Festivals and Conventions

Nightstream Film Festival 2020 Review: Amelia Mose’s ‘Bleed with Me’

With so many virtual festivals going on, I’m still playing catch up and making sure I give credit and appreciation to each film I watched. Another phenomenal film I watched was the psychological thriller, Bleed with Me for Nightstream Film Festival. This film was directed and written by Amelia Mose …

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Justin G. Dyck’s ‘Anything for Jackson’ (2020) – Nightstream Film Festival 2020 Movie Review

Another great film that premiered tonight at Nightstream Film Festival is the gritty horror feature, Anything for Jackson. A story that shows the risks two grieving grandparents are willing to make to be with their grandchild again. This film was directed by Justin G. Dyck with a screenplay by Keith …

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John Berardo’s ‘Init!ation’ is A Killer Good Time! – Screamfest 2020 Movie Review

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I’m stoked to help cover Screamfest 2020 this year. First up on my list is the new slasher, Init!ation. You can rarely go wrong with a bloody slasher, so I had high hopes for this one! This film was directed by John Berardo as well as written by himself, Lindsay LaVanchy, …

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Fantastic Fest 2020 Review – ‘The Stylist’ Makes a Triumphant Transition to Feature

Since her breakout debut in 2014 with her stellar short film Call Girl (check it out here), Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian has consistently left the horror masses enamored. She directed a hefty 15 short films in under five years since, each one stellar in its own right. But it was her masterful …

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Fantastic Fest 2020 Movie Review: Amelia Moses’ ‘Bloodthirsty’

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Here we are with another review for Fantastic Fest 2020, this time it’s for the horror thriller, Bloodthirsty. This film will play at the festival’s last night, October 2, 2020. See what’s all about here! This film was directed by Amelia Moses and written by Wendy Hill-Tout and Lowell. The …

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Netflix Movie Review: ‘Vampires vs. The Bronx’ (2020)

I’m always down for a good vampire film and was super stoked to check out Netflix’s new horror comedy, Vampires vs. The Bronx. This film was directed by Oz Rodriguez as well as co-written by himself and Blaise Hemingway. It has a great cast starring Jaden Michael, Gerald W. Jones …

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Chad Faust’s ‘Girl’ (2020) – Fantastic Fest 2020 Movie Review

Fantastic Fest 2020 has a great lineup this year and Girl is another film I had the privilege of watching. This film was written and directed by Chad Faust. The cast includes Bella Thorne, Mickey Rourke, Chad Faust, Lanette Ware, Glen Gould, and Elizabeth Saunders. Synopsis for Girl A young …

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Fantastic Fest 2020 Review: ‘The Boy Behind the Door’ Will Shake You To Your Core

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Fantastic Fest 2020’s lineup is amazing this year with a variety of films and performances that are award-worthy. One of them is The Boy Behind the Door. This film premiered this past Sunday, September 27th, and it was groundbreaking. Written and directed by David Charbonier (Secret Admirer 2015) and Editor …

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Fantasia Film Festival 2020: Pepe The Frog And ‘Feels Good Man’ – Movie Review

In Celtic folklore, faeries would often sneak their children into human households by disguising them as infants. They would steal the baby from the crib and slip their own offspring in its place. The deceiving faerie baby is known as a Changeling. Imagine the horror of those parents. They create …

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