I recently stated in my review for Sator (check out my review – HERE), “In my years of watching films, I have seen movies with incredible dialogue, great stories, and fantastic special effects. But I have never seen a movie fully radiate a mood of isolation, terror, and impending dread …

Once again, I had the pleasure of reviewing a block of short films at another fabulous film festival! This time, it was The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021 Shorts Block: Young Blood. The festival describes the block as “these protagonists may be small, but they pack a punch. This …

“Trust him completely. After you have suffered a little while he will find you. He will make you pure…” — Sator In my years of watching films, I have seen movies with incredible dialogue, great stories, and fantastic special effects. But I have never seen a movie fully radiate a …

When it comes to the subject of war crimes like genocide, there poses a question: why do some people commit atrocities and not others? This question is explored within the insular relationship between four women in Jesper W. Nielsen’s (Through A Glass, Darkly 2008) film, The Exception. Synopsis: Iben, Malene, …

Filmmaking is hard, much less filmmaking on an independent level without a studio to act as a net below you. And no on knows this more than Justin McConnell (Lifechanger), the director of the documentary Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business. In his documentary, McConnell documents the process it …

There are many films that deal with the crisis on the U.S./Mexican border, but none that have hit me with quite such a punch in the gut as Fernanda Valadez’s new film, Identifying Features. Synopsis: Identifying Features tells the story of middle-aged Magdalena (Mercedes Hernandez), who has lost contact with her …

The found footage films released recently are absolutely killing it. The latest entry is a thrilling, kinetic, and fun film directed by Nick McAnulty (Uncle Brian) and Brian Allan Stewart (Annie and the Dog) called Capture Kill Release. Synopsis: A couple plots to murder a random stranger just for the …

As a reviewer of horror films, I’m used to seeing depravity depicted onscreen in many ways, but I was still taken aback by the depths of cruelty in Barak Barkan’s (Killing the Fiddler) new film, Silence & Darkness. Synopsis: Blind and deaf sisters, Anna and Beth, live happily in a …

Every once in a while, a documentary will be released so perfectly timed with current events that it feels almost surreal. With the attacks on the Capital and the continued calls for insurrection, this film feels more important than ever. Narratives of Modern Genocide, directed Paul Allen Hunton, invites the …

As much as I love all types of horror films, my favorite genre will always be found footage. Even a terrible found footage film is a lot of fun. But I love when directors find a new way to make their genre unique and fresh like Butterfly Kisses. This is the case …