Chris Filipowicz

Born in small town Montana, Chris is a writer, artist, raccoon rehabilitator, and general supporter of disability rights and awareness. He loves film, especially horror, sci-fi, and animation; and has read comics since he was a child.

Slamdance 2021 Movie Review: Jurgis Matulevicius’ ‘Isaac’ (2021) Is A Web Of Guilt

A man stands menacingly in front of a defeated, restrained man in a dark garage.

Guilt is always a complex emotion with a lot of nuance. Survivors guilt, deep guilt over a life changing mistake, guilt over neglecting a partner… guilt can manifest (and be handled) in a lot of ways. At its core, Jurgis Matulevicius’ directorial debut, Isaac (also known as Izaokas) uses it …

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Slamdance 2021 Review: Matthew Wade’s ‘A Black Rift Begins To Yawn’ Lovecraftian Horror Never Looked So… Bright?

Synopsis for A Black Rift Begins to Yawn: Through a mysterious circumstance, two former classmates come into possession of their deceased professor’s set of cassette tapes, which possibly contain recordings of strange signals from beyond the stars. As the women dig into the recordings, they begin to feel memories, the …

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Movie Review: The Vigil (2021) Fear Fights Jewish Faith

The Vigil (2021) is an inherently Jewish film. The reviewer is not, but will do his best to respectfully commentate from outside that perspective in this latest movie review. Synopsis for The Vigil: A young man agrees to fulfil the duties of a “shomer,” the ritualistic practice of looking after …

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Movie Review: John Swab’s Dark ‘Body Brokers’ Puts A Price Tag On Human Life

Alice Englert as Opal in the thriller BODY BROKERS, a Vertical Entertainment release. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment.

Seeing as the film is grounded in a very serious real-life issue, I feel I should give a fair warning to anyone reading this: If you or anyone you love has struggled with drug addiction, Body Brokers will not be an easy watch. Synopsis for Body Brokers Brought to Los Angeles …

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Sundance 2021 Review: ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Arthouse Meets Grindhouse in Nic Cage’s Wild Ride

Have you ever wished that there would be a neon fuelled, Mad Max inspired retooling of John Carpenter’s Escape from duology? Then Sion Sono’s American debut Prisoners of the Ghostland may be the best thing you see this year. Synopsis for Prisoners of the Ghostland In the treacherous frontier city …

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Sundance 2021 Review: Werewolves and Legacy Collide Unevenly in ‘Eight for Silver’

Eight for Silver

Going into Eight for Silver, I was intrigued…  The only image upon the Sundance site didn’t convey much information besides it being a period piece, but the below synopsis described something like a modern yet original version of Universal’s Monster Classics, particularly The Wolfman and Frankenstein. For better or worse, …

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