In the new short horror film, Me & My Shadow, directed by Steve Call (Tears In The Dust 2017), the subject of depression and suicide is touched on in an interesting and thoughtful manner. The film stars Dean Sills (Grindsploitation 2016) and clocks in at a brisk five minutes long. …

Mental illness is a subject that is often explored in movies, but rarely as raw and successfully done as in Writer/Director Dean Kapsalis’ (Jigsaw Venus 2000) The Swerve. The film stars a fragile, nearly stripped to the core Azura Skye (One Missed Call 2008) as Holly, a woman who slowly …

Directed by Matthew John Lawrence (Larry Gone Demon 2015), Uncle Peckerhead shines a very different light on the semi-glamorous life of a touring musician. The film opens as Judy (a brilliant Chet Siegel: The Last Two People On Earth TV series), the lead singer/bass player of the group DUH, quits …

An atmospheric short with a wicked twist is always a welcome treat in my book. The Killer of Grassy Ridge, directed by Johnny K (The Walking Dead: The World Beyond 2020), is one of those films. It stars Kevin Conn (Bonus Content 2014) and newcomers Michael Stumbo and Heather Stone. Synopsis: …

Lore, written and directed by Christian Larsen (Another Time 2016) and Brock Manwill (White Salamander), is a visually spellbinding, slow burn thriller. It stars Lyndsey Lantz (By Day’s End 2020), Max Lesser (Ashby 2015), and Sean Wei Mah (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007). Synopsis: A woman searches for …

Equal parts fascinating, darkly funny and chilling, Gillian Wallace Horvat’s I Blame Society is a decidedly different kind of black comedy. It stars Horvat as herself, a director desperately trying to make her big break. Discouraged, she decides to pick up an old script of hers called “I, Murderer,” which is …

Every parent’s worst nightmare is the kidnapping of their child. The short film, Amber, directed by Andrew Wynkoop (To Pierce An Angel’s Wing 2017), addresses this issue with a nightmarish twist. I recently got to watch it for Panic Fest 2020. The film stars Sherill Quinn (Choice 2019), Johnny Gilligan …

The incredible thing about really great short films is their ability to tell an entire story in a short period of time without losing the sense of wonder and awe that comes from watching a longer film. A Noise That Carries (2019), directed by Giullermo de la Rosa (Clavel 2013), …

Every once in awhile, a movie comes along that completely changes the way you look at something. It makes you think, “Damn it, why the hell didn’t I think of that?” Allergic Overreation is that movie. Directed by Zachary Eglinton (The Poisoning 2013), the 14 minute film stars Ace Marrero …

Stephen Gallacher’s Nothing Man, a thriller about a homeless amnesiac, came at an interesting time for me. In Denver where I live, they are making a systematic, almost brutal effort to clear out the homeless. It’s even being framed as almost entertainment on the news. But the simple truth is that …