst and the workers at Melbourne’s Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services. Trauma cleaning is a remarkably niche subject and one scarcely explored on film, beyond perhaps the mostly-forgotten 2008 […]
Video Game Review – Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
Shaun Munro reviews Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?… Wales Interactive’s latest FMV thriller romp is certainly a mild improvement upon most of their recent efforts – namely Night Book and Bloodshore – yet despite the greater thought that’s been put into its execution, it’s still a wildly uneven effort. Sensibly shifting away from supernatural hooey and […]
Movie Review – Fresh (2022)
Fresh, 2022. Directed by Mimi Cave. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Charlotte Le Bon, Andrea Bang, and Dayo Okeniyi. SYNOPSIS: The horrors of modern dating seen through one young woman’s defiant battle to survive her new boyfriend’s unusual appetites. The horror genre has historically been a potent outlet for filmmakers to express […]
Movie Review – Followers (2021)
Followers, 2021. Written and Directed by Marcus Harben. Starring Tanya Burr, Harry Jarvis, Nina Wadia, Loreece Harrison, and Erin Austen. SYNOPSIS: A struggling social media influencer discovers the house he shares is haunted. The ghost brings him and his friends fame and fortune, but with deadly consequences. There aren’t many riper subjects for satire these […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Pez Outlaw
The Pez Outlaw, 2022. Directed by Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel. Starring Steven J. Glew. SYNOPSIS: Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare Pez dispensers into the U.S. from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident, decided to destroy him. Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel’s […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Unknown Country
The Unknown Country, 2022. Written and Directed by Morrisa Maltz. Starring Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Richard Ray Whitman, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Devin Shangreaux, Jasmine “Jazzy” Bearkiller Shangreaux, Pam Richter, Dale Leander Toller, Florence R. Perrin, and Scott Stampe. SYNOPSIS: An invitation to reunite with her estranged Oglala Lakota family launches a grieving young woman on […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Deadstream
Deadstream, 2022. Written and directed by Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter. Starring Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for […]
Movie Review – The Changed (2021)
The Changed, 2021. Co-written and directed Michael Mongillo. Starring Tony Todd, Clare Foley, Erik Bloomquist, Nina Wisner, and Jason Alan Smith. SYNOPSIS: A group of ordinary people band together in a suburban home to battle imposters who have replaced their families, friends, and neighbours. Executing high-concept sci-fi horror on a low budget isn’t easy, and […]
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